NASA and Boeing have avoided the terms “stuck” and “stranded,” but either way, two astronauts are still in space long after they planned to be. Sunita “Suni” Williams, the mission’s pilot, and Barry “Butch” Wilmore, the mission’s commander, left for the International Space Station in Starliner on June 5. The …
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Travelers typically unbothered at the prospect of flying now have reason to dread a trip by plane: since the beginning of the year, a string of alarming incidents that involve Boeing‘s 737 Max models have shaken the public’s faith in the the company’s aircraft. Questions about the quality of parts …
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Following the deaths of 346 victims of the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines accidents, prosecutors criminally charged Boeing with defrauding safety officials by circumventing proper federal oversight of its aircraft design. Boeing paid $2.5 billionto defer prosecution for three years, after which the charges would usually be dropped — but …
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