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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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And some suppliers have struggled to adhere to quality standards while producing parts at the pace Boeing wanted them. Less than two months later, an Alaska Airlines 737 Max plane with eight hours of total flight time was briefly grounded until mechanics resolved a problem with a fire detection system. But since Jan.

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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 National Transportation Safety Board is investigating why the Max 9 panel, also known as a door plug, flew off. leaving a hole in the side of the passenger cabin.

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Boeing Again Under Scrutiny After Latest 737 Max Problem

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Federal authorities focused attention on a mid-cabin door plug, which is used to fill the space where an emergency exit would be placed if the plane were configured with more seats. 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 Max 9 Jets Remain Grounded as Airlines Await Inspection Instructions

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The federal authorities have focused attention on a mid-cabin door plug, which was part of the plane body that was torn out at an altitude of 16,000 feet on Friday and is used to fill the space where an emergency exit would be placed if the plane were configured with more seats. to Ontario, Calif., Boeing and the F.A.A. airlines or in U.S.

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