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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it will not require any immediate action after convening a review board to consider concerns about Boeing (NYSE:) 737 MAX engines after two bird strike incidents on Southwest Airlines (NYSE:) planes in 2023. The FAA Corrective Action…
Ryanair, Europe’s biggest airline, repeatedly criticized Boeing in its latest earnings report.The budget carrier said delays to plane deliveries would lead to a 5 million passenger shortfall.Profits at the Irish airline were down 18% compared to the same period last year. Europe’s largest airline by passengers, Ryanair, reported a significant…
By Mike Spector, Nate Raymond and Chris Prentice (Reuters) – A Texas federal judge with a record of ruling in favor of conservative causes injected uncertainty into Boeing (NYSE:)’s agreement to plead guilty over two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes, seizing upon a single sentence in the deal about the…
Audio engineer Theo Browne recently criticized Apple’s AirPods Max for their sound quality and price.Browne, a fan of the AirPods Pro, finds the mid-range sounds of the AirPods Max disappointing.Browne and another audio expert broke down why they suggest alternative over-ear headphones. You don’t have to look far to see…
The NTSB chair accused the FAA of “downplaying” issues with some Boeing 737 Max jets.Jennifer Homendy said more than 40 airlines outside the US could be operating jets with risky rudder parts.It stems from an investigation into a February incident involving stuck rudder pedals. Safety bosses took aim at aviation…
Today, “Break Free” is known as one of Ariana Grande’s defining anthems. But when it was recorded over a decade ago, Grande herself wasn’t completely on board.”Break Free” was released as a single from Grande’s sophomore album in 2014. It was produced by Max Martin, the Swedish pop savant who…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will question key witnesses from Boeing (NYSE:), Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE:) and the Federal Aviation Administration on the mid-air cabin panel blowout of an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 door plug in January. During the start of its two-day…
By David Shepardson, Allison Lampert and Chris Prentice (Reuters) -Boeing finalized a guilty plea to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and agreed to pay a $243.6 million fine after it breached a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Justice Department, according to a court filing on Wednesday. The planemaker…
The DoJ said Boeing violated a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement. This deal was reached after 346 people died in two 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019.The DPA was due to expire just two days after January’s Alaska Airlines blowout. In May, the Justice Department said Boeing failed to “design,…
By Chris Prentice, Mike Spector and David Shepardson NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing (NYSE:) has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation linked to two 737 MAX fatal crashes, a government official said on Sunday. The plea, which requires a…
