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Boeing said a new manufacturing flaw on its best-selling 737 Max planes will delay deliveries of the aircraft.

Boeing has recently identified a new 737 MAX quality problem involving supplier Spirit AeroSystems that has resulted in improperly drilled holes on the aft pressure bulkhead, the planemaker said on Wednesday (Aug 23). Boeing said the defect will delay near-term deliveries and the company is evaluating whether it could cause it to miss its annual delivery target of at least...

Boeing has recently identified a new 737 MAX quality problem involving supplier Spirit AeroSystems that has resulted in improperly drilled holes on the aft pressure bulkhead, the planemaker said on Wednesday. Boeing said the defect will delay near-term deliveries and the company is evaluating whether it could cause it to miss its annual delivery target of at least 400 737s this year.

Boeing has found another significant manufacturing flaw in its 737 Max aircraft and it’s likely to throw a curveball at deliveries of its most popular aircraft.

The NTSB said that the crew failed to manage the plane's vertical path, airspeed and nose direction after a mix-up between the captain and co-pilot on a flight from Hawaii in December.

Federal investigators said Thursday that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines jet diving within 748 feet of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December.

Federal investigators say that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines plane diving within 748 feet of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December

Federal investigators said Thursday that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines jet diving within 748 feet (228 meters) of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December. The National Transportation Safety Board said in a final report that the crew failed to manage the plane’s vertical path, airspeed and nose direction […]

Federal investigators said Thursday that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines plane diving within 748 feet of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December

Federal investigators say that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines plane diving within 748 feet of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December.