“If something requires us to cease production, we will do that:” FAA — “The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering whether to suspend the Production Certificate of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) if it’s not satisfied changes to its safety culture are sufficient, LNA has learned.”

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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

    * “Boeing Was ‘Go, Go, Go’ to Beat Airbus With the 737 Max” by David Gelles, Natalie Kitroeff, Jack Nicas, and Rebecca R. Ruiz (March 23, 2019): https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/23/business/boeing-737-max-crash.html , https://archive.is/OQN1v

    * “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

    * “Boeing’s 737 Max Software Outsourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers” by Peter Robison (June 28, 2019): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-28/boeing-s-737-max-software-outsourced-to-9-an-hour-engineers , https://archive.is/vdg9S

    * “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

    * “‘Designed by clowns’: Boeing messages raise serious questions about 737 Max” “Internal communications from 2017 show workers referring to plane’s ‘piss poor design’” by Gwyn Topham (January 9, 2020): https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jan/09/boeing-737-max-internal-messages , https://archive.is/6fQip

    * “737 Max scandal: the internal Boeing messages and emails” “Excerpts of exchanges between staff discussing flaws and substandard work on the project” by Mark Sweney and Gwyn Topham (January 10, 2020): https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jan/10/737-max-scandal-the-internal-boeing-messages-and-emails , https://archive.is/V3Ht6

    * ” ‘Designed by clowns’: Boeing releases flood of troubling internal documents related to 737 Max” by Chris Isidore and Ross Levitt (January 10, 2020): https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/09/business/boeing-documents/index.html , https://archive.is/FFQnm

    * “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

    * “Boeing confirms it’s in talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems, its key supplier on the troubled 737 Max” by David Koenig (March 1, 2024): https://apnews.com/article/boeing-spirit-aerosystems-negotiations-outsourcing-75471aeaecf3144842ecdcbe2ed6f76f , https://archive.is/HaUgH ; https://www.news4jax.com/business/2024/03/01/boeing-is-reportedly-in-talks-to-buy-spirit-aerosystems-its-key-supplier-on-the-troubled-737-max/ , https://archive.is/JesOZ

    * “FAA orders fixes related to anti-ice systems on Boeing 737 MAX, 787 jets” by Dominic Gates (March 1, 2024): https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/faa-raises-new-anti-ice-system-concerns-on-boeing-737-max-787-jets/ , https://archive.is/F49sZ

    * “‘I want to get off the plane.’ The passengers refusing to fly on Boeing’s 737 Max” by Julia Buckley (March 2, 2024): https://www.cnn.com/travel/boeing-737-max-passenger-boycott/index.html , https://archive.is/Rgbnn

    * “Boeing whistleblower says he urged Alaska Airlines to ground the 737 Max before blowout — and calls regulators ‘horribly asleep at the wheel'” by Pete Syme (March 3, 2024): https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-whistleblower-urged-alaska-ground-737-max-before-blowout-2024-3 , https://archive.is/JhjJj

    * “FAA audit faults Boeing for ‘multiple instances’ of quality control shortcomings” by Russell Lewis (March 4, 2024): https://www.npr.org/2024/03/04/1235826355/faa-audit-boeing-737-max-8-9-quality-control-failures , https://archive.is/2s5p1

    * “US vows to keep Boeing under microscope after audit — Buttigieg” by David Shepardson (March 5, 2024): https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-vows-keep-boeing-under-microscope-after-audit-buttigieg-2024-03-05/ , https://archive.is/qD8iS

    * “NTSB Chair: Alaska 1282 investigation is like ‘peeling an onion’” “NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy tells The Air Current in exclusive interview it plans a public hearing into the January accident aboard a Boeing 737 Max 9” by Jon Ostrower, Elan Head, and Will Guisbond (March 8, 2024): https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/ntsb-chair-alaska-1282-investigation-peeling-an-onion-boeing/ , https://archive.is/VLtOh

    * “Boeing congressional lobbyist tries to discredit NTSB testimony” by Dominic Gates (March 8, 2024): https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-congressional-lobbyist-tries-to-discredit-ntsb-testimony/ , https://archive.is/vFa3Q

    * “Travel Expert Addresses How She Avoids Flying on Boeing 737 Max 9s” “It isn’t always easy.” by Kathleen Joyce (March 10, 2024): https://wanderwisdom.com/news/737-max-9-refunds-march , https://web.archive.org/web/20240311022407/wanderwisdom.com/news/737-max-9-refunds-march

    * ““If something requires us to cease production, we will do that:” FAA” by Leeham News Team (March 13, 2024): https://leehamnews.com/2024/03/13/if-something-requires-us-to-cease-production-we-will-do-that-faa/ , https://archive.is/chukm , https://web.archive.org/web/20240313073723/leehamnews.com/2024/03/13/if-something-requires-us-to-cease-production-we-will-do-that-faa/

    * “Boeing doesn’t have a choice but to fix safety issues, FAA chief warns” “An audit found the company’s culture placed more emphasis on mass production than safety standards, FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker told NBC News in an interview.” by Doha Madani (March 19, 2024): https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boeing-doesnt-choice-fix-safety-issues-faa-chief-warns-rcna144110 , https://archive.is/O5JWW

    * “Boeing must improve quality before boosting 737 production, FAA says” by David Shepardson (March 19, 2024): https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-must-improve-quality-before-boosting-737-production-faa-says-2024-03-19/ , https://archive.is/OtWgn

     

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