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Alaska Air Boeing 737 Max Door Blow Out In Flight

Considering the previous and now current issue with the Boeing 737 Max. Would you fly on one?

  • Not if my life depended on it

    Votes: 19 21.3%

  • If it is the only choice, then yes

    Votes: 12 13.5%

  • I will rather book another airline that does not fly them if available

    Votes: 35 39.3%

  • I have no issue flying on a Boeing 737 Max

    Votes: 23 25.8%
  • Total voters
    89
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Engineering A Coup: Inside the Unprecedented Boeing CEO Ouster Demanded By U.S. Airline Bosses - View from the Wing​

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The federal government holds the most sway over Boeing as both its largest customer and its regulator.

Second is Boeing’s airline customers. And, as Jon Ostrower reports, that’s who forced out Boeing’s Chairman, CEO, and head of commercial airplanes.
  • The CEOs of United, Southwest, American and Alaska all sought a meeting with Boeing’s board without its CEO.
  • This plan was hatched at March 7th meeting of their lobby shop Airlines for America.
  • And it was leaked to the Wall Street Journal.
They wanted to talk to Boeing’s board without the filter of Boeing’s CEO. That was a no confidence vote of the CEO. United’s Scott Kirby had already spoken publicly about wanting to see leadership changes at Boeing.

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Engineering A Coup: Inside the Unprecedented Boeing CEO Ouster Demanded By U.S. Airline Bosses - View from the Wing

The CEOs of United, Southwest, American and Alaska all sought a meeting with Boeing's board without its CEO. This plan was hatched at March 7th meeting of their lobby shop Airlines for America. And it was leaked to the Wall Street Journal.
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The door blowout was an expensive oops, with multiple direct consequences:
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Boeing pays Alaska Air more than $160m after blowout

The sum to the airline for losses since January reflects the ongoing fallout to Boeing from the crisis.
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Alaska said the money would address profits lost in the first three months of the year and it expected further payouts in the months ahead.

Regulators temporarily grounded nearly 200 Boeing 737 Max 9's after a door plug fell from an Alaska Air plane shortly after take-off.
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Thousands of flights were cancelled.

Airlines are now contending with delivery delays as Boeing slows production of new planes to try to resolve manufacturing and safety concerns.
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In January, Alaska warned of a roughly $150m hit. "Although we did experience some book away following the accident and 737-9 MAX grounding, February and March both finished above our original pre-grounding expectations," the airline said.

Boeing did not comment but warned earlier this year that it expected to spend at least $4bn (£3.16bn)more than expected in the first three months of the year.
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Bill Clitnon said:
Wonder if this wasn't a maintenance issue - cowling latch(es) perhaps not closed properly. Either way the bad news just doesn't seem to stop for Boeing.
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In the normal scheme of things, most of us would be prepared to accept that as the most probable reason. But as things stand now, Boeing is going to have another hard time regardless of what is found to be the cause.
 
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Is Boeing CRIMINAL?! - Mentour Now!​

In March this year, Boeing went through what analysts are calling the biggest single management change in its entire history. This came after a devastating safety audit, that raised even more questions about the company’s safety culture.

But on top of that, now the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI have now gotten involved, adding another chapter to this troubling story – and with it, they add a troubling question: could Boeing, and some of its employees and management, ACTUALLY face criminal charges?

Stay tuned.

 
Ivan Leon said:

Is Boeing CRIMINAL?! - Mentour Now!​

In March this year, Boeing went through what analysts are calling the biggest single management change in its entire history. This came after a devastating safety audit, that raised even more questions about the company’s safety culture.

But on top of that, now the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI have now gotten involved, adding another chapter to this troubling story – and with it, they add a troubling question: could Boeing, and some of its employees and management, ACTUALLY face criminal charges?

Stay tuned.
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Betteridge's law of headlines - Wikipedia

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"Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."
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FAA issues groundstop for all Alaska Airlines flights - NBC News​

Alaska Airlines said in a statement that it had an issue with the system that calculates the weight and balance of its jets.

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Alaska Airlines grounded its entire U.S. fleet Wednesday morning after experiencing problems with a computer system upgrade.

The Seattle-based carrier said in a statement that an issue arose “while performing an upgrade to the system that calculates our weight and balance.”

The Federal Aviation Administration approved a ground stop for all Alaska and Horizon flights starting at approximately 10:50 a.m. ET.

“We’re working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible,” the airline said in a statement. “We apologize for the inconvenience and encourage guests to check the status of their flights on alaskaair.com or the Alaska App prior to heading to the airport.”

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FAA issues groundstop for all Alaska Airlines flights

Alaska Airlines said in a statement that it had an issue with the system that calculates the weight and balance of its jets.
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