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• Top Boeing lawyer to retire, becomes latest exec to leave the company

  CEO Dennis Muilenburg was pushed out earlier this week.

  World

  Dec 27, 2019
• Boeing has ‘work to do’ to restore public trust, CEO tells U.S. lawmakers

  Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg said the company made mistakes with a flight-control system called MCAS, which was involved in two plane crashes that killed 346 people.

  World

  Oct 30, 2019
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• Awaiting 737 MAX approval, Boeing looks to boost aircraft production: sources

  In April, Boeing cut the number of 737s it produces monthly to 42 from 52 after halting deliveries to airline customers, cutting off a key source of cash and hitting margins.

  Aug 22, 2019
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• Boeing sued by shareholders alleging company hid 737 MAX safety flaws

  Boeing's legal troubles grew as a new lawsuit accused the company of defrauding shareholders by concealing safety deficiencies in its 737 MAX planes before two fatal crashes led to their worldwide grounding.

  Economy

  Apr 9, 2019
• Boeing pledges to earn back trust after Ethiopian Airlines crash investigation

  Both planes had an automated system that pushed the nose down when sensor readings detected the danger of an aerodynamic stall, but it now appears that sensors malfunctioned on both planes.A total of 346 people were killed on both flights.

  World

  Apr 4, 2019
• Boeing says new software successfully tested on 737 MAX flight

  The software is at the centre of investigations in the crash of Ethiopian Flight 302 last month and a Lion Air accident in Indonesia five months earlier.

  World

  Apr 3, 2019
• Ethiopian Airlines pilots reportedly turned off anti-stall software, but it re-engaged before crash

  It was not immediately clear whether the crew had chosen to re-deploy the system, or if it started on its own.

  World

  Apr 3, 2019
• Whistleblowers claim aviation inspectors who evaluated Boeing 737 MAX were poorly trained

  The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is investigating claims by a number of whistleblowers that aviation safety inspectors were not properly trained or certified.

  World

  Apr 2, 2019
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• Boeing 737 MAX 8 software fix delayed by a few weeks, FAA says

  Boeing said last week that it had reprogrammed software on its 737 MAX passenger jet to prevent erroneous data from triggering an anti-stall system that is under mounting scrutiny.

  World

  Apr 1, 2019
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• Boeing 737 MAX 8 makes emergency landing in Florida — while on its way to being grounded

  A Southwest Boeing 737 MAX 8 that was on its way to California to be grounded had to make an emergency landing shortly after take-off at Orlando International Airport.

  Consumer

  Mar 26, 2019