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Older Boeing plane found to have missing panel after flight from California to southern Oregon

Mar. 16, 2024 19:38 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A post-flight inspection revealed a missing panel on an older Boeing 737-800 that had just arrived at its destination in southern Oregon on Friday after flying from San Francisco, officials said, the latest in a series of recent incidents involving aircraft manufactured by...

A Boeing 737-800 that flew from San Francisco to Medford, Oregon, lost an exterior panel, airport official says

Mar. 15, 2024 19:54 PM EDT
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A Boeing 737-800 that flew from San Francisco to Medford, Oregon, lost an exterior panel, airport official says.

Boeing tells airlines to check pilot seats after report that an accidental shift led plane to plunge

Mar. 15, 2024 16:20 PM EDT

Boeing is telling airlines to inspect switches on pilots' seats in its 787 Dreamliner jets after a published report said an accidental cockpit seat movement likely caused the sudden plunge of a LATAM Airlines plane flying to New Zealand. Boeing said Friday it recommended that...

Seat belt saved passenger's life on Boeing 737 jet that suffered a blowout, new lawsuit says

Mar. 14, 2024 22:17 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — More passengers who were aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out in January are suing — including one who says his life was saved by a seat belt. The latest lawsuit, representing seven passengers, was filed in Washington’s...

Investigator says she asked Boeing's CEO who handled panel that blew off a jet. He couldn't help her

Mar. 13, 2024 19:23 PM EDT

The nation’s chief accident investigator said Wednesday that her agency still doesn’t know who worked on the panel that blew off a jetliner in January and that Boeing’s CEO told her that he couldn’t provide the information because the company has no records about the job. ...

Boeing promises changes after getting poor grades in a government audit of manufacturing quality

Mar. 12, 2024 21:12 PM EDT

Responding to a U.S. government audit, Boeing said Tuesday that it would work with employees found to have violated company manufacturing procedures to make sure they understand instructions for their jobs. The aircraft maker detailed its latest steps to correct lapses in quality in...

A former Boeing manager who raised safety concerns appears to have taken his own life, coroner says

Mar. 12, 2024 19:37 PM EDT

A former Boeing manager who raised safety questions about the aircraft maker has been found dead outside a hotel in South Carolina, according to local authorities. The body of John Barnett, 62, was found Saturday in a car outside a Holiday Inn, suffering from what the Charleston...

Southwest Airlines, Asana fall; Oracle, 3M rise, Tuesday, 3/12/2024

Mar. 12, 2024 16:20 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Tuesday: Oracle Corp., up $13.41 to $127.54. The software maker beat analysts' fiscal third-quarter profit forecasts. Archer Daniels Midland Co., up $2.16 to $57.07. ...

Southwest plans to reduce capacity, reevaluate 2024 financial outlook on delivery delays from Boeing

Mar. 12, 2024 10:52 AM EDT

Shares of Southwest plunged Tuesday as the airline said that it plans to reduce capacity and reevaluate its full-year financial outlook because of fewer expected aircraft deliveries from it supplier, Boeing. Southwest Airlines said in a regulatory filing that Boeing expects to...

Passenger describes people 'bounced off the roof' on plane that dropped during flight to New Zealand

Mar. 12, 2024 04:07 AM EDT

SYDNEY (AP) — As officials investigate what caused a “strong shake” before a sudden plunge on a plane traveling between Australia and New Zealand, a passenger on Tuesday described a wild ride, with people without seatbelts thrown from their seats and some crashing into the plane's ceiling. ...