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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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That pace collapsed to virtually zero soon after the second crash, in Ethiopia, when regulators around the world grounded the plane. The Max was introduced in response to a new fuel-efficient plane from the European manufacturer Airbus. Boeing increased production from about 42 Max jets a month in early 2017 to about 52 the next year.

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Boeing Max 9 Jets Remain Grounded as Airlines Await Inspection Instructions

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oversight, Boeing’s manufacturing process and installation or maintenance work done on the plane. Everything’s in, we go very broad, nothing’s excluded,” Jennifer Homendy, the chairwoman of the board, said at a news conference on Saturday night. The board said it would look into a wide range of possible factors including F.A.A.

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