Boeing spacecraft to return to Earth without crew
Starliner is set to head back to Earth Friday night, minus a few astronauts because NASA doesn't believe the spacecraft is safe enough.
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Starliner is set to head back to Earth Friday night, minus a few astronauts because NASA doesn't believe the spacecraft is safe enough.
The Starliner's two-person crew now will stay in space until next February and return to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
The Justice Department and Boeing say the aerospace giant will plead guilty to criminal fraud involving two crashes of 737 Max jetliners that killed 346 people.
The NTSB said a Boeing executive disclosed non-public information from an investigation into the January incident.
Nearly a month after a frustrating launch scrub, the Starliner and its two-person crew were initially cleared for a second attempt to reach orbit.
Joshua Dean was a quality inspector at Spirit AeroSystems, which builds the bulk of the 737 Max for Boeing, and recently died from a fast-spreading infection.
Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour tells lawmakers that employees who raise concerns about safety issues at the company are "threatened."
Boeing engineer alleges that assembly issues with Boeing's 787 Dreamliner raises safety concerns.
A Southwest Airlines flight returned to Denver International Airport on Sunday after an engine cowling fell off the Boeing plane during takeoff.
United Airlines wants pilots to volunteer for unpaid leave, citing delays in receiving planes from Boeing.
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will leave at the end of 2024. His announced departure comes after production problems at Boeing.
This comes in response to a series of concerning incidents involving United aircraft over the last month.
A letter sent by a victim specialist in the Seattle Division of the FBI to those flying on Alaska Airline Flight No. 1282 was obtained by CBS News.
Splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico closed out a 199-day mission spanning 3,184 orbits and 84.4 million miles.
The Justice Department is investigating whether Boeing violated the terms of a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement over the 737 Max crashes.
The lawsuit seeking $1 billion in damages was filed on behalf of three passengers on board the Alaska Airlines plane that made an emergency landing after a door plug blew out mid-flight.
The four Crew 8 fliers will make another attempt to get off the ground Sunday.
Alaska Airlines Flight 1146 from Seattle to San Diego on Friday marked the 737 Max 9's return to service following a mid-air blowout.
The lawsuit quotes Boeing CEO David Calhoun, who admitted to employees in a meeting Tuesday that the company is "acknowledging our mistake" in the wake of the incident.
"At the very least, installers missed something," former NTSB member John Goglia said after the door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jet. "It calls into question the process."
The NTSB described a chaotic scene in the Boeing 737 Max 9's cockpit after the blowout, which forced the plane to return to Portland, Oregon minutes after takeoff.
In a Fort Worth courtroom today, the Boeing company pleaded not guilty in a criminal case stemming from two deadly crashes involving the 737 MAX jet.
On Thursday, the Boeing company will be formally arraigned in a criminal case stemming from two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max jet.
The arraignment stems from two deadly crashed involving Boeing 737 jets.
The ruling by a judge in Texas came after relatives of some of the victims said the government violated their rights by reaching a settlement with Boeing.
