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Boeing Directs Airlines to Check 787 Cockpit Seats After Latam Incident

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In 2018 and 2019, two 737 Max 8 planes crashed in Indonesia and Ethiopia, killing nearly 350 people. The post Boeing Directs Airlines to Check 787 Cockpit Seats After Latam Incident appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. The company said in a statement on Friday that it was working with investigators.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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They suggest that Boeing is struggling to improve quality years after two crashes of Max 8 planes in 2018 and 2019 killed nearly 350 people. Boeing said that it had increased the number of quality inspectors for commercial planes by 20 percent since 2019 and that inspections per plane had also risen. I think they’re doing that.”

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Boeing Again Under Scrutiny After Latest 737 Max Problem

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Another version of the Max, a 737 Max 8, was involved in two crashes that killed hundreds of people in 2018 and 2019 and led to a worldwide grounding of that plane. The Max was grounded in early 2019 after two crashes killed a total of 346 people in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Mark Walker and Safak Timur contributed reporting.

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Boeing Max 9 Jets Remain Grounded as Airlines Await Inspection Instructions

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Another version of the Max, a 737 Max 8, was involved in two crashes that killed hundreds of people in 2018 and 2019 and led to a worldwide grounding of that plane. The Max was grounded in early 2019 after two crashes killed a total of 346 people in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Mark Walker contributed reporting.

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F.A.A. Investigating Whether Boeing 737 Max 9 Conformed to Approved Design

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The company has struggled to regain the public’s trust after two crashes of 737 Max 8 jetliners, in Indonesia in 2018 and Ethiopia in 2019, killed a total of 346 people. Investigating Whether Boeing 737 Max 9 Conformed to Approved Design appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. The post F.A.A.

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