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National Drive Electric Week 2023 Recap: Let’s Give Them Something To Talk About

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Disappointed but undeterred, we went to work and launched National Drive Elect ric Week (originally called National Plug In Day), thinking we would have had a better chance of coverage h ad our parade been part of a nationwide observance. Little else had been delivered in any significant number. It didn’t matter.

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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet

Baua Electric

The employees opened the panel, known as a door plug, because work needed to be done to its rivets — which are often used to join and secure parts on planes — said the person, who asked for anonymity because the person isn’t authorized to speak publicly while the National Transportation Safety Board conducts an investigation.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

Baua Electric

According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the panel was removed but appeared to have been reinstalled without bolts that secured it in place. 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.

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Boeing Agrees to Buy Spirit AeroSystems, a Longtime Supplier

Baua Electric

Spirit was created during that outsourcing drive in 2005, when Boeing sold a division in Wichita, Kan., The panel, known as a door plug, covers the gap left by an unneeded emergency exit. In buying Spirit, Boeing hopes to stem quality problems that have plagued the supplier in recent years. billion in stock or $8.3

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Boeing Says Added Inspections Are Raising 737 Max Production Quality

Baua Electric

a Boeing executive, Elizabeth Lund, also provided new detail about how the 737 Max left the plant missing four critical bolts that secured the panel, known as a door plug, in place. The body is made in Wichita, Kan., Speaking to reporters this week at the company’s factory in Renton, Wash., The benefits have been really tremendous.”

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Boeing Angers Safety Officials With Disclosures on 737 Max Incident

Baua Electric

Elizabeth Lund, a Boeing executive, provided new details on Tuesday about how the plane involved in the incident left the plant apparently without four critical bolts that secured the panel, known as a door plug, in place. Addressing reporters at a company factory in Renton, Wash., Addressing reporters at a company factory in Renton, Wash.,

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