U.S. probed FAA"s Boeing 737 Max software approval last year: Bloomberg

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Boeing Co said late on Tuesday it will make two new software updates to the 737 MAX's flight control computer as it works to win regulatory approval to resume flights after the jet was grounded following two fatal crashes in five months......»»

Ethiopian crash investigators have tentatively concluded that the crash of a Boeing Co 737 MAX last year was caused by the plane's design, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing a draft report being circulated to participants in the probe......»»

Boeing Co. has entered a $13 billion, two-year loan credit agreement, according to a company filing late Friday. The syndicate includes Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, and Wells Fargo. Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that the jet mak.....»»

United Airlines Holdings Inc does not expect to fly the Boeing 737 MAX this summer, President Scott Kirby said on Wednesday, following news from Boeing Co that it does not expect to win approval for the MAX to fly again until mid-year......»»

Boeing's decision to advise customers its grounded 737 MAX jet was unlikely to secure flight approval until mid-year was not due to any new technical issues, a senior marketing executive said on Wednesday......»»

Air Canada said on Wednesday it has removed Boeing's 737 MAX from its flight schedule until June 30, 2020, a day after the U.S. planemaker warned the grounded jet would not win regulatory approval until mid-year......»»

Boeing Co said on Tuesday it does not expect to win approval for the return of the 737 MAX to service until mid-year due to further potential developments in the certification process and regulatory scrutiny on its flight control system......»»

Boeing Co acknowledged on Thursday it will not win approval this year from the Federal Aviation Administration to return the 737 MAX to service after the company's chief executive met with senior officials in Washington......»»

Boeing Co. jumped after providing more detail on how the 737 Max will return to the skies -- even as the company backed away from earlier assurances that the grounded jet would win full regulatory approval by year-end......»»

U.S. and European regulators have asked Boeing Co to revise documentation on its proposed 737 MAX software fix, the planemaker confirmed Wednesday, a development that further complicates its efforts to return the jet to service by year-end......»»

Regulators have asked Boeing Co to fill in gaps in the documentation on its proposed 737 MAX software fix, industry sources told Reuters, raising new questions over the planemaker's hopes to return the jet to U.S. service by year-end......»»

Indonesia has faulted poor design of the Boeing 737 Max and lack of regulatory oversight from the Federal Aviation Authority, along with improperly trained crew members, for the fatal crash of a Lion Air flight last year......»»

Indonesia has faulted poor design of the Boeing 737 Max and lack of regulatory oversight from the Federal Aviation Authority, along with improperly trained crew members, for the fatal crash of a Lion Air flight last year......»»

Boeing Co said on Wednesday it still expects U.S. regulatory approval for its grounded 737 MAX in the fourth quarter, sending its shares higher despite a slump in quarterly profit......»»

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration plans to test next month how pilots with around one year of experience flying Boeing 737 jets handle new software on the MAX model, four sources with knowledge of the matter said......»»

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REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson The head of Boeing's 737 program is retiring, according to a report from Bloomberg published on Thursday. Eric Lindblad, a 34-year Boeing veteran, has been i.....»»

The software at the heart of the Boeing 737 MAX crisis was developed at a time when the company was laying off experienced engineers and replacing them with temporary workers making as little as $9 per hour, according to Bloomberg......»»

Fresh off a new software issue expected to lengthen the grounding of the Boeing Co.’s 737 MAX, one investment firm now believes the company will stay below its previous 737 output expectations for more than another year.  In a research note pro.....»»