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
Amid Boeing’s challenges, China’s Comac rises as a prominent beneficiary, positioning itself to potentially surpass the American aviation giant. To fulfill the growing domestic demand for passenger jets, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, or Comac, intends to increase its manufacturing capacity. This expansion comes at the same time that
According to the Federal Aviation Administration’s notification, 300 Boeing 777s used by United and American Airlines are at risk of exploding fuel tanks. Earlier this year, the FAA recommended a new airworthiness directive to address a possible defect in Boeing aircraft. The problem, according to the FAA proposal, was an
According to a letter from Glenn Leon, Chief of the Justice Department’s Fraud Section, Boeing could face criminal prosecution over the 737 MAX crashes. You can read the original article here. On May 14, the U.S. Department of Justice found that Boeing had broken a deferred prosecution agreement, which had
Boeing has announced that Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will resign after a long string of failures, and a board chaired by Steve Mollenkopf will select a new CEO. CEO of Boeing Dave Calhoun will retire at the end of 2024 as part of a significant management transition for the struggling
CEO of United Airlines, Scott Kirby, said that Boeing planes are safe despite the series of incidents involving the planes. The CEO of United Airlines Holdings Inc. notified travelers on Monday morning that the airline is looking into several aviation mishaps affecting its commercial aircraft, including ones built by Boeing.CEO
ABC7 reported that a United Airlines Boeing 737 with 139 passengers lost an external panel mid-air, which was later confirmed by authorities. Not a day goes by that Boeing doesn’t have a significant incident of some kind, be it tires and doors coming off, runway mishaps, fires in the engines,
After a 737 Max 9 door panel blew off during an early January Alaska Airlines flight, an investigation initiated by the air safety regulator found that Boeing used Dawn liquid detergent as a lubricant for the 737 door seal. According to a slide presentation seen by The New York Times,
