Lion Air

• Future of Boeing 737 MAX hangs on customer confidence and COVID-19

  With the huge downturn in aviation in 2020 due to COVID-19, Boeing executives will be praying for an early vaccine and early re-certification of its 737 MAX by regulators.

  Money

  Aug 15, 2020
  
• Boeing’s new CEO tasked with repairing company image, relations with regulator

  “This is a crucial time for Boeing,” Calhoun said. “I see greatness in this company, but I also see opportunities to be better. Much better.”

  Consumer

  Jan 13, 2020
  
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• Boeing temporarily suspends 737 MAX production following FAA announcement

  The announcement came days after a congressional hearing, at which lawmakers urged the FAA to take a harder line with Boeing.

  World

  Dec 16, 2019
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• Boeing CEO to face questions on 737 MAX crashes from U.S. lawmakers

  The Federal Aviation Administration has spent months reviewing Boeing's proposed software upgrades to a key safety system and other training and system changes but is not expected to allow the plane to return to service until December at the earliest.

  Consumer

  Oct 27, 2019
• Boeing contemplated system redesign before fatal crashes: U.S. investigators

  Boeing has redesigned the system to rely on more than one sensor and help reduce pilot workload as it strives to return the model to the air.

  World

  Oct 25, 2019
• Indonesian Lion Air crash probe points to design flaws, not enough training, maintenance issues

  Boeing issued a statement Friday saying it was working to address all of the safety recommendations to prevent similar flight control problems from recurring.

  World

  Oct 25, 2019
• Toronto man who lost family in Boeing crash doubts he’ll see share of $50M fund

  In an interview with Global News' Jackson Proskow shortly after testifying at a hearing before the U.S. House subcommittee on aviation, Paul Njoroge called Boeing's announcement a "total gaffe."

  World

  Jul 17, 2019
• Boeing 737 MAX 8 training requirements may not have been enough, Ethiopian Airlines CEO says

  Ethiopian Airlines insists the carrier’s pilots went through all the extra training required by Boeing and the FAA to fly the 737 MAX 8 jet.

  News

  Mar 23, 2019
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• WestJet will stick with Boeing 737 MAX 8 as first airline looks to cancel order

  The Calgary-based airline says it won't follow the lead of Indonesia's flag carrier, which cancelled its multibillion-dollar order for 49 MAX 8 jets, citing a loss of confidence after two deadly crashes in the past six months.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2019
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• Lion Air voice recorder details pilots’ frantic search for fix before fatal plane crash: sources

  The pilots of a doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX scoured a handbook as they struggled to understand why the jet was lurching downwards, but ran out of time before it hit the water, three people with knowledge of the cockpit voice recorder contents said.

  World

  Mar 20, 2019