After Crash Report, FAA Declares Boeing Fuel Switches Safe
The FAA has said fuel control switches on Boeing aircraft, including the Dreamliner, are safe, after they were highlighted in a report on a 787 crash.
The FAA has said fuel control switches on Boeing aircraft, including the Dreamliner, are safe, after they were highlighted in a report on a 787 crash.
The NTSB on Thursday released its final report on a midair door plug blowout on an Alaska flight last year and assigned ultimate responsibility to Boeing.
American Airlines’ AstroJet – a Boeing 737-800 adorned with a unique retro livery – returned to revenue service last week.
The twelve aircraft— manufacturer serial numbers (MSN) 30013 through 30019, 30021, 30856, 30857, 33679, and 33680 — were all delivered new to Alaska.
The National Transportation Safety Board has found the probable cause for last year’s Alaska Airlines door plug blowout was Boeing’s failure to “provide adequate training, guidance and oversight” to its factory workers.
The Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that the union representing Southwest pilots can move forward with its lawsuit against Boeing.
According to the NTSB, the flight deck rapidly filled with “acrid white smoke” so thick that the captain had difficulty seeing the instrument panel.
The decision was made “so we can be with our team and focus on our customer and the investigation,” Ortberg’s message to staff stated, according to Reuters.
A lawyer representing a Boeing whistleblower is calling on the FAA to release a report on the 787 prompted by concerns her client raised in January 2024.
A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner of Air India crashed during takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.