Urgent Boeing safety issue isn’t being taken seriously by the FAA, …
WEBSep 30, 2024 · In a new letter shared with CNN, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy wrote FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker to say that the regulator failed to act when the pilots of a United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX ...
FAA warns Boeing 737 operators about potential rudder control …
WEB16 minutes ago · FAA issues a safety alert about a potentially faulty Boeing 737 rudder control component. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a notice to Boeing 737 Next Generation and Max operators about ...
Updates on Boeing 737-9 MAX Aircraft - Federal Aviation Administration
WEBJan 6, 2024 · The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s six-week audit of Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, prompted by the January 5 incident involving a new, Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft, found multiple instances where the companies allegedly failed to comply with manufacturing quality control requirements. The FAA identified non …
Boeing workers pressured to put speed over quality, FAA says
WEBSep 25, 2024 · A Boeing 737 MAX at the Farnborough International Airshow in England, on July 20, 2022. Boeing factory workers felt pressured to prioritize production speed over quality and said they did not ...
FAA Halts Boeing MAX Production Expansion to Improve Quality …
WEBJan 24, 2024 · FAA ACTIONS TO HOLD BOEING ACCOUNTABLE TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF SAFETY: After grounding the Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft in early January, the FAA has laid out a series of actions to increase oversight of Boeing’s production lines. “The quality assurance issues we have seen are unacceptable,” said Whitaker.
3-hour meeting ends with FAA saying Boeing can’t increase Max ... - CNN
WEBMay 30, 2024 · Boeing’s plan could also shed new light on the findings of FAA inspectors at Boeing’s Renton, Washington, facility that builds the 737 Max, as well as the Wichita, Kansas, plant of key ...
FAA Continues to Hold Boeing Accountable for Implementing …
WEBMay 30, 2024 · The FAA identified non-compliance issues in Boeing’s manufacturing process control, parts handling and storage, and product control. Our audit is complete but it is part of an ongoing investigation, and we cannot release further details. The FAA continues to issue airworthiness certificates for every newly produced Boeing 737 MAX.
FAA halts Boeing 737 production expansion; allows MAX 9 to fly
WEBJan 25, 2024 · The Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday that it would not allow Boeing to expand 737 MAX production in the wake of a mid-air emergency on an Alaska Airlines jet, but the MAX 9 model ...
FAA Issues Safety Alert on Boeing (BA) 737 Rudder Issue After …
WEB1 day ago · The US Federal Aviation Administration warned operators of certain Boeing Co. 737 aircraft that the rudder system could possibly jam due to a faulty part, a week after a safety official rebuked ...
FAA gives Boeing a deadline to fix 737 Max quality control - NPR
WEBFeb 28, 2024 · Boeing has 90 days to come up with a plan to fix quality control issues, the FAA said Wednesday. Critics say those problems go far beyond the door plug that blew off a 737 Max in midair last month.