Boeing News

U.S. Probe of 737 Max, Pilot Manuals Said to Have Begun in 2018

U.S. investigators began an inquiry into a stall-prevention feature in Boeing Co.’s 737 Max jets just weeks after a Lion Air jet plunged into the Java Sea off the coast of Indonesia, people familiar with the matter said. A law …

Jet Funding May Add to Boeing’s $100 Million-a-Month Max Pain

Boeing Co.’s 737 Max fiasco could make the aircraft maker liable for planes bundled into debt, adding to total costs the company may incur in the aftermath of the Ethiopian Airlines crash. Customers of the company could demand Boeing compensate …

U.S. Reviewing Boeing’s Safety Self-Assessments During Max 8 Development

Boeing Co. fell on heightened scrutiny by regulators and prosecutors over whether the approval process for the company’s 737 Max jetliner was flawed. A person familiar with the matter on Sunday said that the U.S. Transportation Department’s Inspector General was …

Boeing Max Grounding May Spark Uptick in Travel Insurance Claims

The grounding of Boeing 737 Max airplanes is likely to cause a spike in travel insurance claims, InsureMyTrip said in a press release. “This is a very rare occurrence and we anticipate that travelers affected by this will be filing …

FAA Says Boeing 737 Max is Airworthy Despite 2nd Crash

U.S. aviation regulators signaled their confidence in the safety of Boeing Co.’s embattled 737 Max jetliner, issuing a global notice of “continued airworthiness” a day after the model’s second deadly crash in less than five months. There isn’t conclusive evidence …

Member of McDonnell Family Sues Boeing

A member of the St. Louis, Mo., family that ran McDonnell Douglas is suing Boeing Co. – the firm that bought the aerospace company in 1997 – alleging it infringed on his patents. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that William …

Boeing Finds Problem in 787 Tails

Boeing says repairs are needed in the tail sections of some of its new 787s. It says there is no immediate safety concern and the planes will keep flying. Boeing has delivered five of the planes since September. All of …

Boeing 777 Slides Off Munich Runway

A spokesman for Munich airport says a Singapore Airlines flight with some 200 passengers aboard slid off the runway just after landing but nobody was injured. Peter Pruemm says it is still unclear why the Boeing 777 arriving from Manchester, …

Boeing Arrest Points to U.S. Workplace Drug Problems

The arrest of more than three dozen people on drug charges at a Boeing military aircraft plant highlights the growing problem of prescription drug abuse by U.S. workers, experts said Friday. Federal authorities Thursday charged 37 people, all but one …