Search results
As Boeing looks to buy a key 737 supplier, a whistleblower says the problems run deep
KPBS San Diego· 3 days agoFor most of his career at Spirit AeroSystems, Santiago Paredes worked at the end of the line. It was...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 13 hours agoBoeing has had a brutal year that started with an almost catastrophic incident in January that’s led to waves of scrutiny and a deluge of whistleblowers describing quality concerns. The documents ...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 23 hours agoThe FAA’s audit found shortcomings in both Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, an aerospace company and a key builder for Boeing’s 737 fuselages. “The FAA identified ...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 18 hours ago“We’ve developed a plan that we believe affords us a high degree of confidence that we will meet Boeing’s demand rate and quality expectations,” Spirit AeroSystems ...
FAA Now Investigating Counterfeit Components in Boeing and Airbus Planes
Futurism via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAmid growing scrutiny about manufacturing safety, Boeing and its main competitor, Airbus, are both...
Whistleblower says Boeing lost hundreds of faulty parts -- and some may be on new 737 Max planes
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoSam Mohawk has claimed that hundreds of parts that were ‘non-conforming’ had been lost. His...
Boeing, Airbus say planes with titanium parts sold with falsified records are safe
The Hill via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBoeing and Airbus emphasized that there are no safety concerns after revealing Friday that some...
Problematic titanium was found in Boeing and Airbus jets. The FAA is investigating how it got there
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoTitanium that was distributed with fake documentation has been found in commercial Boeing and Airbus...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 4 hours agoPart of the issue was the difficulty of communicating the urgency of the needed fix with Spirit AeroSystems, the onetime fuselage division that Boeing spun ...
Scary skies: ‘Small holes’ lead to startling discovery of counterfeit titanium on Boeing and Airbus...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAn investigation has been launched by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Spirit ...