No word of survivors after Boeing 737 crashes in China, with 132 on board
The crash could become one of China's worst air disasters in more than a decade.
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The crash could become one of China's worst air disasters in more than a decade.
Civil aviation officials say a China Eastern Boeing 737 with 132 people on board crashed in the southern province of Guangxi.
Boeing will now need an inspection from the Federal Aviation Administration before its new 787 Dreamliner's are deemed safe to fly.
Boeing will now need an inspection from the Federal Aviation Administration before its new 787 Dreamliners are deemed safe to fly.
Chicago-based Boeing has agreed to a more than $237 million settlement with shareholders over its 737-Max crashes.
As Afghan refugees seek to travel to safer locations, two Chicago companies are helping them get there.
Boeing said it will follow up and survey all 1,400 employees in the unit.
It's a do-over following a launch 18 months ago that was derailed by software problems.
Boeing's new 777 will likely be delayed due to concerns from the FAA.
The new model is designed to compete against a similar plane from Europe's Airbus.
There were large protests outside Boeing International Headquarters on Saturday, with demonstrators saying the company is profiting off the deaths of Palestinians.
Chicago-based Boeing will pay a $17 million fine and the plane-maker is promising to take steps to fix production problems with its 737 jets.
They said there are new and ongoing issues pointing to problems with Boeing's quality control.
More than 100 new Boeing 737 Max jetliners remain grounded by problems with an electrical issue in some components, and airlines are waiting for Boeing to come up with a plan for repairing the planes.
Boeing in a statement extended sympathy to the loved ones of crash victims and said it would be inappropriate to comment further while it's helping in the crash investigation.
Boeing is telling United States airlines to pull some of their planes from service to inspect a potential electrical problem.
Southwest Airlines said Monday it is expanding its all-Boeing fleet with an order for 100 Max jets instead of buying planes from Europe's Airbus.
The orders could indicate that airlines are starting to feel more optimistic about a rebound in travel, which has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.
On Sunday, United Airlines immediately removed 24 of its Boeing 777 airplanes from service out of an abundance of caution.
Boeing raised cash in January by delivering 26 new planes — including 21 Max jets — to airline customers, but it still suffered canceled orders for the plane with a troubled history.
"Given the current environment, we are not making political contributions at this time."
The Justice Department announced it has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Chicago-based airplane manufacturer, which was charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
It will be a pair of notable flights for the 737 Max, which was grounded from March 2019 through November 2020 after two crashes that killed 346 people.
Boeing said orders for 88 of the planes were canceled in November, pushing the total to 536 for the year.
Brazilian airline GOL will become the first airline in the world to fly passengers on the Boeing 737 Max in almost two years, the airline announced late Monday.
