The day we saw that Boeing had died
by Fabius Maximus There has been much debate about when Boeing took the wrong turn that led to its present downward spiral. That moment remains lost in the fog of … Read more
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FAA Never Inspected 737 MAX, Blindly Trusted Boeing
Thanks to a ‘broken regulatory process,’ the Federal Aviation Administration has been passing off routine oversight tasks to manufacturers for years. In the case of the beleagured 737 Max, however, the … Read more
I Got it, Nothing Matters. Tesla, Boeing, Other Stocks: It’s Like the Whole Market Has Gone Nuts
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Story stocks, momentum stocks, hyperventilation stocks, consensual hallucination stocks, financial engineering stocks: anything but reality. You see, Tesla is different. It just reported another doozie, a … Read more
Guess What? BOEING’s 737 MAX 8 are still 100% grounded & may never fly again due to CRITICAL DESIGN FLAWS by IGNORAMUSES via H1-B VISA Program…
I am going to re-iterate that the Max 8 may kill Boeing. If it does not kill Boeing, it is going to maim the company well into the future. Reason: … Read more
BOEING penalized $1 BILLION PER MONTH FOR 737 delays
Jul.19 — Ron Epstein, senior aerospace & defense analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, discusses Boeing Co. planning to report a $4.9 billion accounting charge related to the 737 … Read more
American Airlines extends Boeing 737 MAX cancellations for fourth time
(Reuters) – American Airlines Group Inc said on Sunday it is extending for a fourth time cancellations of about 115 daily flights into early November due to the ongoing grounding … Read more
FALLOUT: Boeing Loses MAX Deal to Airbus. “Saudi airline says it will buy up to 50 Airbus jets, worth more than $5.5 billion.”
via WSJ: Saudi Arabia’s flyadeal Sunday said it would buy up to 50 Airbus A320neo planes, the direct rival to Boeing’s MAX that has been idled globally in the wake … Read more
Boeing, Airbus and Airline Overcapacity in Asia & Europe
And 200 miracle orders — well, just a letter of intent — for the Boeing 737 MAX at the Paris Air Show. By MC01, a frequent commenter on WOLF STREET: Airlines … Read more
Engineers complain that Boeing is employing programmers for $9 per hour and the software is junk
It remains the mystery at the heart of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max crisis: how a company renowned for meticulous design made seemingly basic software mistakes leading to a pair of … Read more
Boeing Falls as FAA Orders More Max Changes to Address New Risk
Tests in simulators revealed issue unrelated to two crashes Company’s best-selling jet has been grounded since March 13 www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-06-27/faa-finds-new-risk-on-boeing-s-737-max-video www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-26/faa-finds-new-risk-on-737-max-and-orders-boeing-to-make-changes
New accountability report finds NASA has been paying Boeing huge bonuses for failing
Between its various ongoing Mars missions, orbiters studying asteroids and other planets, and a Moon trip on the horizon, NASA spends a lot of money. Boeing, which has contracts with … Read more
UGH: Before Ethiopian Crash, Boeing Resisted Pilots’ Calls for Aggressive Steps on 737 Max.
via nytimes: The F.A.A. had already issued one directive after the Lion Air crash, instructing airlines to revise their flight manuals to include information on how to respond to a malfunction … Read more
As Boeing, Airbus Carve up Embraer & Bombardier, Chinese Aircraft Makers Are Still Learning the Ropes
Aircraft manufacturing consolidates. By MC01, a frequent commenter, for WOLF STREET: After a series of legal battles and political complications, it seems Boeing will finally be allowed to take control of Embraer’s commercial … Read more
THIS JUST GETS WORSE: Boeing’s Own Test Pilots Lacked Key Details of 737 MAX Flight-Control System
A culture of close collaboration between test pilots, engineering staff deteriorated in later stages of aircraft’s development.“The extent of pilots’ lack of involvement hasn’t been previously reported and could bring … Read more
Boeing is a fraud
This isn’t just a computer bug. It’s a scandal. Two Boeing airplanes have fallen out of the air and crashed in the past six months. On the surface, this is … Read more
Boeing Q1 2019 Earnings Highlights
by hyousef333 Engaging global regulators and customers on safe return to service of the 737 MAX Revenue of $22.9 billion reflecting 149 commercial deliveries and higher defense and services … Read more