The plea deal, which still must receive the approval of a federal judge to take effect, calls for Boeing to pay an additional $243.6 million fine. That was the same amount it paid under the 2021 settlement that the Justice Department said the company breached.
A Boeing 737 plane skidded off a runway in Senegal on Thursday. According to preliminary reports, at least 10 people were injured.
Joshua Dean, 45, who was popular for his physical appearance and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, fell ill around two weeks ago. According to the report, his health condition plunged into serious, which led to his sudden death.
Calhoun's has been under pressure ever since the January 5 incident, when a door plug ripped off an Alaska Airlines flight about 16,000 feet above the ground.
A preliminary notice from the Federal Aviation Administration filed on Monday indicated that none of the 184 passengers or six crew members onboard were injured.
The order is the first major one for Boeing's 737 MAX jetliner programme since a recent incident involving a mid-air cabin panel blowout.
According to a Japan ANA spokesperson, flight 1182 was en route to Toyama airport but headed back to the Sapporo-New Chitose airport after the crack was found on the outermost of four layers of windows surrounding the cockpit.
Boeing had advised a one-time inspection of all Boeing 737 Max aircraft before January 10, following information received about a missing nut and washer in the Aft Rudder Quadrant of one of these planes.
A source familiar with the matter said United has so far found closer to 10 airplanes with loose bolts during its preliminary checks, up from an initial five first reported by industry publication The Air Current, and the figure may increase.
The inspection was initiated on January 6 after Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft's mid-cabin door plug detached mid-flight on January 5, causing rapid decompression.
In wake of Alaska Airlines incident when plane's outer part including the window fell off in mid-air scare, the DGCA has sent notices to domestic airlines in India to conduct emergency inspection of their planes.
The aircraft maker said it has informed the FAA and will continue to keep the regulator aware of the progress. Queries sent to SpiceJet and Air India Express remained unanswered while Akasa Air said that the issue has not impacted both its operating fleet and the aircraft deliveries so far.
The airline had received the ceremonial keys for the aircraft in Seattle, the US, on June 15, Akasa Air said in a statement.
The DGCA's move comes after a 737-800 plane operated by China airline crashed in mountains in southern China killing 132 people on board last month.
The Boeing 737-800 was cruising at 29,000 feet (8,800 meters) when it suddenly nose-dived into a remote mountainous area on Monday, setting off a fire in the surrounding forest that could be seen in NASA satellite images.
SpiceJet currently has 13 Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts and 205 more aircrafts have been ordered, the delivery of which will start in December.
Indian aviation regulator DGCA on Thursday rescinded the ban imposed on Boeing 737 Max for commercial flight operations.
After nearly two years and a pair of deadly crashes, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing’s 737 Max for flight.
The certification flights, which are expected to take approximately three days, will include a wide array of flight maneuvers and emergency procedures to assess whether the changes meet FAA certification standards.
According to Bloomberg reports, the B777 will be Boeing’s most expensive aircraft, priced at $442.2 million before discounts. The plane features stunning composite wings, the longest Boeing has ever built, with a span of 235 feet 5 inches (71.75 meters) when fully extended.
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