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Boeing accepts a plea deal to avoid a criminal trial over 737 Max crashes, Justice Department says
The Justice Department says Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two deadly crashes of 737 Max jetliners.
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Under pressure on plane safety, Boeing is buying stressed supplier Spirit for $4.7 billion
Boeing has announced plans to acquire key supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion. It says the move will improve plane quality and safety.
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U.S. plans to seek guilty plea from Boeing over fatal 737 Max crashes
The U.S. is expected to seek a guilty plea and offer Boeing a deal over the fatal 737 Max crashes, victims’ family members said Sunday.
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NTSB sanctions Boeing for sharing details about the 737 Max 9 investigation
Boeing is being sanctioned by U.S. investigators for sharing information about the 737 Max 9 door plug investigation.
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Boeing CEO testifies to Senate panel over safety and quality concerns
Hours after lawmakers revealed that another Boeing whistleblower had come forward, company CEO David Calhoun faced a Senate committee Tuesday to address reports of safety and quality control issues.
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Boeing CEO defends his safety record, spars with senators and apologizes to crash victims' relatives
Boeing CEO David Calhoun defended the company’s safety record during a contentious Senate hearing Tuesday, while lawmakers accused him of placing profits over safety, failing to protect whistleblowers, and even getting paid too much.
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FAA investigating how titanium parts with falsified records wound up in Boeing and Airbus planes
Boeing and Airbus said Friday that planes containing the parts are safe to fly, but Boeing said it was removing affected parts from planes that haven’t been delivered yet to airline customers.
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FAA head admits agency was ‘too hands-off' in its oversight of Boeing
The head of the FAA said Thursday that the agency should have been more aware of manufacturing problems inside Boeing before a panel blew off a plane during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.
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Boeing reaches deadline for reporting how it will fix aircraft safety and quality problems
Boeing is due to tell federal regulators how it plans to fix the safety and quality problems that have plagued its aircraft-manufacturing work in recent years.
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Boeing plane carrying 85 people catches fire and skids off the runway in Senegal, injuring 10
Senegal’s transport minister says a Boeing 737 carrying 85 people caught fire and skidded off a runway at an airport near the capital and 10 people were injured.
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Boeing whistleblower dies following a brief illness, weeks after the suicide of another
An aviation worker — who went public with safety concerns and alleged retaliation by his employer — has died following a brief illness, weeks after another Boeing whistleblower’s death, attorneys who represented both men said Thursday.
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Boeing whistleblower, former employees testify on aircraft safety issues
A Boeing whistleblower and former employees testified to a Senate committee on Wednesday on allegations of company cover ups of serious safety issues with Boeing aircrafts. “I want to make clear that I have raised these issues over three years,” whistleblower and quality engineer Sam Salehpour testified. “I was ignored, I was told not to create delays and I...
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Boeing whistleblower testifies in Congress: ‘They are putting out defective airplanes'
The Senate held back-to-back hearings on Wednesday to hear from aviation experts and people who have worked at Boeing. The witnesses included two whistleblowers.
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Boeing whistleblower says the Dreamliner 787 could ‘break apart' because of safety flaws, report says
Boeing is facing newly revealed whistleblower claims that its 787 Dreamliner planes have structural failings that could eventually cause them to break apart, adding to the unprecedented crisis facing the aviation giant.
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Congress summons Boeing's CEO to testify on jetliner safety amid new whistleblower charges
A Senate subcommittee has summoned Boeing CEO David Calhoun to testify about the company’s jetliners in an inquiry prompted by new safety-related charges from a whistleblower.
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Air Canada Boeing 737 makes emergency landing in Idaho after technical issue
An Air Canada Boeing 737 Max 8 landed safely in Idaho after experiencing an in-flight emergency Tuesday when pilots received a warning light in the flight deck, airline and airport officials said.
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Boeing CEO to step down in broad management shake-up
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of 2024 in part of a broad management shakeup for the embattled aerospace giant.
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Seat belt saved passenger's life on Boeing 737 jet that suffered a blowout, lawsuit says
More passengers aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out in January are suing — including one who says his life was saved by a seat belt.
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Boeing whistleblower who warned of aircraft safety flaws found dead
A former Boeing quality inspector who filed a whistleblower complaint over alleged plane safety flaws was found dead “from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.”
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Passengers sue Boeing and Alaska Airlines for $1 billion over midair door panel blowout
Three passengers are suing Boeing and Alaska Airlines, accusing them of negligence, after a door panel blew out midair on their flight.