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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. Spirit AeroSystems also worked on the fuselage for the 737 Max 9, including manufacturing and installing the door plug that failed on the Alaska Airlines flight.

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Boeing Again Under Scrutiny After Latest 737 Max Problem

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Spirit AeroSystems also worked on the fuselage for the 737 Max 9, including manufacturing and installing the door plug that failed on the Alaska Airlines flight. The Max was grounded in early 2019 after two crashes killed a total of 346 people in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

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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. The board is trying to determine whether bolts that would have kept the panel from moving and opening were missing or installed incorrectly.

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