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Boeing factory workers to rally in Seattle as strike enters second month
Boeing factory workers will hold a large rally in Seattle to demand a better wage deal, plunging the troubled planemaker further into financial crisis.
9-1-1 SOS
5 Dead After Plane Crash On Catalina Island
Five people were killed in a plane crash on Catalina Island, California, this week.
Airbus A350
Georgia: 2 Delta Airlines Planes Collide On Tarmac At Airport
Two Delta Airlines planes have collided on the tarmac at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia.
Airbus A330
Delta Flight Struck By Lightning, Flight Diverted Back To Boston
A Delta flight departing from Boston was hit by lightning over the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday evening, causing the plane to divert its destination from Rome back to Boston Logan International Airport.
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 cleared to return to space, FAA says
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has been cleared to return to space by the U.S. aviation regulator after it was grounded by a rare mid-flight failure.
$2.5 billion
US to criminally charge Boeing, seek guilty plea, sources say
The Justice Department will criminally charge Boeing with fraud over two fatal crashes and ask the planemaker to plead guilty or face a trial
Airbus
FAA: Airbus And Boeing May Have Used ‘Counterfeit’ Titanium In Planes
Based on data from a supplier, the two largest commercial airline manufacturers, Boeing and Airbus, may have used titanium delivered with forged documentation. This has prompted an inquiry by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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U.S. FAA Launches Investigation Into Boeing 787 Inspections
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it has launched an inquiry into the Boeing 787 Dreamliner after the aircraft manufacturer claimed that certain workers engaged in “misconduct” by falsely claiming that certain testing had been completed.
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Footage Captures Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Engine Rupturing During Takeoff
Southwest Airlines Flight 3695, headed to William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, had to make an urgent return to Denver International Airport due to a detachable metal sheet covering one of the Boeing 737-800’s engines shearing off after takeoff.
737 MAX
FAA Gives Boeing 90 Days To Develop New Plan For Better Aircraft Safety
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is giving Boeing 90 days to come up with a plan to meet new safety standards for building planes after a panel blew off a brand-new Boeing 737 Max jetliner last month, in addition to a string of other reports regarding faulty Boeing planes.