Articles about Boeing – Page 6 of 18

Watchdogs issue warning about NASA’s SLS moon rocket plan, but Boeing CEO stays the course

The federal government’s watchdog agency says getting NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System rocket off the ground is likely to take… Read More

Amazon Air cargo network adding 15 more planes, with fleet expected to hit 70 by 2021

Amazon is adding more airplanes to its fleet to further bolster its efforts to provide speedy delivery. The tech giant… Read More

Boeing drone subsidiary Insitu is cutting jobs due to increased competition

Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing that develops and manufactures drones, said it made a round of layoffs this week to… Read More

Boeing HorizonX leads funding round for Robotic Skies drone servicing venture

Boeing’s venture capital arm is leading an investment round for Robotic Skies, a New Mexico-based startup that offers a global… Read More

Boeing bounces back with successful test of Starliner space taxi’s propulsion system

Boeing has successfully run the propulsion system for its CST-100 Starliner space taxi through the same test it failed almost… Read More

Boeing says it’s finished with 737 MAX software update and plans final test flight

Two months after a pair of catastrophic crashes led to the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX jets worldwide, the company… Read More

Acting FAA chief admits regulatory fixes are needed in wake of 737 MAX crashes

The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration acknowledged during a congressional hearing today that his agency will tighten up… Read More

Boeing says problem with 737 MAX warning signal slipped through the cracks

Boeing says a warning alert system that figures in the investigation of two catastrophic 737 MAX crashes didn’t work the… Read More

Boeing CEO rebuffs the idea of resigning amid debate over 737 MAX’s fitness to fly

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg stuck to his positions on the safety of the 737 MAX airplane today during a contentious… Read More

Pentagon ethics probe clears acting defense chief after claims of Boeing bias

The Department of Defense’s Office of Inspector General says acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is in full compliance with his… Read More

Boeing estimates cost of 737 MAX troubles at a billion dollars and counting

Boeing’s first-quarter financial stats took a serious hit in the wake of two fatal crashes involving its bestselling plane, the… Read More

Donald Trump, whose airline fizzled out, gives 737 MAX marketing advice to Boeing

https://twitter.com/search?q=%22737%20maga%22&src=typed_query In addition to praising Tiger Woods and pillorying Democrats, President Donald Trump had some words of advice on Twitter… Read More

Boeing will cut back temporarily on 737 MAX production and review design process

Boeing will reduce its monthly production rate for its single-aisle 737 jets from 52 to 42, starting in mid-April, CEO… Read More

Boeing vows to take all necessary safety steps after Ethiopia issues preliminary 737 MAX crash report

Boeing executives said today that they would take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of the company’s 737 MAX… Read More

Uncrewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner space taxi delayed; crewed flight to be extended

NASA today confirmed that the first uncrewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner space taxi to the International Space Station would… Read More

Ethiopian jet’s data record deepens concern about 737 MAX safety procedures

Readings from the recorders recovered from last month’s crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX jet reportedly suggest that… Read More

Hearings on Boeing 737 MAX crashes focus on certification and pilot training

Were airline pilots adequately trained on a catastrophic scenario involving the automatic flight control system for Boeing’s 737 MAX airplanes?… Read More

Boeing-backed GoFly Prize puts 5 personal flying machines in spotlight, with fly-off ahead

Five teams from around the world have risen to new heights in the GoFly Prize competition, a $2 million-plus contest… Read More

Report: Indonesia’s Garuda airline seeks to cancel 737 MAX order in wake of crashes

Indonesia’s national airline, Garuda Indonesia, is saying it wants to cancel an order for 49 Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets,… Read More

Acting Pentagon chief is facing an ethics investigation over charges of Boeing bias

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, who was a veteran Boeing executive before going to the Pentagon, is facing an ethics… Read More

Transportation Department plans to audit certification process for Boeing 737 MAX

In the wake of two catastrophic crashes that may have had a common cause, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao today opened… Read More

Ethiopian jet’s data points to a system that was an issue for 737 MAX before the crash

The latest word from the investigation of last week’s crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet is… Read More

FAA grounds Boeing 737 MAX jets, citing ‘new evidence’ from Ethiopia crash site

The Federal Aviation Administration today ordered the temporary grounding of Boeing’s next-generation 737 MAX jets, due to “new evidence” collected… Read More

Regulators ground Boeing 737 MAX jets in Europe despite reassurances from FAA

Update for noon PT March 12: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has suspended all flight operations of Boeing 737… Read More

China and 3 other nations suspend Boeing 737 MAX flights after crash in Ethiopia

Update for 9:27 a.m. PT March 11: Airlines in China and three other countries have suspended flights of their Boeing… Read More

Boeing will offer biofuel for jet deliveries, and Alaska Airlines says ‘Fill ‘er up’

Boeing says it will begin offering airlines and operators the chance to have their jets powered by biofuel when they… Read More

Authorities recover cockpit voice recorder from Amazon Air plane crash site in Texas

The National Transportation Safety Board says it has recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the muddy Texas bay where an… Read More

Boeing unveils a new breed of ‘wingman’ drones that fly with piloted military jets

Boeing is unveiling a new type of uncrewed aircraft that’s designed to fly military missions alongside piloted airplanes, known as… Read More

Boeing-Safran joint venture for auxiliary power units has a name: Initium Aerospace

The 50-50 joint venture that Boeing and Europe’s Safran aerospace company formed last year to build auxiliary power units for… Read More

First flights for SpaceX and Boeing space taxis face further delays, NASA says

NASA says the flight test schedule for space taxis designed by SpaceX and Boeing to ferry astronauts to and from… Read More