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I was just discussing explosive decompression with another member here a few days ago but that was regarding known design issues with the McDonnel Douglas DC-10 aircraft almost half a century ago. I was working at the Boeing facility in Renton, WA when they first began reconfiguring the plant...

Nearly two decades before Boeing’s MCAS system crashed two of the plane-maker’s brand-new 737 MAX jets, Stan Sorscher knew his company’s increasingly toxic mode of operating would create a disaster of some kind. A long and proud “safety culture” was rapidly being replaced, he argued, with “a...

I delved into Boeing needing to quickly come up with a new aircraft that would allow it to compete against Airbus in my last posting on this ongoing investigation It’s more than bad software. By Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesiasmatt@vox.com Mar 29, 2019, 9:10am EDT Share An employee...

Apparently the F.A.A. allowed Boeing to participate in the certification of it's own aircraft? With virtually every day that has passed since the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, which killed a hundred and fifty-seven people, more disturbing news has emerged. On Sunday, a spokesperson...

The articles doesn't say whether the 737 MAXes are grounded though. Presumbly the FAA is allowing them to continue to fly? Emergency order issued for Boeing 737 Max after deadly crash The Federal Aviation Administration issued a rare Emergency Airworthiness Directive on Boeing 737 Max...