Business
Transportation secretary grilled on safety after 737 crashes
Elaine Chao testified on Capitol Hill: “The FAA itself acknowledges that they need to improve.”
Northwest
Good luck finding a place to park at Sea-Tac
Spring break and long weekends turn the airport’s parking garage status from “full” to “challenging.”
Business
Boeing shareholder files class-action lawsuit over 737 MAX
He said he bought 300 Boeing shares in March and sold them weeks later, losing more than $14,000.
Business
In a broadside against Airbus, US pursues aircraft tariffs
The move follows separate WTO findings that both Boeing and Airbus are subsidized.
Business
Boeing’s deliveries of popular jet tumble after grounding
The company delivered 149 planes in the first quarter, compaired to 184 last year.
Business
More Indonesians join cases against Boeing after CEO apology
Family members of crash victims said CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s comment helps their cases.
Nation-World
Bush Foundation wants retired Air Force One plane in museum
The Air Force is reviewing the request. Two planes are to be retired in 2025. Both are Boeing…
Local News
They could stand the noise if Growlers stuck to flight path
Some folks might not understand the identified flight tracks, according to the Navy.
Business
Will Paine Field flights impact Arlington airport?
Arlington Municipal’s manager calls Paine Field passenger service a “wonderful addition to the county.”
Business
Boeing to cut production rate of 737s in Renton by 19%
The move will “accommodate the pause in MAX deliveries” caused by the model’s grounding after two crashes.
Nation-World
Ralph Nader: Boeing 737 Max ‘should never fly again’
The noted consumer rights advocate lost a niece in the Ethiopian Airlines crash last month.
Nation-World
Ethiopian crew followed Boeing 737 procedures, officials say
A preliminary report raises questions about assertions by Boeing that pilots could regain control.
Business
Boeing races ahead with 737 output, parking some in Everett
Although the MAX is grounded, the company’s Renton plant continues to build more than 50 a month.
Business
Boeing faces renewed scrutiny during Ethiopa crash probe
Ethiopian authorities have presented a starkly different picture than Boeing executives and the FAA.
Business
‘We own it’: Boeing CEO apologizes, acknowledges company’s role
In a letter and video about two recent 737 crashes, Dennis Muilenburg pledged to “re-earn” public trust.
Nation-World
737 pilots apparently followed Boeing’s emergency directions
It would suggest vital information that was in pilot manuals nearly 40 years ago is no longer there.
Business
Faulty 737 sensor from Lion Air crash linked to Florida shop
Documents show the repair station XTRA Aerospace Inc. in Miramar, Florida, had worked on the sensor.
Business
More delays for Boeing’s new space capsule for astronauts
SpaceX flew its new Dragon capsule to the International Space Station last month.
Local News
Everett and Boeing agree on a new way to measure traffic
Data will be used to propose a new system for determining whether and when the company should pay.