Indonesia blames Boeing design in final report on 737 Max crash, but Lion Air also made mistakes
Boeing, acting without adequate oversight from U.S. regulators, failed to grasp risks in the design of cockpit software on its 737 Max airliner, sowing the seeds for a Lion Air crash that also involved errors by airline workers and crew, Indonesian investigators found. The fatal ...
Boeing flight control system key factor in Lion Air crash: investigators
Mechanical and design problems with a Boeing flight control system were key factors in the crash of a Lion Air plane last year, Indonesian investigators told victims' families in a briefing Wednesday on their findings. All 189 passengers and crew were killed when the Boeing ...
Boeing unveils revamp to deepen safety focus after 737 Max crashes
Boeing Co. Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg unveiled a structural overhaul intended to sharpen the plane-maker's focus on safety after two accidents of its 737 Max killed 346 people within a five-month span. Acting on a recommendation from the board, Muilenburg is creating a new ...
Boeing omitted safeguards on 737 Max that were used on military jet, WSJ reports
Boeing Co. engineers working on the 737 Max passenger plane's flight-control system omitted safeguards included in an earlier version of the system used on a military tanker jet, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The engineers who created ...
Boeing crash report faces pushback from Lion Air and Indonesian regulator
Lion Air and Indonesia's civil aviation authority are pushing back on conclusions reached by investigators probing last year's deadly crash of a Boeing Co. 737 Max amid concerns that too much blame is being placed on the Indonesian side, according to people familiar with ...
Boeing to give $100 million 'initial investment' to 737 Max crash victims' families and communities
Boeing announced Wednesday it would give $100 million to communities and families affected by two crashes involving its 737 Max planes that claimed 346 lives. Describing the sum as an "initial investment" over multiple years, the company said it would work with local governments and ...
Boeing says it has completed software update for 737 Max jets and seeks FAA certification flight
Boeing Co. said Thursday it has completed a software update for its 737 Max jets, which have been grounded worldwide since March after they were involved in two fatal crashes. The announcement is a sign of progress for the aircraft-maker's efforts to get its best-selling ...
FAA deferred to Boeing on key 737 Max system assessments: source
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration did not independently evaluate the safety of a Boeing 737 Max system implicated in two deadly crashes, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The U.S. regulator, as part of an internal review, has preliminarily concluded that FAA officials ...
U.S. FAA convenes multiagency board to review Boeing software fix
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it had convened a multiagency Technical Advisory Board to review Boeing's proposed software fix on the grounded 737 Max. The board consists of experts from the FAA, U.S. Air Force, NASA and Volpe National Transportation Systems Center that ...
Boeing left airlines and FAA in dark on 737 alert linked to Lion Air crash
Boeing Co. knew months before a deadly 737 Max crash that a cockpit alert wasn't working the way the company had represented to buyers of the jetliner. But the planemaker didn't tell airlines or the Federal Aviation Administration of the problem with the warning light ...
FAA mulled grounding Boeing 737 Max jets last year after learning of anti-stall system woes: source
U.S. regulators considered grounding some Boeing 737 Max planes last year after learning belatedly of a problem with a system that is now the main suspect in two deadly crashes, a source close to the matter said. Investigators in the Lion Air crash in October ...
Pilots demand better training if Boeing wants to rebuild trust in 737 Max
American Airlines pilots have warned that Boeing Co.'s draft training proposals for the troubled 737 Max do not go far enough to address their concerns, according to written comments submitted to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and seen by Reuters. The comments were made by ...
