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About Boeing Fails
Boeing instructed customer airlines to inspect their 737 Max jets for loose bolts, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Thursday.
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Little noticed, the Federal Aviation Administration in December published a Boeing request for an exemption from key safety standards on the 737 MAX 7 — the still-uncertified smallest member of Boeing’s newest jet family.
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Sol

2024-01-06 23:53:07


Boeing's 737 MAX Is Still A Mess



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Boeing's 737 MAX Is Still A Mess (www.moonofalabama.org/202...

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About Boeing
Well the problem is that Boeing faces zero consequence for their terrible business management. They are so huge and so stuck up the government's ass that it's impossible for them to fail.

When the USAF was looking for a replacement for the KC-135, a Lockheed/EADS partnership was originally awarded the contract. that was until Boeing threw a hissy fit and lobbied (bribed) the GAO to re-open the bidding. Loackheed and EADS basically said "fuck you" and went off the build the A330-MRTT which has sold very well for them.

I generally like Boeing planes but their business practices are scummy as hell and center more about grift of government contracts "because jobs" than actually bringing a lot of innovation and value to the Aerospace industry.
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/192dfwh/til_boeing_pressured_the_us_government_to_impose/
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Boeing shifted from an engineering culture to a sales culture

Le Monde: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2024/01/11/boeing-shifted-from-an-engineering-culture-to-a-sales-culture_6423597_23.html (Arnaud Leparmentier)


'Boeing shifted from an engineering culture to a sales culture'

The latest setbacks for the 737 MAX, already plagued by two disasters in 2018 and 2019, underpin the shift in corporate culture that took place at the US aircraft manufacturer at the turn of the century.
Arnaud Leparmentier (Le Monde)
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Are you all still flying the 737-MAX?

November 2020: the FAA re-certifies the 737 MAX and allows it to return to service.

April 2021: Boeing discovers an unauthorized manufacturing change in its Utah factory which lead to a series of electrical defects involving the flight safety and auto pilot system.

December 2021: Pilots declared midair emergencies at least 6 times in 2021, including an incident where the plane suddenly started nose diving, and recovered without explanation.

August 23, 2023: Boeing discovers a manufacturing defect on the holes drilled in the rear part of the airplane, halting production.

November 2023: Boeing asks FAA to issue an exemption to the 737-7MAX’s de-icing system. Boeing already asks other 737 variant pilots to limit the use of the de-icing system because it can lead to “loss of control of the air craft”

December 28, 2023: Boeing issues warning that a rudder control bolt might become loose on all 737-MAX airplanes.

January 5: A Boeing 737-900MAX manufactured in Oct’23, had to make an emergency landing in Oregon after an entire wall section ripped off the airplane midair!

https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/19bzzq7/737_max_series/
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How Boeing Bought Washington
Before the recent Boeing disaster, the company and its parts supplier Spirit AeroSystems spent years lobbying to boost production and weaken safety regulations.

The Lever: https://www.levernews.com/how-boeing-bought-washington/ (The Lever)


How Boeing Bought Washington

The Lever
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2024-01-27 06:37:31


Flying On The Wings Of Faith.


Flying On The Wings Of Faith.
Yes, it would seem that people are indeed taking fate in their own hands when they fly commercially as their faith in the airline industry, may indeed, be misplaced. However, ignorance and perhaps faith, is perhaps, blissful. 

The Seattle Times: Errors by Boeing at Renton plant led to Alaska Airlines MAX 9 blowout, industry source says



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The piece that blew off an Alaska Airlines jet this month was removed and re-installed improperly by Boeing mechanics in Renton, according to a person familiar with the details of the work.

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Sol

2024-03-12 01:19:38


Boeing Whistleblower Found Dead In A Truck From "Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound"



#Boeing #Whistleblower #Found #Dead In A #Truck From " #Self-Inflicted #Gunshot #Wound "

"The latest twist in what can only be described as an onslaught of horrific news surrounding Boeing - or perhaps the sequel to the Hudsucker Proxy where a mysterious cabal is trying to spark a stock panic so they can buy the company for pennies on the dollar - came this afternoon when we learned that a key whistleblower employee, a former quality control manager who raised concerns about the firm's production standards, was found dead after an apparent suicide."
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Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died

The Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/whistleblower-josh-dean-of-boeing-supplier-spirit-aerosystems-has-died/


Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died

Joshua Dean, one of the first whistleblowers to allege Spirit AeroSystems execs had ignored manufacturing defects on the 737 MAX, died after a sudden illness.
The Seattle Times
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