1 day ago · New York CNN — On Friday, an Alaska Airlines flight carrying 177 people made an emergency landing shortly following takeoff from Portland, Oregon, after part of the wall of a new 737 Max 9 1 day ago · The first major incident for Boeing’s 737 MAX family was the crash of Lion Air Flight 610 on Oct. 29, 2018. The MAX 8 operating that flight plunged into the Java Sea shortly after taking off A production problem with vertical stabilizer fittings will force Boeing to repair some undelivered 737 MAXs and delay an unspecified number of deliveries, the company said April 13. The problem affects two of eight fittings at Station (STA) 1016, a Boeing source familiar with the issue said. Spirit AeroSystems, one of the fitting suppliers Boeing also agreed to pay $2.5 billion, including $1.7 billion in compensation to airlines that had purchased 737 Max planes but could not use them while the plane was grounded for 20 months after A U.S. appeals court on Monday threw out class-action lawsuits accusing Boeing Co and Southwest Airlines Co of covering up a fatal flaw in the design of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane, and ordered Boeing has asked airlines to inspect all of their 737 Max jets for a potential loose bolt in the rudder system after an airline discovered a potential problem with a key system on two aircraft. Boeing has $50 billion worth of orders for the 737 MAX, according to the Wall Street Journal. But the global fleet was grounded last month with the FAA being the last of global airline regulators 3 days ago · The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded 171 of the Boeing 737 Max 9 planes worldwide after a hole blew out of an Alaska Airlines plane Friday night on a flight out of Portland, Oregon. No The case of the Boeing 737 MAX provides valuable lessons for engineers and engineering educators concerning the ethical responsibilities of the profession. Safety is not cheap, but careless engineering design in the name of minimizing costs and adhering to a delivery schedule is a symptom of ethical blight. Boeing has asked airlines to inspect all of their 737 Max jets for a potential loose bolt in the rudder system after an airline discovered a potential problem with a key part on two aircraft. uzXZvr.