737 max
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The Boeing 737 Max Is Cleared To Fly Again But That Isn’t Terribly Reassuring
Over a year and a half ago the FAA grounded the Boeing 737 Max after two crashes that left 346 people dead. The failures on the 737 Max were later attributed to a “culture of concealment.” Today, the FAA lifted the grounding order on the 737 Max.
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Boeing Finds New Software Problem With Scandal-Plagued 737 Max Plane
Engineers at Boeing have discovered a new software issue with the 737 Max plane, which has been grounded worldwide for almost a year over technical issues. The new problem, first reported by Bloomberg News, involves the trim system, which regulates whether the nose of the aircraft is pointed up or down. A light for the…
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FAA Says Pilots Complained Of ‘Egregious’ Issues With 737 Max In Messages Boeing Withheld
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has accused Boeing of withholding an exchange between two employees showing their concerns about the 737 Max’s malfunctioning automated system a full two years before crashes occurred in Ethiopia and Indonesia that killed a total of 346 people.
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Boeing Has So Many Grounded 737 Max Planes Waiting To Be Fixed They’re Parking Them In The Employee Parking Lot
You may recall that, thanks to an issue with faulty sensors in the Boeing 737 Max flight control systems, those planes have been grounded after multiple crashes were found to be related to the issue. Grounded planes are, by definition, not in the air, and as such need to be stored, on the ground, somewhere.…