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An engine cover rips off a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737, forcing an emergency landing
A panel covering one of the engines on a Boeing 737 operated by Southwest Airlines tore away mid-fl…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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The FAA's investigation into Boeing is getting wider as it flags another plane model for door-plug inspections
The FAA warned operators of the Boeing 737-900ER to inspect the door plug for loose bolts, although…
Pete Syme
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Hundreds of Boeing 787 jets are to be inspected after an incident where a plane suddenly dropped and injured 50 people
A Latam Airlines Boeing 787 suddenly dropped 400 feet after the captain's seat, found to have a loo…
Pete Syme
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Boeing's manufacturing processes are under investigation after the Alaska Airlines blowout, the FAA says
The FAA said Wednesday that it is investigating Boeing's manufacturing process and production lines…
Pete Syme
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Boeing is under FAA investigation after disclosing some employees didn't perform safety tests on the wings of a 787 but recorded that they did anyway
Scott Stocker, head of the 787 program, wrote in an internal email that several workers failed to p…
Matthew Loh
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FAA had 'no presence' in Boeing's factory, despite its headquarters being 20 minutes away, former employee says
Former Boeing employee Ed Pierson told Politico that the FAA had no involvement in the company's fa…
Mikhaila Friel
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United grounded 5 planes because it couldn't turn off their 'No Smoking' signs, breaking a strange FAA rule
United Airlines appeared to forget it needed an exemption for "No Smoking" signs to always be on, b…
Pete Syme
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FAA investigating safety breaches after Colorado Rockies coach sat in a plane cockpit and joked about landing it during a United Airlines charter flight, reports say
Viral video sparks FAA investigation into video appearing to show a cockpit visit by Hensley Meulen…
Cameron Manley
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Boeing is adding more 737 airplane inspections as company says it's 'clear that we are not where we need to be'
Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal said the firm is "taking a hard look" at its quality prac…
Sarah Jackson
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FAA paves way for Boeing 737 Max 9 to resume flying, but it won't be 'back to business as usual' for the embattled aviation manufacturer
The FAA has halted all further expansion production on Boeing 737 Max 9s until it is "satisfied" th…
Erin Snodgrass,Lloyd Lee
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FAA orders grounding of some Boeing 737 planes after an Alaska Airlines flight lost part of its fuselage in air
The Federal Aviation Administration grounded 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes following after an Alaska …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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The FAA has given Boeing the green light to start certification test flights of its long-awaited 737 MAX 10
The news comes after years of production delays due to increased scrutiny after two Boeing 737 MAX …
Taylor Rains
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The Boeing 737 Max blowout has sparked a rare wave of public criticism from airline CEOs and the FAA, with harsh words flying about its quality control
The Alaska Airlines blowout prompted the CEOs of United, Alaska, Emirates, and Ryanair to criticize…
Pete Syme
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Boeing submitted incomplete documents for its grounded $12.5 billion 787 Dreamliner jets, authorities say
Sources at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Reuters noted a number of omissions in do…
Ryan Hogg
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FAA will not allow Boeing to certify 787 Dreamliners for flight until manufacturing process meets its standards
Shipments of the Dreamliner were halted last May over manufacturing and inspection issues and have …
Abby Wallace
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When Amazon drones crashed, the company told the FAA to go fly a kite
Amazon is pushing to launch the first version of its drone program by mid-2024, and aims to expand …
Katherine Long
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FAA hits United with $1.1 million proposed fine stemming from allegations that the airline shirked a required fire safety check for years
The regulator alleged United missed a required safety check for nearly three years. United said the…
Erin Snodgrass
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The FAA has ordered safety checks on all 9,300 Boeing 737 aircraft for a failure that could cause cabin oxygen levels to drop dangerously low
The FAA told airlines to check 2 cabin altitude pressure switches over concerns their failure could…
Grace Dean
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The FAA has ordered inspections of the type of jet engines that failed on deadly Southwest flight
As a result, FAA is ordering airlines use ultrasonic detection devices to inspect all 24 fan blades…
Benjamin Zhang
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United grounds 24 Boeing 777s after an engine failed midair and left a trail of debris
An engine caught fire during the United Airlines Flight 328 from Denver to Honolulu on Saturday, fo…