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The door plug that blew off an Alaska Airlines MAX 9 jet this month was removed for repair and reinstalled by Boeing's mechanics at its Renton assembly line, the Seattle Times reported on Wednesday,...
Boeing declined to comment on details that are under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. The report follows an earlier one from Reuters that said Boeing has a key role in installing and checking the part, made by fuselage supplier Spirit AeroSystems, which was spun off from Boeing in 2005. Sources told Reuters that Boeing typically removes the panel and replaces it, while a source familiar with Boeing's standard industrial processes insisted Boeing only adjusts or removes the panel if there are signs it was installed incorrectly.
Boeing declined to comment on details that are under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. The report follows an earlier one from Reuters that said Boeing has a key role in installing and checking the part, made by fuselage supplier Spirit AeroSystems, which was spun off from Boeing in 2005. Sources told Reuters that Boeing typically removes the panel and replaces it, while a source familiar with Boeing's standard industrial processes insisted Boeing only adjusts or removes the panel if there are signs it was installed incorrectly.
Airbus Helicopters saw a 9% increase in net orders last year but deliveries rose fractionally as the civil market struggled to recapture pre-COVID levels, the company said on Tuesday. ...
Airbus Helicopters saw a 9% increase in net orders last year but deliveries rose fractionally as the civil market struggled to recapture pre-COVID levels, the company said on Tuesday. The world's largest commercial helicopter manufacturer said it had won 393 net orders in 2023, up from 362 a year earlier, or 410 gross orders before adjusting for cancellations. The helicopters unit of planemaker Airbus said orders were lifted by military demand, notably a contract for up to 82 H145M light attack helicopters from Germany in December.