Boeing
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Dave Calhoun, CEO of Boeing, Testified in the Senate
At the start of the hearing, Calhoun apologised to the audience, including victims of MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 Then, answering the senators’ questions, the CEO said Boeing’s corporate culture was “far from perfect”. Missouri Senator Josh Hawley said, “You are eliminating safety procedures. You are putting your employees in a difficult situation. You are reducing jobs because you…
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Boeing Discovers Faulty Fastener Installation On Hundreds Of Undelivered 787 Dreamliners
Boeing Discovers Faulty Fastener Installation On Hundreds Of Undelivered 787 Dreamliners Boeing has launched an investigation into a quality problem with its undelivered 787 Dreamliners. Reports suggest that hundreds of fasteners have been incorrectly installed, but there is no immediate safety risk. According to a report from Reuters earlier today, Boeing is investigating another quality lapse. This time, the manufacturer…
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Emirates Boss Urges Boeing to Review Mistakes
Emirates Airline President Tim Clark on Sunday challenged Boeing to review things that had gone wrong, predicting that the fallout from a recent industrial and safety crisis could last as long as five years. “I think we have a five-year hiatus on our hands,” he told reporters in Dubai. He also expected industry policies around turbulence and seatbelts would become…
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Boeing is Going To Acquire Sprit AeroSystems
US aircraft manufacturer Boeing, struggling with recent quality problems, has decided to buy Spirit AeroSystems, its largest supplier, which has been cited as one of the leading causes of these problems. Since 2005, Spirit AeroSystems has been Boeing’s most important supplier, producing fuselage and wing components and dozens of parts for the B737 MAX and B787 Dreamliner aircraft. However, it…
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Boeing’s Largest Plant In “Panic Mode”
Managers in Washington accused of hounding staff to keep quiet over quality concerns, as employees point to union-busting The US plane maker has been grappling with a safety crisis sparked by a cabin panel blowout during a flight in January, and intense scrutiny of its production line as regulators launched a string of investigations
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