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FAA could clear Boeing 737 MAX to fly again within weeks
Airlines would still need weeks to get their planes ready and their pilots trained.
Business
How Boeing 737 Max’s grounding hits airlines and passengers
Canceled flights and swapped planes are disrupting summer travel plans.
Business
American Airlines: $350M impact from 737 Max 8 grounding
The company operates 24 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in its fleet.
Business
Boeing, in crisis, holds annual shareholders meeting Monday
One proposal up for a vote would require that different people serve as CEO and chairman.
Business
Pentagon watchdog clears acting chief Shanahan of wrongdoing
The acting Defense Secretary had faced allegations of favoring his former employer, Boeing Co.
Business
Southwest CEO ‘not happy’ about Max crisis but backs Boeing
The airline denies having any interest in buying planes from rival planemaker, Airbus.
Business
Paine Field lands a 3rd airline, but this one flies Cessnas
San Juan Airlines begins scheduled passenger service from Everett to Friday Harbor on May 1.
Business
Boeing earnings down 10% as 737 MAX uncertainty continues
“There was no surprise or gap or unknown here,” CEO Dennis Muilenburg said of the airplane’s design.
Northwest
Air Force bombers making temporary return to Grant County
Four B-52 bombers will be arriving in Moses Lake for a week of training exercises from May 14-16.
Business
Boeing 1Q report will reveal financial impact of MAX crisis
The company on Wednesday will announce quarterly results that could foreshadow a very tough year.
Business
New York Times: Shoddy work at Boeing’s South Carolina plant
Faulty parts were installed in some 787s, and metal shavings were often left inside the jets.
Business
Why the Boeing 737 MAX software fix is taking so long
An update turned out to be more complicated than Boeing anticipated, both politically and technically.
Business
EU threatens to tax $20 billion of US goods over Boeing aid
The U.S., meanwhile, was preparing tariffs on EU goods to offset EU subsidies for Airbus.
Nation-World
Panel: Pilots don’t need new simulator training for 737 MAX
Meanwhile, two groups are urging Boeing to appointment an independent chairman of the board.
Northwest
Air Force evacuates 13 planes to Spokane to avoid storm
Fairchild Air Force Base can house displaced McConnell personnel and provide aircraft maintenance.
Business
Trump says Boeing should re-brand the grounded 737 MAX
The president also tweeted that Boeing should “add some additional great features.”
Business
Giant Stratolaunch aircraft lifts off from California
The company, founded by the late Paul G. Allen, will use the jet for air-launching small satellites.
Business
Southwest doesn’t plan to use Boeing Max jets until August
Without a quick fix to the flight-control system, other airlines are also likely to follow.
Business
Reports: Chinese carrier asking Boeing for compensation
China Eastern Airlines has “lodged claims” with Boeing over the grounding of the 737 MAX.