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Reuters/Joshua RobertsAn off-duty pilot riding in the cockpit on an Alaska Airlines flight to San Fransisco was reportedly arrested Sunday night after he allegedly tried to shut down the plane’s two engines mid-flight.The arrested pilot was identified Monday as 44-year-old Joseph Emerson, who is now staring down 83 felony counts of attempted murder and reckless endangerment, arrest records show. Alaska Airlines confirmed that a commercial flight between Everett, Washington, and San Francisco was

Boeing said it’s continuing to investigate quality issues affecting its 737 MAX aircraft, after a report on new inspections tied to a recent production flaw sent the shares lower on Friday. Inspections of some MAX 8 models will now include hand-drilled holes on a component that helps maintain aircraft cabin pressure, The Air Current reported earlier. A quality probe tied to the production flaw is ongoing, Boeing said in an email. The U.S. plane-maker fell the most intraday in seven weeks after the outlet reported on the expanded scope of the work. Spirit AeroSystems, which supplies the…

NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Boeing Co said it’s continuing probes into production quality flaws affecting its 737 Max aircraft productions, after a report on new inspections tied to a recent production flaw sent the shares lower on Friday, Boeing said in an email. Inspections of some Max 8 models will now include hand-drilled holes on […]

The planemaker in August identified a new quality problem with its popular 737 MAX aircraft involving supplier Spirit that resulted in improperly drilled holes on the aft pressure bulkhead made using an automated drill. Boeing has expanded inspections to include hand-drilled holes, according to trade publication The Air Current, which first reported the problem.

(Reuters) - Boeing and Spirit Aerosystems earlier this week expanded the scope of their ongoing inspections related to aft pressure bulkhead structure...