12 points by donnachangstein 12 days ago | 23 comments
Boeing blamed for whistleblower's death in new lawsuit(seattletimes.com) The family of John “Mitch” Barnett, a Boeing whistleblower whose death last year brought fresh attention to the company’s persistent struggles with quality, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Charleston, S.C., blaming the aerospace company for Barnett’s suicide.
5 points by likeabatterycar 68 days ago | 1 comments
Boeing to log $1.7B in defense program losses in fourth quarter(breakingdefense.com) Boeing expects to log a $1.7 billion loss across several defense programs when it announces its fourth quarter 2024 results next Tuesday, the company said, meaning the company will have incurred almost $5 billion in losses on defense programs for the full year.
Boeing plea deal over fatal 737 MAX crashes rejected by judge(bloomberg.com) A federal judge rejected Boeing Co.’s plea deal that sought to let the planemaker avoid criminal prosecution over to two fatal 737 Max crashes, in a surprise twist that threatens to prolong the company’s recovery from past scandals.
128 points by impish9208 118 days ago | 134 comments
Swiftair Boeing 737-400 crashes short of runway Vilnius Airport(aviation24.be) Aviation24.be is following reports of a crashed Swiftair Boeing 737-400 (registered EC-MFE). The aircraft, operating for DHL, departed Leipzig Airport, Germany but crashed in a residential area short of the runway at Vilnius, Lithuania around 3:30 UTC.