Boeing Faces Longer Wait to Resume MAX Deliveries in China
More safety checks are being planned on the undelivered planes following the Alaska Airlines blowout.
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More safety checks are being planned on the undelivered planes following the Alaska Airlines blowout.
When a door-sized section of a 737 MAX 9 fuselage exploded out into the void 16,000 feet over Portland, Boeing's once-solid reputation, already staggered by the two MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019, took …
Boeing does not typically make adjustments to the type of panel involved in last week's 737 MAX 9 blowout unless factory tests reveal a problem, a source familiar with Boeing's industrial process said on Friday. Sources told Reuters last week Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems sends semi-completed fuselages from its factory to Boeing with the special panel, which replaces an optional emergency exit, fitted but not completed. Those sources said Boeing workers usually remove the panel, and use the gap to install pieces of cabin equipment, before replacing the panel and finishing the ...
Boeing (BA.N) typically refrains from modifying the type of panel implicated in the recent 737 MAX 9 blowout unless thorough factory tests uncover a specific issue, according to an insider familiar with Boeing's industrial procedures.