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Jun 18, 2024 · Does ‘if it ain’t Boeing, I ain’t going’ ring true anymore? The Independent’s travel correspondent Simon Calder examines the problem-hit company
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The crash of Lion Air Flight 610 on October 29, 2018, led to the deaths of 189 passengers and crew members who were on board. People started investigating the cause of the crash, which led to an elaborate blame game. Boeing blamed the pilots for the crash, as they believed they were not qualified enough. The plan was to propagate the idea that the ...
There were various things at play that resulted in the plane crash. A primary reason was that the MCAS system, which depended on a single sensor to activate, could easily be triggered by simple disturbances, such as collisions with birds or balloons. This resulted in the system pulling the nose down at a great speed. It took control away from the p...
Congress analyzed every document sent by Boeing. The documents had minutes of meetings where they discussed how it was important to keep the new system hidden and their reason for doing so. Boeing’s competitor, Airbus, had designed a new, fuel-efficient jet aircraft. The model was ordered in the thousands, which resulted in Boeing making a hasty de...
Mar 4, 2024 · The Boeing 737 Max is under scrutiny for safety flaws that have come to light following the Alaska Airlines incident. Polling suggests that the aircraft doesn’t enjoy full public confidence.
Jul 11, 2024 · That will be a staggering blow to the reputation of the 100-year-old firm whose products were once so safe and reliable that passengers’ mantra was: If it ain’t Boeing, I ain’t going.
Jan 9, 2024 · Just last week an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 was a few minutes into a routine flight from Portland when a door plug (an unused emergency exit) just blew off the fuselage, causing all the air to be sucked out of the cabin, forcing an immediate emergency landing.
- Ben Groundwater
Jan 11, 2024 · Initial findings suggest this year’s incident may have been caused by loose bolts and “quality control issues” with the part that came loose—a plug that had been attached to the plane...
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Jul 7, 2024 · For over a century Boeing airplanes have embodied American engineering prowess – a confidence colloquially expressed in the saying, "If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going."