Boeing has found foreign object debris in several of its grounded 737 MAX planes. The company has a long history of delivering dangerous, debris-filled planes to consumers. Boeing needs to dramatically overhaul its quality control system and inspect every 737 MAX it has ever produced before the plane is ungrounded. How would you feel if…
Boeing’s CEO, David Calhoun, will enjoy a massive payday when the Boeing 737 MAX returns to service. His compensation package includes bonuses that will activate when the plane is ungrounded. Is Boeing incentivizing Mr. Calhoun to rush the 737 MAX back into service and put profits over safety? Despite criticism from U.S lawmakers, Boeing CEO…
Boeing has fired its CEO, Dennis Muilenburg, for his role in the ongoing 737 Max crisis. The company is not paying him a severance package, but he will still leave with millions in compensation. Muilenburg’s golden parachute is a sad irony for those who lost relatives in Boeing crashes. In an apparent effort to save…
The Boeing Starliner CST-100 spacecraft, which will be one of the first new human-rated spacecraft to carry astronauts from the U.S. to space, has successfully returned from orbit and landed at its target landing site in White Sands, New Mexico. The capsule touched down at 7:58 AM EST, right on time for the mission’s planned…
Boeing launched its Starliner CST-100 commercial crew spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time on Friday morning in an uncrewed test, and while an error with the onboard mission clock meant that the Starliner didn’t reach its target orbit as intended and subsequently didn’t have enough fuel on board to actually…
NASA has a new app (or web-based game, if you’re on desktop) that provides a simplified simulation of what it’s like to plan and run a commercial crew mission — meaning one of the planned varieties of mission that will actually take place aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon and Boeing Starliner once they begin flying…
An older model of Boeing’s 737 aircraft has been found to have a faulty joint between the wing and fuselage. The new development adds fuel to accusations that Boeing’s company culture has pushed employees to put safety below profits. While the 737 MAX issues are unrelated, it adds to a growing list of complaints about…
