S weeping failures by Boeing engineers, deception by the company and significant errors in government oversight led to the two fatal crashes of the 737 Max, congressional investigators have concluded.
4 days ago · Boeing has been preparing for a major ramping-up in production of the 737 MAX 9. It is currently producing 38 of the aircraft each month but is targeting production of 50 per month by 2026.March 10, 2019 (): Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a 737 MAX 8, registration ET-AVJ, on a flight from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Nairobi, Kenya, crashed six minutes after takeoff; all 157 people aboard (149 passengers and 8 crew members) died. 3 days ago · This isn't the first time Boeing has faced safety concerns regarding its 737 Max jets. Two 737 MAX 8 crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia in Oct. 2018 and March 2019 killed a combined 346 people Following the crash of Flight ET302, aviation authorities across the globe grounded 737 MAX 8 aircrafts. However, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) waited and allowed the fleet to operate until 13 March 201912, 13. Both the FAA and Boeing’s CEO initially placed blame on the Lion
The wreckage of an engine from Lion Air Flight 610, a Boeing 737 Max aircraft that was recovered from the sea, in Jakarta, Indonesia, last year.
5 days ago · While they do carry Boeing 737 Max 8s, both airlines said the model does not raise any concerns. A Max 8 jet operated by Lion Air crashed in Indonesia in 2018, and an Ethiopian Airlines Max 8The Boeing 737 Max-8 aircraft that crashed soon after take-off. By Tom Burridge. Transport correspondent, BBC News. Boeing, a superpower of the aviation world, is in the midst of a profound crisis. Robison homes in on crucial moments during the eight years it took to design, certify and produce the 737 Max, revealing how at each turn, a fixation on profits led Boeing employees to make a