WASHINGTON—The union representing 15,000 American Airlines pilots said on Wednesday it strongly opposes an effort in Congress to extend an exemption from modern cockpit alerting requirements for the Boeing 737 MAX 7 and 10. Boeing faces a December deadline to win approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the 737 MAX 7 and 10…
Pilots Union Opposes Granting Boeing 737 MAX 7, 10 Cockpit Alerting Extension
Boeing to Pay SEC $200 Million Fine for Misleading Investors on 737 MAX Safety Inspections
Boeing announced that it had reached a $200 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after allegations that it deceived its own investors and the public about the safety of its best-selling 737 MAX jetliner. The Boeing 737 MAX killed 346 people in two separate fatal crashes, forcing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ground the…
US Watchdog to Audit FAA Oversight of Boeing 787, 737 Production
July 1, 2022
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The office of the inspector general of the U.S. Transportation Department will audit the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) oversight of Boeing 737 and 787 production, it said on Wednesday. The watchdog said it would review the FAA’s processes for “identifying and resolving” production issues and “addressing allegations of undue pressure within the production environment.” The…
US Appeals Court Revives Boeing 737 MAX Shareholder Suit
WASHINGTON—A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived a pension plan’s 2019 shareholder lawsuit against Boeing Co. officers and directors alleging they had made false public statements about the 737 MAX. The plane was involved in two crashes that killed 346 people over a five-month period and led to the plane’s grounding in March 2019. The…
Former Boeing 737 Max Test Pilot Indicted for Fraud After Withholding ‘Critical Information’ From FAA
October 15, 2021
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A former Boeing 737 Max test pilot was indicted for fraud on Thursday for deceiving and withholding “critical information” from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Evaluation Group (FAA AEG) the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas indicted Mark A. Forkner, 49, who previously served as Chief Technical Pilot for Boeing, after he deceived federal…
FAA Orders Checks on 9,300 Boeing 737 Planes for Possible Switch Failures
July 16, 2021
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WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday issued a directive to operators of all Boeing Co 737 series airplanes to conduct inspections to address possible failures of cabin altitude pressure switches. The directive requires operators to conduct repetitive tests of the switches and replace them if needed. The directive covers 2,502 U.S.-registered airplanes and 9,315…
Boeing 737 Cargo Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Water Off Honolulu
A Boeing Co 737 cargo aircraft with two people on board made an emergency landing in the ocean off the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii, early on Friday, the U.S. aviation safety regulator said. “The pilots had reported engine trouble and were attempting to return to Honolulu when they were forced to land the aircraft in…
Boeing to Pay $17 Million to Settle Plane Production Issues
Federal officials say Boeing will pay at least $17 million and take steps to fix production problems on its 737 jets including the Max. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that the settlement covers the installation of unapproved sensors and other parts on some Boeing 737 NG and 737 Max planes built between 2015 and…
US Requires Inspections for Wire Failure on Boeing 737 Classic Planes
WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday it was requiring U.S. operators of 143 Boeing Co 737 Classic series airplanes to check for possible wire failures stemming from an investigation into an Indonesia crash in January. The 737 Classic is an older generation of planes more than two decades old. The FAA said the…
WestJet Marks Milestone With Canada’s First Boeing 737 Max Flight Since 2019
Nearly two years after being grounded following two deadly crashes, Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft returned to Canadian airspace Thursday morning. WestJet flight 115 landed at Vancouver International Airport at 8:12 a.m. local time, carrying around 71 guests from Calgary, along with members of the crew. Passengers preparing to board the flight said they weren’t overly concerned…
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