Facing scrutiny over quality control, Boeing withdraws request for safety exemption–“…asked federal regulators…to allow it to begin delivering…737 Max 7…though it does not meet a safety standard designed to prevent part of the engine housing from overheating and breaking off during flight”

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  1. * “Updates on Grounding of Boeing 737-9 MAX Aircraft”: https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/updates-grounding-boeing-737-9-max-aircraft , https://archive.is/0RGn6

    * “The Unfriendly Skies: An Aviation Watergate” by Rodney Stich, “First edition: 1978”: https://archive.org/details/unfriendlyskiesa00stic

    * “How the Boeing 737 Max Disaster Looks to a Software Developer” “Design shortcuts meant to make a new plane seem like an old, familiar one are to blame” by Gregory Travis (published April 18, 2019 and updated February 3, 2024): https://spectrum.ieee.org/how-the-boeing-737-max-disaster-looks-to-a-software-developer , https://archive.is/l47OR , https://web.archive.org/web/20210731202048/spectrum.ieee.org/how-the-boeing-737-max-disaster-looks-to-a-software-developer

    * “The 1997 merger that paved the way for the Boeing 737 Max crisis” by Natasha Frost (January 3, 2020): https://qz.com/1776080/how-the-mcdonnell-douglas-boeing-merger-led-to-the-737-max-crisis , https://archive.is/wijgJ

    * “Flyers are changing their tickets to avoid Boeing 737 Max 9 planes” by Olivia Harden (January 26, 2024): https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/people-changing-flight-avoid-flying-boeing-737-18631243.php , https://archive.is/GBq22

    * “”Stop this madness”: Alaska Airlines’ Boeing 737 MAX door plug blowout follows a trail of negligence” “The FAA endangered the safety of the flying public with its lack of oversight of Boeing” by Brian A. Barsky (January 26, 2024): https://www.salon.com/2024/01/26/stop-this-madness-alaska-airlines-boeing-737-max-door-plug-blowout-follows-a-trail-of-negligence/ , https://archive.is/R6djn

    * “Facing scrutiny over quality control, Boeing withdraws request for safety exemption” by Gene Johnson (January 30, 2024): https://apnews.com/article/boeing-737-max-safety-exemption-door-plug-7bb30166181034fc07750ded8f072d7f , https://archive.is/8T4in ; https://www.news4jax.com/business/2024/01/30/facing-scrutiny-over-quality-control-boeing-withdraws-request-for-safety-exemption/ , https://archive.is/LxI6n

    * ” ‘I’m Not Trying to Cause a Scene. I Just Want to Get Off This Plane.’” “A former senior Boeing employee on why he still won’t fly on a MAX plane.” by Oriana Pawlyk (February 26, 2024): https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/26/former-boeing-employee-speaks-out-00142948 , https://archive.is/GnxzK

    * “FAA gives Boeing 90 days to fix serious safety shortcomings found in report” “Expert panel finds ‘a lack of awareness of safety-related metrics at all levels,’ and more, at plane maker” by Brandon Vigliarolo (February 28, 2024): https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/28/faa_gives_boeing_90_days/ , https://archive.is/Bnbke

    * “Exclusive: Allegiant expects fewer aircraft from Boeing as US planemaker faces quality issues” by Rajesh Kumar Singh (February 28, 2024): https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/allegiant-expects-fewer-aircraft-boeing-us-planemaker-faces-quality-issues-2024-02-28/ , https://archive.is/sg45I

     

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