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Top Boeing exec says a strike by 33,000 assembly workers "jeopardizes our recovery in a significant way."
A pilot on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 is opening up for the first time about the terrifying moments when a door panel blew out of the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft in mid-flight in January.
An Alaska Airlines pilot recalls the emotional moment she checked in on crew members and passengers after a door panel blew out mid-flight in January.
Aerospace executive Robert K. "Kelly" Ortberg started as Boeing's CEO Thursday, a day after a set of National Transportation Safety Board hearings over the Alaska Airlines mid-air door panel blowout and other safety concerns. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more.
Almost 4,000 pages of testimony and information were released as part of the National Transportation Safety Board's two-day hearing on the Boeing 737 Max midflight door panel blowout that occurred in January. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more.
Top Boeing officials faced tough questions from the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday over a mid-air door panel blowout on one of its planes earlier this year. The incident raised new questions about the company's aircraft safety. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has the latest.
Aerospace company Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge in a deal with the Justice Department. The charge stems from a pair of crashes involving 737 Max jetliners. If approved, the deal would call on Boeing to pay a $243.6 million fine and invest almost half a billion dollars in safety programs. Zach Wichter, a consumer travel reporter with USA Today, joins CBS News to discuss what we know about the deal.
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 aviation behemoth built a reputation as the gold standard, but has been under scrutiny from regulators and the public alike after deadly crashes of its 737 Max, and another incident involving a door panel blowing out mid-flight.
The Justice Department has presented Boeing with a plea deal in which the company would plead guilty to a conspiracy charge, pay a fine and enter a three-year probation period.
The close-up look at the Boeing facility aimed to show changes the company said are being made after a door panel blew out mid-flight earlier this year.
Prosecutors have recommended the Justice Department should criminally prosecute Boeing for allegedly violating a deferred prosecution agreement from 2021.
Tuesday, Boeing's outgoing president and CEO David Calhoun answered questions on Capitol Hill about the aerospace company's commitment to safety. The hearing follows three whistleblower allegations claiming Boeing did not address known issues and retaliated against the employees who raised them. Sharon Terlep, aerospace reporter for The Wall Street Journal, joins CBS News to discuss.
Boeing CEO David Calhoun tells a Senate hearing his company's culture is "far from perfect" amid new whistleblower allegations.
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun testified Tuesday before a Senate investigations subcommittee that grilled him on safety concerns following recent mishaps with some of the company's fleet. Calhoun was asked about Boeing's culture of secrecy as a new whistleblower report claims some parts used to build the 737 Max did not meet standards.
CBS News has learned that the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a Southwest flight in April that plunged off the coast of Hawaii, coming within several hundred feet of the ocean.
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday the agency is holding Boeing accountable to address safety issues. FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said Boeing developed a new safety proposal in the wake of a door plug blowing out of an Alaska Airlines flight in January. Niraj Chokshi, a transportation reporter with the New York Times, joins CBS News with more details.
FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker gave an update Wednesday on the agency's work with Boeing to hold them accountable for safety concerns with some of its fleet. Whitaker said Boeing provided a roadmap for its planned improvements and met with the agency on future implementations.
Former Spirit AeroSystems worker Santiago Paredes was responsible for checking 737 Max fuselages before they were shipped to Boeing.
The family members of victims of two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes met with Justice Department officials Wednesday. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave explains what the families are hoping to achieve.
In a congressional hearing Wednesday, lawmakers examined Boeing's safety culture following a door panel blowout on a 737 Max jet. In another hearing on the same day, a whistleblower claimed a different model -- the Dreamliner -- is unsafe to fly. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports.
A whistleblower who came forward after a Boeing 737 Max Jet lost a door panel in the air is raising new questions over the company’s safety measures. Sources tell CBS News that federal regulators are now looking into his claims over a different Boeing jet, which the company denies.
Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois, is calling on the Federal Aviation Administration to review Boeing's pilot disclosure history of features in the Boeing 737 Max. Andrew Tangel, an aviation reporter for the Wall Street Journal, breaks down what a Boeing probe could look like.
Sen. Duckworth is urging the FAA to look into why pilots were unaware the Boeing 737 Max's cockpit door was designed to automatically open during a rapid depressurization.
Boeing announced Monday that its CEO, Dave Calhoun, will step down at the end of the year. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave explains what the news means for the aviation giant.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows "Hamas will disarm," easy way or the hard way, as Israel's military says a Gaza ceasefire is in effect.
The blast occurred at Accurate Energetic Systems, according to the Hickman County Sheriff's Office.
The government shutdown entered its 10th day Friday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan. Follow live updates.
Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice joined CBS News' Norah O'Donnell for a discussion of the Israel-Hamas deal as the ceasefire begins in Gaza.
First Lady Melania Trump said there were plans to reunite more Ukrainian children with their families soon.
Travelers within the U.S. could experience flight delays as weather problems, air traffic controller shortages persist.
The move is a sign of increasingly close ties between the U.S. and Qatar.
President Trump is vowing to retaliate if China enforces stricter curbs on exports of materials used in electronics, defense weapons and high-tech products.
The disaster killed 15,900 people, with 2,520 people still listed as missing as of the end of February, according to the National Police Agency.