Based on data from a supplier, the two largest commercial airline manufacturers, Boeing and Airbus, may have used titanium delivered with forged documentation. This has prompted an inquiry by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Read More FAA: Airbus And Boeing May Have Used ‘Counterfeit’ Titanium In Planes
Boeing is investigating a new quality problem with its 787 Dreamliner after discovering that hundreds of fasteners have been incorrectly installed on the fuselages.
Read More Exclusive: Boeing investigates quality problem on undelivered 787s, sources say
CEO Dave Calhoun and other senior company officials will detail the planemaker’s quality, training and other improvements during meetings with U.S. aviation regulators on Thursday.
Read More Boeing to detail quality, training improvements in FAA meeting, sources say
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it has launched an inquiry into the Boeing 787 Dreamliner after the aircraft manufacturer claimed that certain workers engaged in “misconduct” by falsely claiming that certain testing had been completed.
Read More U.S. FAA Launches Investigation Into Boeing 787 Inspections
The U.S. planemaker beat Wall Street expectations that were lowered after a January mid-air blowout of a cabin door.
Read More Boeing reports first revenue drop in 7 quarters as deliveries decline
Southwest Airlines Flight 3695, headed to William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, had to make an urgent return to Denver International Airport due to a detachable metal sheet covering one of the Boeing 737-800’s engines shearing off after takeoff.
Read More Footage Captures Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Engine Rupturing During Takeoff