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#441 Post by boing » Wed Jul 01, 2020 7:36 pm

And Boeing continues to pour money down a rat-hole.

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#442 Post by PHXPhlyer » Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:27 pm

Don't expect to fly on a Boeing 737 Max anytime soon

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/business ... index.html

Don't expect to fly on a Boeing 737 Max anytime soon
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business


How the pandemic is changing the way we fly
New York (CNN Business)More than 15 months after its best-selling plane was grounded, Boeing is finally close to getting approval to fly passengers on the 737 Max again.

But don't expect to see any of those passengers on board until late this year, at best.
The plane was grounded in March 2019 after two fatal crashes that killed 346 people. Boeing has been working on fixing the automatic safety feature that malfunctioned and forced the nose of both planes down, causing the crashes. But Boeing has missed deadline after deadline to win regulatory approval along the way. Its most recent target -- approval by the middle of this year -- is now here. So are the test flights that are one of the final steps needed for clearance.
With that history of missed deadlines, neither the Federal Aviation Administration nor Boeing will say when the plane will be approved to fly passengers again. The airlines have indicated they aren't planning on flying the plane until late this year, at the earliest.
Experts say that's a relatively safe bet. "It'll take several months, easily, to deal with the training and fixes," said Richard Aboulafia, aerospace analyst with the Teal Group. "The Covid-19 situation will hobble the process a little bit. A couple of days before Thanksgiving is my bet for when it flies."
A long approval process
Pilots from the FAA started test flights with the plane last week and are continuing those tests this week. Once the agency is satisfied, it could give relatively quick clearance for the plane. But that's only the start, not the end.
Boeing will then need to get approval from other aviation regulators around the globe -- a crucial step, since most of the 387 planes that have already been delivered are in the hands of overseas carriers.
Next Boeing will need to start making repairs on those grounded planes, as well as the more than 400 planes it has built during the grounding which have yet to be delivered.
And it's not just the safety features that need to be repaired. During this process, problems with the Max's wiring system were also discovered. Boeing will need to fix that, too.
"Boeing has already begun modifying [the wiring of] airplanes that have not yet been delivered and is coordinating modification efforts with the airlines," the company said. "New airplanes being built will include this update as well."
Pilots will need to spend significant amounts of time in simulators and training, as they must know how to respond if the safety system is triggered. The investigations have raised questions about whether the pilots had enough training when they moved from an earlier version of the 737 to the Max.
A perilous time for aviation
The biggest change in circumstance is that the Covid-19 pandemic, and the resulting collapse of demand for air travel has grounded many of the planes around the globe, including a large percentage of the earlier versions of the 737 jets.
Huge losses have prompted many airlines to cancel orders for jets to save costs. Boeing has reported 313 canceled orders for the Max, and that doesn't include orders for 92 of the planes announced recently by Norwegian Air Shuttle.
Boeing kept building the 737 Max after the grounding, even though it wasn't able to deliver it. But as the approval process stretched on, it couldn't afford to keep doing that because most of the money it gets for the jets comes at the time of delivery. After pausing production in January just before the Covid-19 outbreak started causing widespread problems for airlines, Boeing is again building the 737 Max, albeit at a slower pace.
The canceled orders and the coronavirus pandemic, from which air travel could take years to recover, have caused the company to cut back its production schedule for all of its jets. It is in the process of cutting 10% of its staff, 16,000 jobs, in response to the slowdown.
Demand for the plane isn't as great as when airlines were filling most of their seats with paying passengers as recently as the end of last year.

"We have too many airplanes right now," said Southwest CEO Gary Kelly at the company's shareholder meeting last month talking about the outlook for a return to service for the Max. Southwest flies nothing but 737 jets.
Southwest (LUV) hasn't canceled any of the orders it has for 280 of the jets, though it has pushed back the orders for planes that had been scheduled for delivery by 2021. It had 34 of the planes in its fleet at the time of the grounding, the most of any airline.
But Kelly said he would like to see the 737 Max planes it owns in service carrying passengers sooner rather than later, along with those that Boeing has already built for it but has yet to deliver.
"The Max airplane is superior to the ...[version of the] 737 that we're currently operating. It burns less fuel. It's an excellent airplane. And certainly in this environment, we would love to retire some of our older aircraft, avoid some expensive maintenance and a substitute with the newer airplanes."
Getting approval for the jet to fly passengers again is important to both Boeing and its airline customers. But in the time of the pandemic and the worst crisis in memory for the global aviation industry, it's just not as important as it seemed at the start of this year.
-- CNN's Gregory Wallace contributed to this report

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#443 Post by PHXPhlyer » Wed Jul 22, 2020 4:52 pm

Boeing 737 MAX Likely to Remain Grounded Through to 2021

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Boeing 737 MAX Likely to Remain Grounded Through to 2021
Boeing’s currently grounded 737 MAX isn’t likely to be put back into widespread use until at least early next year amid additional FAA delays in re-certifying the jets.
M. COREY GOLDMANUPDATED:JUL 22, 2020 9:38 AM EDTORIGINAL:JUL 22, 2020
Boeing’s (BA) - Get Report currently grounded 737 MAX isn’t likely to be put back into widespread use among airline carriers until at least early next year amid additional delays in re-certifying the jets for commercial use.

The Wall Street Journal reported the 737 MAX, which has been grounded since March 2019 following two separate crashes that killed 346 passengers, isn’t likely to get the nod from Federal Aviation Administration officials until late October or early November at the earliest, and likely closer to the end of December or early January.

Citing U.S. government and industry officials, the Journal said the agency has decided to ask for public comments before finalizing software and hardware changes. Regulators overseas could take days or weeks longer to concur in those decisions, further pushing back the re-certification process, the Journal said.

In addition, completing pilot training and maintenance checks - and obtaining final FAA approval for those tasks for individual airlines - is expected to stretch well into December, the officials told the Journal. Only then will the MAX be ready to return to commercial service.

Boeing has been working with the FAA for more than a year and a half to address software and hardware fixes that inspectors have indicated were behind two crashes involving 737 MAX jets, where pilots were unable to take manual control of the airplane following a software malfunction.

Efforts to re-certify the planes have been hampered by the coronavirus pandemic, however, with FAA officials working from home and the agency facing other challenges related to scheduling U.S. and foreign pilots to participate in ground-simulator testing, the Journal said.

Meantime, both Boeing and airlines around the world are sitting on 400 737 MAX jets that have already been delivered and can't be put in the air, and another 400 or so that have been built but not yet delivered.

Boeing last week said it delivered a total of 20 commercial jets during the quarter, down 78% from 90 a year ago, thanks largely to the coronavirus pandemic. Among the 20 deliveries were four 737 MAX planes.

Shares of Boeing were down 1.06% at $176.73 in trading on Wednesday.

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#444 Post by Undried Plum » Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:45 pm

United Airlines Holdings Inc. said Wednesday morning, all new aircraft deliveries due in 2022 have been deferred as air travel for the next several years will remain depressed. The Chicago-based company also said 32,000 employees have volunteered for a temporary leave of absence.

Earlier in the morning, United Airlines’ CEO Scott Kirby told CNBC that estimated sales would not recover in a V-shaped formation until there’s a proven vaccine for COVID-19.

“Our guess is that revenue will get to about 50% of what it was in 2019 in a pre-vaccine world,” Kirby told CNBC. Once we get past a vaccine and it is widely distributed, we will quickly recover towards 100%, but our guess is we are going to plateau at 50% until we get to a vaccine.”



That will include the 171 737Maxes they were due to take delivery of this year.

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#445 Post by PHXPhlyer » Fri Jul 24, 2020 5:49 pm

FAA issues emergency directive on 2,000 Boeing 737 NG, Classic planes

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday issued an emergency airworthiness directive for 2,000 U.S.-registered Boeing 737 NG and Classic aircraft that have been in storage, warning they could have corrosion that could lead to a dual-engine failure.

The directive covers planes not operated for seven or more consecutive days. The FAA issued the directive after inspectors found compromised air check valves when bringing aircraft out of storage.

If corrosion is found, the valve must be replaced prior to the aircraft's return to service, the FAA said.

Boeing Co <BA.N> said on Friday it had advised operators to inspect the planes and added "with airplanes being stored or used infrequently due to lower demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, the valve can be more susceptible to corrosion."

U.S. airlines stored thousands of airplanes after the coronavirus pandemic sharply reduced travel demand and some have been bringing some aircraft back into service as demand rises.

The directive covering the 737 NG (600 to 900 series) and 737 Classic (737-300 to 737-500 series) was prompted by four recent reports of single-engine shutdowns caused by engine bleed air 5th stage check valves stuck in the open position.

The FAA said the directive is to address corrosion of the engine bleed air 5th stage check valves for both engines. The agency said that could result in compressor stalls and dual-engine power loss without the ability to restart.

Boeing said it is providing inspection and replacement information to fleet owners if they find an issue.

American Airlines <AAL.O> and Southwest Airlines <LUV.N>, two large U.S. operators of the 737, said they had not experienced the issues described in the directive. United Airlines <UAL.O> said it is complying with the directive and does not anticipate an impact on operations.

(Reporting by David Shepardson in Washington; Additional reporting by Tracy Rucinski in Chicago; Editing by Steve Orlofsky and Matthew Lewis)

Boeing can't seem to buy a break! :-o :(( :))

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#446 Post by Undried Plum » Fri Jul 24, 2020 6:06 pm

Ashes to ashes.

Dust to dust.

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#447 Post by PHXPhlyer » Wed Jul 29, 2020 11:50 pm

Boeing slashes production as COVID-19 batters airline customers

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Boeing slashes production as COVID-19 batters airline customers
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Boeing slowed production for commercial jets including its grounded 737 MAX and confirmed plans to discontinue the iconic 747 widebody amid dwindling demand from airline customers battered by the coronavirus pandemic.

The planemaker, which has long battled with rival Airbus SAS for dominance in a global duopoly, lost $4.79 a share in the three months through June, nearly twice the $2.54 estimate from Wall Street analysts surveyed by Refinitiv. Sales slid 25 percent to $11.8 billion, Boeing said Wednesday.

An upgrade to the 777X, a twin-aisle jetliner once slated to reach its first customer next year, will be pushed back to 2022 and manufacturing of the 747 will end the same year, CEO David Calhoun said in a letter to employees.

RELATED: Troubles abound, Boeing losses bloom to $2.4 billion in 2Q

Boeing will cut output of its plastic-composite 787 to six a month next year -- sharpening a previous reduction to 10 a month this year and seven a month next year -- and will consider whether to combine production at one site. The plane is currently built in North Charleston, S.C., and Everett, Washington.

"The reality is the pandemic’s impact on the aviation sector continues to be severe," Calhoun told employees. "Though some fliers are returning slowly to the air, their numbers remain far lower than 2019, with airline revenues likewise reduced."

Boeing now estimates it will take as long as three years for airline traffic to return to last year's levels. As a result, it has trimmed output of the 777 to two a month from three and will slow a ramp-up in production of the 737 MAX, the best-selling jet grounded after two overseas crashes that killed everyone on board.

RELATED: Air travel industry expected to not recover before 2024

COVID-19, for which no vaccine is yet available, has infected 16.8 million people worldwide and killed nearly 150,000 in the U.S., prompting stay-at-home orders and temporary business closures in regions around the country. Airline travel as plummeted as businesses conduct meetings via video-conference and vacationers opt for shorter road trips.

Revenue in Boeing's defense division, which has buoyed the company's bottom line, was little changed from last year, at $6.59 billion, as the company won orders from the Navy for three MQ-25 refueling drones and completed first flight and delivery for the third bloc of the service's F/A-18 Super Hornet.

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#448 Post by PHXPhlyer » Tue Aug 04, 2020 5:25 pm

Wiring Fixes Among Changes FAA Will Require Before MAX Can Return

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Wiring Fixes Among Changes FAA Will Require Before MAX Can Return
Sean Broderick August 03, 2020
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WASHINGTON—The FAA’s proposed steps for operators to clear Boeing 737 MAXs for service include separating wire bundles deemed to be noncompliant with regulations and conducting “readiness” flights to ensure the long-grounded aircraft are airworthy, a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) made public Aug. 3 reveals.

The wire-bundle issue, discovered during regulators’ comprehensive review of the MAX’s design and certification, concerns horizontal stabilizer trim arm and control wiring that runs the length of the aircraft. The FAA found that the wiring needs to be separated in 12 places to meet 2007 regulatory changes put in place to prevent wiring failures from creating hazards.

The agency ordered Boeing to fix the issue on new-production MAXs and develop instructions for in-service aircraft.

Many MAX operators planned to take advantage of the ongoing grounding and make the wiring changes before returning their MAXs to revenue flying, using service instructions Boeing issued on June 10. What was not clear: whether the FAA would require operators to address the issue before the MAXs flew again or give them the flexibility of a longer window for compliance, which is typical for many airworthiness directives. The NPRM confirms that the wiring work is one of several steps that must be completed on each existing MAX before returning to revenue service.

Because Boeing made the in-service modification work package available nearly two months ago and the FAA tentatively approved its contents, the agency’s wiring mandate is not expected to add time to MAX return-to-service preparation.

Updating MAX wiring, while an important regulatory compliance issue, is an ancillary change in the package of upgrades that will end what will likely be an 18-month-plus fleet grounding. The major changes are installing updated flight control computer (FCC) software that modifies the MAX’s maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS); new “MAX Display System” software that gives pilots more information on anomalies; and putting pilots through new, updated training.

MCAS, implicated as a central factor in two fatal 737 MAX 8 accidents that led regulators to ground the model in March 2019, commands automatic horizontal stabilizer inputs to help the MAX handle like its 737 Next Generation predecessor. The software changes ensure MCAS functions as intended, but does not confuse or overwhelm pilots, and only activates when intended. Its original design, which relied on data from a single angle of attack (AOA) sensor, left it susceptible to a single-point failure. Boeing assumed pilots would recognize and react to unneeded MCAS inputs quickly, but the two MAX accidents, Lion Air Flight 610 in October 2018 and Lion Air Flight 302 in March 2019, showed the company was wrong.

The NPRM and a related FAA summary of its MAX review emphasize that work still remains. The largest piece is having regulators and line pilots validate proposed changes to MAX pilot training. A Joint Operations Evaluation Board (JOEB) review, including participation from Brazilian, Canadian, European, and U.S. pilots and regulators, must be done, followed by an FAA-led Flight Standardization Board (FSB) report that will establish minimum training curriculum for MAX pilots. COVID-19 pandemic-related travel restrictions have presented issues for the JOEB work, which would normally be done in one location. The FAA on July 21 said “final planning is underway” for the JOEB and FSB pilot evaluations but did not offer details on timing.

Among the major training changes expected to be adopted: mandatory simulator sessions for all prospective MAX pilots. Previously, pilots with 737 type ratings could transition to the MAX following computer-based differences training. The FAA also is proposing changes to seven non-normal checklists (NNCs): runaway stabilizer; stabilizer trim inoperative; airspeed unreliable; altitude disagree; AOA disagree; speed trim fail; and horizontal stabilizer out of trim. Some changes are linked to the FCC modifications, while others stem from human factors research that found problems with their language or logic. It also is adding an eighth NNC, indicated airspeed disagree, to the airplane flight manual.

The FAA’s analysis broke the MAX safety issues into seven categories: MCAS relying on a single AOA sensor; MCAS’s repetitive commands; MCAS’s stabilizer-trim adjustment authority; flight crew recognition and response; how the MAX alerted pilots of an AOA disagree; other possible horizontal stabilizer failures; and MCAS-related maintenance procedures. FAA’s directive and the pending training plan addresses each of them.

A required “readiness flight” will validate the software upgrades on each aircraft.

Fixes to the single-AOA sensor issue include the updated FCC software “to eliminate MCAS reliance on a single AOA sensor signal by using both AOA sensor inputs and changing flight control laws to safeguard against MCAS activation due to a failed or erroneous AOA sensor,” the FAA said. Neither the NPRM nor the FAA summary discuss adding additional AOA sensors.

MAX training will be finalized separately and will include a public-comment period. Once the training program is approved, the FAA will issue an airworthiness directive mandating the return-to-service steps. The agency is not working with a time line. The NPRM is in final pre-publication stages and should be out in the coming days. It stipulates a 45-day comment period, meaning the FAA will not publish a final version until mid-September at the earliest. MAX operators have said they will need at least a month, and likely more, to upgrade their MAXs, ensure they are ready to fly following extended stints on the ground, work them back into flight schedules, and train pilots.

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#449 Post by barkingmad » Sat Aug 22, 2020 7:05 pm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53843068

I wonder what the discount per airframe was?

10/10 for optimism, hopefully those miserable EASA gnomes will sign off the type, rumoured to be re-designated the B737-8, in order to make it easier for the krill to climb aboard with less white knuckle syndrome... :))

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#450 Post by PHXPhlyer » Fri Aug 28, 2020 4:41 pm

Boeing grounds eight 787 Dreamliners over manufacturing flaw

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/28/business ... index.html

Boeing grounds eight 787 Dreamliners over manufacturing flaw
Chris Isidore byline

Eight of the planes will be grounded for inspection and repair of how parts of the fuselage were joined together, Boeing said in a statement.
"Boeing has identified two distinct manufacturing issues in the join of certain 787 aftbody fuselage sections, which, in combination, result in a condition that does not meet our design standards," said the company's statement. It said it is conducting a thorough review into the root cause of the problem.
There are nearly 1,000 787s that have been delivered to 69 different airlines worldwide since it started operations in 2012.
Boeing would not identify the three airlines that own the planes that were grounded for inspections. The aviation news site The Air Current, which broke the news, reports that United (UAL), Air Canada (ACDVF) and Singapore Airlines own the eight planes.
Spokespeople for United and Singapore confirmed that each airline had one of the eight affected planes in its fleet. Both airlines said the affected planes were not in service when the problem was discovered. Most of the widebody jets worldwide have been grounded due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Air Canada did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It has 37 Dreamliners overall in its fleet.
Boeing is already struggling with problems with its best-selling plane, the single-aisle 737 Max, which has been grounded since March 2019 following two fatal crashes that killed 346 people. It is still awaiting approval for that plane to fly again.
The Federal Aviation Administration says it is aware of the problem with the 787 and "continues to engage with Boeing," but aviation regulators did not say whether they plan to issue a safety bulletin to operators about the issue. Boeing says the FAA has been "fully briefed, and we will continue to work closely with them going forward."
Boeing plans more job cuts on top of 16,000 announced this spring
Boeing plans more job cuts on top of 16,000 announced this spring
The 787 Dreamliner is a leading aircraft in the widebody portion of the market, in which Boeing dominates rival Airbus (EADSF). Made of composite material that weighs less than aluminum, the jet is extremely fuel-efficient. While it was briefly grounded in 2013 following some fires in its lithium battery, the plane has had few known problems since then.
But the plane is primarily used on longer international routes, and international air travel has been severely curtailed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Boeing has announced it would slow production of the Dreamliner as a result of the pandemic, and said it is considering closing one of the two plants that build the plane to consolidate operations and cut costs. One plant, in Washington state, has union-represented workers, while the workers at the plant in South Carolina are not represented by a union.
A Boeing spokesman could not immediately say whether the manufacturing problems related to both plants or only one.
Shares of Boeing (BA) were little changed in morning trading Friday.

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#451 Post by PHXPhlyer » Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:55 pm

Boeing finds new problem with 787 that will delay deliveries

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Boeing finds new problem with 787 that will delay deliveries
Some of the plane manufacturer's inspections have found flaws in the way that sections of the rear of the plane were joined together.

Published: 2:17 PM MST September 8, 2020
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Inspections triggered by production flaws in Boeing's 787 jetliner are further slowing deliveries of the two-aisle planes, compounding Boeing's struggle to recover from the grounding of its 737 Max and the coronavirus pandemic.

Boeing said Tuesday it was inspecting separate issues that have been found where rear sections of the 787 fuselage are joined together and on part of the tail called the horizontal stabilizer.

The affected planes haven't been delivered to customers yet, and "We expect these inspections to affect the timing of 787 deliveries in the near term," spokesman Peter Pedraza said in a statement.

The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating the matter.

"It is too early to speculate about the nature or extent of any proposed Airworthiness Directives that might arise from the agency's investigation," said the spokesman, Lynn Lunsford, referring to potential safety orders that could be imposed on Boeing.

The Chicago-based company, which builds planes in Washington state and South Carolina, said it delivered 13 airliners last month, including four 787s, which Boeing calls the Dreamliner. It is a popular plane among airlines for international routes.

Boeing's slow pace of deliveries since early 2019 has robbed the company of much-needed cash.

During production of the horizontal stabilizer at a Boeing plant, some parts were clamped together with too much force, resulting in improper gaps between sections. ~X( Boeing doesn't believe it is an immediate safety issue but could lead to premature aging of the fuselage, and it is delaying some 787 deliveries while determining whether repairs are needed on planes that have already been delivered.

Boeing is still working with U.S. and foreign regulators to clear the Max for return to flying after two deadly crashes. Nearly 400 Max jets were in use when the fleet was grounded worldwide in March 2019 after crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed 346 people. The Max was Boeing's best-selling plane.

Boeing dispatched a Max to Vancouver on Tuesday for flight tests this week with European regulators. The company has already conducted several test flights with FAA experts to demonstrate changes that Boeing made to computers and software after an automated system pushed down the noses of planes before they crashed.

The company reported Tuesday that it received orders for five Maxes in August, two to Polish charter airline Enter Air and three to a buyer that Boeing did not identify. It also reported selling three 777 cargo freighters.

However, cancellations continue to outpace new orders, and Boeing has removed other sales from its backlog because the financial health of the airline customer makes the orders uncertain.

So far this year, Boeing has lost 932 more orders than it has gained. The pandemic has undermined air travel, leading to fewer flights and leaving airlines with no need for new planes.

Boeing shares fell 4% in midday trading.

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#452 Post by Undried Plum » Wed Sep 09, 2020 3:30 am

I want to dump the last of my Boeing shares, but I've got a particular target price in mind and that price seems to be increasingly elusive, even with the Trillions of QE being poured down the warren.

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#453 Post by Boac » Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:08 pm

Excessive gaps in the vertical tail fin that could cause strain on the structure of the plane. The issue could affect 680 airplanes.

Some parts in the horizontal stabilizer were clamped with greater force than specified, which could result in improper gap verification and shimming, according to Reuters. The issue could could affect 900 aircraft.

Some aircraft had shims that were the incorrect size. Shims are used to close gaps in joints.

Some airplanes failed to meet skin-flatness specifications.

Boeing said it had removed eight 787s over the shim and skin-flatness issues.

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday that "is investigating manufacturing flaws affecting certain Boeing 787 jetliners" but it hasn't made a decision on whether it will issue airworthiness directives over the manufacturing defects.

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#454 Post by ribrash » Fri Sep 11, 2020 7:36 pm

You couldn't get away with that with Lego.

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#455 Post by tango15 » Fri Sep 11, 2020 8:06 pm

Although Boeing did the dirty on me more than once when we were competing for deals, it makes me sad to read stuff like this. As others have said, and I completely agree, much of this is down to the Accountavirus. I doubt the world will ever get back to what we once considered normality when they didn't rule the world, but allowing them so much power in any business is not the panacea they would have us believe.


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#457 Post by boing » Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:40 pm

Once the FAA and other regulators have determined the Max can safely return to service, it will be one of the most thoroughly scrutinized aircraft in history.”
I'm sure 350 people and 2 aircraft crews would have been more impressed if Boeing had scrutinised the aircraft this thoroughly before they put it into service instead of after the press and FAA shoved a firecracker up their backside.

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#459 Post by G-CPTN » Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:52 pm

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Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:44 pm
A little light reading.
https://transportation.house.gov/imo/me ... elease.pdf
I give in. :YMPARTY:

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#460 Post by PHXPhlyer » Wed Sep 16, 2020 8:14 pm

It may take me just a little while to get through it. :-B (-|
I'll let you know how it turns out, but I think we know how it ends. :ymdevil:

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