FAA says Boeing fuel switches are safe following fatal Air India crash Financial Times Victims’ families demand answers as report says fuel switches cut off before Air India crash BBC Amid Air India probe, US FAA, Boeing notify fuel switch locks are safe, document, sources say Reuters AAIB preliminary report: Air India pilots’ association lashes out at ‘insinuation … Read more
Aircraft giant to pay $243.6m fine under agreement that is subject to US judge’s approval. Boeing has finalised a deal to plead guilty to fraud after prosecutors in the United States determined that the company violated a deferred prosecution agreement over two fatal crashes of the 737 Max jetliner. Under the plea deal filed in … Read more
Outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun’s slated appearance comes after whistleblowers alleged problems in production of aircraft. Boeing’s outgoing chief executive will appear at the United States Senate to answer questions about whistleblowers’ claims of safety lapses at the aircraft giant. CEO Dave Calhoun’s slated appearance on June 18 comes after four whistleblowers told a Senate hearing … Read more
Announcement is part of a series of top-level staff changes at embattled US plane maker. Boeing says Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of the year as part of a management shake-up at the embattled US aircraft manufacturer. The company also said on Monday that chairman Larry Kellner would leave … Read more
Ed Clark oversaw the Renton factory where the Alaska Airlines plane involved in blowout was completed. The head of Boeing’s troubled 737 MAX programme has left the planemaker, according to a company memo, amid scrutiny around production and safety measures following a mid-air blowout on a plane last month. The company also reshuffled its leadership … Read more
The Ukraine International Airlines plane was hit by two missiles Iran says were fired in error shortly after takeoff, killing 176 people. Canada, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Ukraine have filed a complaint with the United Nations civil aviation agency against Iran for shooting down a passenger plane in 2020, killing 176 people. The four … Read more