Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams have been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for over a month due to technical issues with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft. Initially planned for a brief stay, they encountered helium leaks and thruster malfunctions, preventing their return to Earth. Despite the setbacks, both
Boeing has agreed to a $243.6 million plea deal to avoid a criminal trial over two fatal crashes involving its 737 Max planes. These crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed 346 people combined. As part of the deal, Boeing will admit to criminal fraud related to misleading regulators about the
Boeing’s troubles have hit a new low as the US Department of Justice prepares to charge the company with criminal fraud over the 737 Max crashes, giving Boeing a week to decide whether to plead guilty or risk going to trial. As Boeing faces a potential half-billion-dollar fine and a
In 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) faced a surge in whistleblower complaints against Boeing, primarily triggered by issues with the 787 Dreamliner. Richard Cuevas, an airplane mechanic, raised alarm bells after witnessing substandard manufacturing practices at Spirit Aerosystems, a Boeing partner. He reported critical drilling and sealant problems on
Recently, Malaysia Airlines reported that a Boeing 737-800 was forced to conduct an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India after one of its engines caught fire shortly after takeoff on Thursday. An engine failure forced a Boeing 737-800 to make an emergency landing soon after takeoff,
A whistleblower complaint by Sam Mohawk revealed on June 2023, alleges that Boeing concealed defective parts from the FAA, installed some in new 737 planes, and lost track of others. According to a whistleblower complaint, Boeing concealed defective plane parts from federal regulators and later lost track of them, some
According to a Bloomberg report, a shocking memo has revealed that a Southwest Boeing 737 Max, which came within 400 feet of crashing into the ocean near Hawaii in April, was likely caused by the pilot’s actions rather than a Max bug. An internal note from Southwest Airlines that was
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft encountered a setback as it approached the International Space Station for docking, facing thruster problems due to helium leaks. NASA and Boeing are investigating the issue, causing a delay in the docking process. Space Rocket News has had a busy week. Following SpaceX’s fourth successful test flight,
Recent whistleblowers at Boeing and its subcontractors raise concerns about airplane safety, following the deaths of two colleagues who spoke out. Following the unexpected deaths of two of their colleagues who had also gone public, whistleblowers at Boeing and one of its subcontractors continue to express their worries about airplane