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I Was "Fired" After Raising Safety Concerns, Claims Boeing Whistleblower
Another whistleblower stepped forward Wednesday alleging he was retaliated against after flagging potentially dangerous manufacturing problems on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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Boeing Rebuts Whistleblower's "Breaks At Some Time" Claim About 787s
Aerospace major Boeing has refuted whistleblower claims it takes manufacturing shortcuts, sidesteps safety regulations, and silences critics in its rush to produce more planes and rake in bigger profits.
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"Confident In Durability Of 787 And 777 Planes": Boeing On Its Safety Practices
Boeing defended its safety practices Monday, touting aircraft testing protocols as it girds for a tough congressional hearing featuring critics of the embattled aviation giant.
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Boeing Took Shortcuts In Building Dreamliner 787 Planes, Alleges Engineer
Federal aviation authorities are investigating claims by a Boeing engineer that the 787 Dreamliner suffers from assembly defects that threaten safety, US officials said Tuesday.
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Boeing Urges Airlines To Check Switches After Flight Drops Mid-Air
Boeing on Friday warned airlines flying its 787 Dreamliner model to inspect certain switches in the cockpit, after a New Zealand-bound LATAM plane dropped violently mid-flight, injuring dozens of travelers.
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Watch: Boeing 787 Becomes Biggest Plane To Land On Antarctica's "Blue Ice Runway"
A Boeing 787 has become the largest passenger aircraft to land on Antarctica's "blue ice runway". The flight operated by Norse Atlantic Airways and named Everglades landed at the Troll Airfield in Antarctica on Wednesday.
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"Loss Of Pressure" On Air India Dubai-Kochi Flight, Oxygen Masks Deployed
An Air India Dreamliner aircraft with 258 people on board flying from Dubai to Kochi was diverted to Mumbai after the pilot reported "loss of pressure", sources have said. The Boeing 787 flight No. AI-934 landed safely, they said.
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Boeing To Reduce 787 Production After Identifying New Jet Issue
Boeing will temporarily reduce production of the 787 "Dreamliner" plane after identifying a new issue with the jet during inspections, the company announced Tuesday.
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US Aviation Body Says New Boeing Production Problem Found In Undelivered 787 Dreamliners
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late on Monday that some undelivered Boeing 787 Dreamliners have a new manufacturing quality issue that the largest U.S. planemaker will fix before the planes will be delivered.
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Boeing, Hit With $6.6 Million Fine, Faces Much Bigger Repair Bill: Report
Boeing Co will pay a $6.6 million to US regulators as part of a settlement over quality and safety-oversight lapses going back years, a setback that comes as Boeing wrestles with repairs to flawed 787 Dreamliner jets that could dwarf the cost of the federal penalty.
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Boeing To Suspend 787 Production At South Carolina Plant In US
Boeing Co said on Monday it would suspend production of its 787 airplane at its facilities in South Carolina amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Air India Paints Sikh Symbol On Aircraft In Tribute To Guru Nanak
Air India on Monday painted the tail of one of its airplanes with the symbol of "Ik Onkar" as a tribute to the first Sikh Guru Shri Guru Nanak Devji ahead of his birth anniversary on November 12. New agency Asian News International tweeted three pictures of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that showed the symbol, which translates to "God is one", scripted i...
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Boeing Still Expects 4Q Regulatory Approval Of 737 MAX
Boeing reported Wednesday a 51 per cent drop in third-quarter earnings due to the 737 MAX grounding, but said it still expects regulatory approval to return the plane to service this year
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Boeing Employees Claim Shoddy 787 Dreamliner Jet Production: Report
Former and current employees at a Boeing plant in the United States' South Carolina that produces the company's 787 Dreamliner jet have claimed that the factory has been plagued by shoddy production and weak oversight that have threatened to compromise safety, The New York Times said in a report.
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Senior Air India Pilot Found Drunk, Another Skips Test. Both Grounded
National carrier Air India today grounded a senior official after a mandatory breathalyzer test conducted shortly before he was supposed to fly a Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane between New Delhi and London detected an unacceptably high alcohol count in his blood. Captain Arvind Kathpalia, the Air India Director of Operations, will now face a probe by ...
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I Was "Fired" After Raising Safety Concerns, Claims Boeing Whistleblower
Another whistleblower stepped forward Wednesday alleging he was retaliated against after flagging potentially dangerous manufacturing problems on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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Boeing Rebuts Whistleblower's "Breaks At Some Time" Claim About 787s
Aerospace major Boeing has refuted whistleblower claims it takes manufacturing shortcuts, sidesteps safety regulations, and silences critics in its rush to produce more planes and rake in bigger profits.
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"Confident In Durability Of 787 And 777 Planes": Boeing On Its Safety Practices
Boeing defended its safety practices Monday, touting aircraft testing protocols as it girds for a tough congressional hearing featuring critics of the embattled aviation giant.
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Boeing Took Shortcuts In Building Dreamliner 787 Planes, Alleges Engineer
Federal aviation authorities are investigating claims by a Boeing engineer that the 787 Dreamliner suffers from assembly defects that threaten safety, US officials said Tuesday.
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Boeing Urges Airlines To Check Switches After Flight Drops Mid-Air
Boeing on Friday warned airlines flying its 787 Dreamliner model to inspect certain switches in the cockpit, after a New Zealand-bound LATAM plane dropped violently mid-flight, injuring dozens of travelers.
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Watch: Boeing 787 Becomes Biggest Plane To Land On Antarctica's "Blue Ice Runway"
A Boeing 787 has become the largest passenger aircraft to land on Antarctica's "blue ice runway". The flight operated by Norse Atlantic Airways and named Everglades landed at the Troll Airfield in Antarctica on Wednesday.
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"Loss Of Pressure" On Air India Dubai-Kochi Flight, Oxygen Masks Deployed
An Air India Dreamliner aircraft with 258 people on board flying from Dubai to Kochi was diverted to Mumbai after the pilot reported "loss of pressure", sources have said. The Boeing 787 flight No. AI-934 landed safely, they said.
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Boeing To Reduce 787 Production After Identifying New Jet Issue
Boeing will temporarily reduce production of the 787 "Dreamliner" plane after identifying a new issue with the jet during inspections, the company announced Tuesday.
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US Aviation Body Says New Boeing Production Problem Found In Undelivered 787 Dreamliners
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late on Monday that some undelivered Boeing 787 Dreamliners have a new manufacturing quality issue that the largest U.S. planemaker will fix before the planes will be delivered.
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Boeing, Hit With $6.6 Million Fine, Faces Much Bigger Repair Bill: Report
Boeing Co will pay a $6.6 million to US regulators as part of a settlement over quality and safety-oversight lapses going back years, a setback that comes as Boeing wrestles with repairs to flawed 787 Dreamliner jets that could dwarf the cost of the federal penalty.
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Boeing To Suspend 787 Production At South Carolina Plant In US
Boeing Co said on Monday it would suspend production of its 787 airplane at its facilities in South Carolina amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Air India Paints Sikh Symbol On Aircraft In Tribute To Guru Nanak
Air India on Monday painted the tail of one of its airplanes with the symbol of "Ik Onkar" as a tribute to the first Sikh Guru Shri Guru Nanak Devji ahead of his birth anniversary on November 12. New agency Asian News International tweeted three pictures of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that showed the symbol, which translates to "God is one", scripted i...
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Boeing Still Expects 4Q Regulatory Approval Of 737 MAX
Boeing reported Wednesday a 51 per cent drop in third-quarter earnings due to the 737 MAX grounding, but said it still expects regulatory approval to return the plane to service this year
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Boeing Employees Claim Shoddy 787 Dreamliner Jet Production: Report
Former and current employees at a Boeing plant in the United States' South Carolina that produces the company's 787 Dreamliner jet have claimed that the factory has been plagued by shoddy production and weak oversight that have threatened to compromise safety, The New York Times said in a report.
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Senior Air India Pilot Found Drunk, Another Skips Test. Both Grounded
National carrier Air India today grounded a senior official after a mandatory breathalyzer test conducted shortly before he was supposed to fly a Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane between New Delhi and London detected an unacceptably high alcohol count in his blood. Captain Arvind Kathpalia, the Air India Director of Operations, will now face a probe by ...
