Boeing drops automation system used to build 777 jets

Boeing Co has abandoned a key automation system used to make fuselage sections for its 777 jetliners amid reports of reliability issues, and will instead partially switch back to mechanics, the planemaker said on Thursday......»»

Boeing (BA) will conduct designing, developing, integrating and testing of the Infrared Search and Track System (IRST) Block II, Phase II engineering change The Boeing Company BA recently secured a contract to support the F/.....»»

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Speaking on the eve of the Paris airshow, Boeing CEO, Dennis Muilenburg, admitted to reporters that the company made a "mistake" in handling a problematic cockpit warning system in its 737 Max jets before two crashes of the top-.....»»

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg acknowledged, for the first time, that an automated flight system on the company's popular 737 jets played a role in two crashes that killed 346 people......»»

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg acknowledged, for the first time, that an automated flight system on the company's popular 737 jets played a role in two crashes that killed 346 people......»»

Ethiopia Airlines' doomed 737 MAX jet hit excessive speed and was forced downwards by a wrongly-triggered automation system as pilots wrestled to regain control, a preliminary report into the crash that has shaken the aviation world showed on Thursday......»»

Shares of Boeing fell in after-hours trading Wednesday on news that the FBI has reportedly joined in a criminal investigation of the certification process for the company’s 737 Max jets, two of which have crashed since October killing 346 people......»»

The U.S. Department of Transport said the FAA had not done enough to “h.....»»

Boeing Co's safety analysis of a new flight control system on 737 MAX jets had several crucial flaws, the Seattle Times reported on Sunday......»»

The Boeing Co. said Thursday it has stopped deliveries of its 737 MAX amid the global grounding of the aircraft, but that it continues to build the family of 737 jets at the rate of 52 per month.  “Boeing has paused delivery of 737 MAX airplanes d.....»»

Boeing is working with Australia to build an autonomous fighter jet designed to act as "wingman" to crewed jets, potentially changing aerial combat fore.....»»

Boeing and NASA are working together in order to build the Space Launch System (SLS). The rocket is believed to be capable of transporting humans and cargo into deep spac.....»»

Boeing said Kittyhawk's technology will help build a traffic management system to let unmanned aircraft systems and piloted aircraft safely fly in the same airspace......»»

Boeing Co has received a $3.9 billion contract to build two 747-8 aircraft for use as Air Force One by the U.S. president, due to be delivered by December 2024 and painted red, white and blue, officials said on Tuesday......»»

Boeing secured a $3.9 billion deal to build the new jets that will fly as Air Force One, with only one wrinkle yet to be resolved: their color......»»

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg says manufacturing automation used to build wings and fuselages for the 777X in Everett has been applied to the older 777 line and may help build the New Mid-market Airplane if Boeing goes ahead with the aircraft......»»

Boeing secured a Pentagon contract worth up to $2.4 billion to provide helicopters for protecting nuclear-missile bases. The aerospace giant is awaiting the outcome of a larger deal to build Air Force trainer jets......»»

Boeing secured a Pentagon contract worth up to $2.4 billion to provide helicopters for protecting nuclear-missile bases. The aerospace giant is awaiting the outcome of a larger deal to build Air Force trainer jets......»»