Boeing Had Too Much Sway in Vetting Own Jets, FAA Was Told

FAA employees warned as early as seven years ago that Boeing Co. had too much sway over safety approvals of new aircraft, prompting an investigation by Department of Transportation auditors who confirmed the agency hadn’t done enough to “hold Boeing accountable.” The 2012 investigation also found that discord over Boeing’s treatment had created a “negative work environment” among Federal Aviation Administration employees who approve new and modified aircraft designs, with many of them saying… (www.bloomberg.com) 更多...

ICE flew detainees to Virginia so the planes could transport agents to D.C. protests. A huge coronavirus outbreak followed.

The Trump administration flew immigrant detainees to Virginia this summer to facilitate the rapid deployment of Homeland Security tactical teams to quell protests in Washington, circumventing restrictions on the use of charter flights for employee travel, according to a current and a former U.S. official. After the transfer, dozens of the new arrivals tested positive for the novel coronavirus, fueling an outbreak at the Farmville, Va., immigration jail that infected more than 300 inmates, one of… (www.washingtonpost.com) 更多...

Long before the max disasters, Boeing had a history of failing to fix safety problems

It's not just the MAX. Boeing has refused to address safety issues before. (www.washingtonpost.com) 更多...

(Some) Boeing 737-MAX STILL Grounded! New FAA Airworthiness Directives Keep (some 737-)MAX On The Ground

Due to two separate issues, one with the avionics, and one with the engines, seventy one 737-MAX jets are either freshly grounded, or remain grounded, not good news for Boeing. The avionics FAA AD addresses a change in construction, and Boeing doesn't have a fix for it yet. The engine AD is because they sat so long in storage. (www.youtube.com) 更多...

Video - Rusty pilots are a side effect of the pandemic.

Pilots making simple mistakes after coming back to work after times out of the cockpit. From attorney Steve Lehto. He does a lot of reporting on a wide variety of issues. Here's one involving airlines and flying safety. (www.youtube.com) 更多...