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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. Its three models can carry 248 to 336 passengers, according to Boeing, and is used by airlines on international and transcontinental flights. The 787 Dreamliner, a two-aisle jet, is one of Boeing’s most important planes.

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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. Boeing said that since Jan.