The problems of Boeing are far from over even though workers vote on a new contract
Boeing’s US workers’ union president Jon Holden has said that it’s up to the members to decide how they want to vote on the company’s offer on a new contract. “We believe it’s our responsibility to get this in front of the members so that they can make that decision,” Holden added. Boeing offered a 35% increase from the initial offer of 25%.
Boeing accepted a guilty plea over the crashes
Boeing failed to implement safety changes after the two overseas MAX crashes, according to US Department of Justice court filings. Boeing had earlier agreed to make safety changes after the crashes in which over 300 people were killed. The agreement was broken in May after Boeing failed to implement a compliance and ethics program.
Boeing’s first crewed launch into space will be delayed after several setbacks
Boeing on Monday launched its Crew Service Starliner spacecraft on a mission to dock with the International Space Station. The test flight of the spacecraft will be the first time people travel on board, which is more important for the test flight due to the “stakes are higher”, Mark Nappi, Boeing’s Vice President and Program Manager of the Commercial Crew Program said.
The families of crash victims wonder why it’s taken so long
The families of victims of the US 737 Max 8 crashes are hopeful that the US Justice Department will be “more strict” with how it looks at the new criminal investigation from the Alaska Airlines case, their lawyer said. The door plugs on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 blew out two days before the Justice Department and Boeing’s deal was set to expire.
Problems at a key Boeing supplier may help explain the company’s mess
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said that it is conducting an inspection of the Boeing 737 fuselage factories in Wichita, Kansas and Washington, DC. About 50 jets will require additional work before they can leave the factory because of improper drilled holes, Boeing said. It added the production errors are “not an immediate flight safety issue”.
The FAA plans to audit production of the Max 9
A US Senator has asked the Federal Aviation Agency to provide records from the agency’s oversight of Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, a US-based company that makes fuselage and door plug of the 737 MAX aircraft involved in the Alaska Airlines incident. US Senator Maria Cantwell asked the FAA to provide records from the agency’s oversight of Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems.