Failed Communication to Be Cited by Panel on 737 Certification August 21, 2019 By Alan Levin An expert panel reviewing how the Boeing Co. 737 Max was certified is expected to cite a breakdown in communication...
FAA Poised to Reject New Simulator Training Before 737 Max Flies August 15, 2019 By Alan Levin and Mary Schlangenstein U.S. aviation regulators are increasingly convinced they don’t need to mandate new simulator training for pilots of Boeing Co.’s 737...
Expat Pilot Turns Self-Styled Whistle-Blower After 737 Max Crash August 14, 2019 By Ryan Beene and Alan Levin When he heard about the crash, Ethiopian Airlines captain Bernd Kai von Hoesslin said he felt a wave of anger,...
Boeing 737 Max Latest News: Fault Rooted in Software July 29, 2019 By Alan Levin As U.S. government test pilots ran through dozens of flight scenarios on the Boeing Co. 737 Max in recent weeks,...
NTSB to Issue Recommendations on 737 Max Certification July 25, 2019 By Alan Levin and Shaun Courtney U.S. air crash investigators, who are assisting in probes of two fatal crashes of Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max, plan...
Boeing to Take $4.9 Billion Charge on 737 Max Fallout July 19, 2019 By Julie Johnsson Boeing Co. said it would report a $4.9 billion accounting charge related to its beleaguered 737 Max jetliner, and downplayed...
Boeing’s 737 Max Software Outsourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers July 1, 2019 By Peter Robison It remains the mystery at the heart of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max crisis: how a company renowned for meticulous design...
Pilots Flagged Software Problems on Boeing Jets Besides the Max June 28, 2019 By Anita Sharpe and Peter Robison Pilots flying Boeing aircraft in recent years have reported flight-control problems they blamed on malfunctioning software — not on the...
FAA Finds New Risk on 737 Max and Orders Boeing to Make Changes June 27, 2019 By Alan Levin and Julie Johnsson Tests on Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max have revealed a new safety risk unrelated to two fatal crashes that led...
Pilots, Attendants to Get Their Turn at Boeing 737 Max Hearing June 19, 2019 By Ryan Beene Pilots and flight attendants, who have been critical of Boeing Co.’s handling of the beleaguered 737 Max, will air their...