While the rebound in deliveries is rare good news for the embattled manufacturer, it also underscores the growing market gap between Boeing and rival Airbus SE. The European planemaker delivered 67 jets…
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Boeing's 737 Max program head to exit after midair blowout
Washington: The head of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max program is leaving the company after a midair blowout of a panel on an Alaska Air jet that led to withering scrutiny of the…
Boeing 737 Max missing key bolts from door plug in Alaska Airlines blowout: NTSB report
Photo evidence released Tuesday shows bolts were missing from the door plug, which had been removed to fix rivets that were damaged in the production process, according to the independent U.S. National…
737 MAX 9 blowout: Boeing hit by new concerns of scrutiny slowing deliveries
Boeing Co. shares extended their 2024 rout after analysts and a key customer voiced concerns that scrutiny of planemaker’s manufacturing since a January 5 near-disaster with a 737 Max 9 could ripple…
Boeing steps up global inspections for 737 MAXs, to review quality after blowout
Boeing Co. will step up inspections of aircraft during production and open its factories to airline customers as it seeks to improve quality and bolster confidence in its 737 Max following a…
Alaska Air blowout on 737 Max seen as likely caused by manufacturing issue
The fuselage section that ripped away from a Boeing Co. 737 Max jet midflight on Friday reflects a design feature in use for many years, suggesting investigators are likely to zero in…
Alaska Air plane blowout: US Federal officials order grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners
The required inspections take around four to eight hours per aircraft and affect about 171 airplanes worldwide. As of Saturday morning, inspections on more than a quarter of the fleet were complete…
Alaska Air grounds Boeing 737 Max-9 fleet after fuselage blowout
Alaska Airlines will ground its entire fleet of Boeing Co. 737 Max-9 aircraft after a fuselage section in the rear part of the brand-new jet blew out shortly after takeoff. The airline…