Boeing is facing significant scrutiny over safety concerns and regulatory compliance. The company recently conducted a controlled media tour of its Renton, Washington, manufacturing facility to address these issues. This comes after several incidents involving Boeing 737 Max aircraft, including a door plug blowout in January and a Ryanair flight that plummeted 2,000 feet at high speed during its approach to London Stansted Airport on 4 December. Boeing has attributed the January incident to missing paperwork. Additionally, whistleblowers have raised alarms about potential safety flaws, and a mechanic claims he was fired for voicing concerns. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has warned Boeing that it could lose its status as a party to the probe into the 737 Max incidents if it continues to release non-public investigative information. Alaska Air has returned the 737 Max 9 involved in the January blowout to Boeing. Boeing is also in talks with the Department of Justice to resolve charges over safety lapses.
Union says Boeing penny-pinching has hurt supply chain https://t.co/nNgXnQFCu9
Boeing in Talks with DOJ to Resolve Charges Over Safety Lapses via @business https://t.co/eCca1WXd9y
$BA - Boeing in Talks with DOJ to Resolve Charges Over Safety Lapses https://t.co/3zsBX9u2bU
Probe after Ryanair Boeing 737 Max plunges 2,000ft in 17 seconds https://t.co/Hd1iXuVQSj https://t.co/1zWQ8XyMlw
Alaska Air returns 737 MAX 9 involved in mid-air blowout to Boeing https://t.co/EtTP3HICTn https://t.co/uPuEjKYICT
The NTSB warned Boeing it could lose its status as a party to the probe into a 737 MAX mid-air blowout, saying an executive's comments this week during a factory tour attended by dozens of journalists 'released non-public investigative information' https://t.co/uz6ksCsrZC https://t.co/hYOgxDv1JX
Boeing faces fresh woes after it was slammed by US regulators for violating the rules of a safety probe – as passengers recounted how another 737 Max plunged while in flight @caomag11 reports https://t.co/rESs8ie0rC
$BA (+0.5% pre) New Boeing Whistleblower Warns of Potentially 'Devastating Consequences' From Plane Flaws - Gizmodo https://t.co/nrVTzkbs23
$BA (+0.5% pre) NTSB says Boeing could lose 737 MAX probe status if it violates rules again - Reuters https://t.co/3E4SrS0k5E
A Ryanair flight plummeted more than 2,000ft at high speed in just 17 seconds as it came in to land at Stansted https://t.co/UYd7zz8S74
Boeing and the private investment firm it accused of forcing a new supply contract under false pretenses before raising prices for aircraft parts by more than 300% have agreed to settle their dispute. https://t.co/DNK0qWH8Fm
Feds upset Boeing released info involving ongoing investigations that the NTSB claims included some misleading, inaccurate and new to them details- letter essentially tells Boeing to reign in its PR team https://t.co/N3QAGnmKpH
New Boeing Whistleblower Warns of Potentially 'Devastating Consequences' From Plane Flaws https://t.co/PXJLSilwLk
As Boeing faces multiple whistleblower complaints over safety, the company recently gave special access in a tightly-controlled media tour to its 737 Max production this week. https://t.co/QipKwc5cXl
Boeing showcased enhancements to its quality systems and revealed a new tidbit of information about the Alaska blowout. https://t.co/Ers1T0UvIk
Boeing has revealed that one employee’s failure to fill out paperwork could have led to a door panel blowing out of a plane during a flight which left passengers fearing for their lives https://t.co/MlTksvYkde
NEW: Boeing expects to return production of the 737 MAX to 38 per month "within the next few months" after a January incident slowed output, the company's Renton plant chief said. https://t.co/sD3JIczGGU
Boeing whistleblower fired after highlighting potentially ‘catastrophic’ flaw – lawyers https://t.co/mTnW2O3Ey4 https://t.co/EN7aJxWLdq
Boeing aims to lift MAX quality control at Renton factory https://t.co/MFp8jbWck6
#Boeing is reportedly ramping up quality control efforts at its Renton manufacturing plant to improve the quality of its 737 passenger aircraft, expecting to return to its previous production capacity of 38 per month soon. https://t.co/CF1TapMGcz
Boeing looks set to resume delivering jets in China, after being hit by a regulatory probe. That’s according to @Reuters sources, who say widebody 777 and 787 planes will start getting to customers within days https://t.co/3JPZOTgytZ https://t.co/nKAIBb4DCW
An unnamed executive for Boeing told a media briefing earlier this week that missing paperwork may have caused the freak mid-air accident in January when a door plug flew off a Boeing 737 https://t.co/BeZC8cSj1O
A Boeing 737 Max airliner flown by Ryanair dived at high speed in the final stages of a journey to London Stansted Airport, sparking an official investigation 🔴 Exclusive from @robhastings https://t.co/ruAHvonQhh
🚨 UK air accident experts are investigating why a Boeing 737 Max flown by Ryanair dived 2,000ft after aborting a landing at Stansted The cause of the "serious incident" on 4 December is not yet known My exclusive for @theipaper using @flightradar24 data https://t.co/947EvxyOUT
For the first time since that 737 Max 9 door plug blowout in January, Boeing takes reporters behind the scenes in a controlled tour of its factory as it defends safety procedures. @giobenitez has more. https://t.co/ZVWBH8ILC1
In a tightly choreographed media open house of its Renton, Washington, manufacturing facility, Boeing said it’s facing its safety challenges head-on. https://t.co/2W7wJY9SL5
Mechanic claims he was sacked for raising Boeing concerns https://t.co/ASfWGJFuTF