Tag Archives: Boeing 737 Maximum

While Boeing’s passenger planes malfunction, NASA entrusts the lives of 2 astronauts to the company’s spaceship

Boeing is about to fly NASA astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time. Boeing’s latest plane failures don’t mean astronauts are in extra danger. Still, the FAA, NASA and other aviation experts question Boeing’s overall safety culture. Defense and aerospace giant Boeing is about to fly astronauts into space for the first… Read More »

Alaska Airlines has once again canceled all Boeing 737 Max 9 jets due to the need for further maintenance

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — Alaska Airlines once again grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jet planes on Sunday after federal officials said more maintenance might be needed to prevent another in-flight explosion that damaged one of the planes. Again. The airline had returned 18 of its 65 737 Max 9 planes to service… Read More »

Boeing passenger jets grounded due to fuselage rupture in flight

More than 170 Boeing passenger planes have been grounded after a refrigerator-sized hole opened up in a plane during flight. Phones, magazines and even a child’s shirt were pulled from Alaska Airlines service from Oregon to California on Friday, sparking concerns about the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft used by commercial airlines around the world.… Read More »