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The review into passenger data protections is the first of many the Department of Transportation plans to periodically conduct.
Meghna Maharishi | 1 week ago
In his first public comments since the merger was announced, Alaska CEO Ben Minicucci expressed confidence that the deal would pass regulatory hurdles.
Meghna Maharishi | 2 weeks ago
It’s unclear if this investigation is a new inquiry or if it’s related to a $2.5 billion settlement Boeing reached with the DOJ in 2021.
Meghna Maharishi | 3 weeks ago
The NTSB chair told a Senate committee that Boeing had not yet provided records on its documentation regarding the opening and closing of the door plug on Alaska’s Max 9 and the names of certain workers.
After a string of quality lapses and production snarls, Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems are considering a possible reunion that they believe would “strengthen aviation safety” and “improve quality.”
Meghna Maharishi | 4 weeks ago
After a string of problems with its beleaguered 737 Max line, Boeing has to come up with a plan to improve safety culture and quality control.
The long-awaited expert report found that the U.S. plane maker's safety culture has numerous issues.
Meghna Maharishi | 1 month ago
Alaska’s flight attendants were the latest to vote in favor of authorizing a strike to vote, a sign that tensions between flight attendants and airline management continue to rise.
Today's podcast looks at Boeing’s bolt-less door plugs, Frontier’s path to more profitability, and Chinese travelers cooling on Europe.
Rashaad Jorden | 2 months ago
A preliminary report from the NTSB found that the bolts meant to keep the door plug intact seemed to be missing before it blew off an Alaska Airlines jet.
Meghna Maharishi | 2 months ago