Tag: boeing
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Founded by former SpaceX engineers, First Resonance pitches tools to make things the SpaceX way
After operating in stealth mode for about two years, First Resonance, a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, is finally showing the world their software toolkit designed to let manufacturers make things using the processes employed by their former boss. It’s a suite of software products that can allow for more flexible manufacturing processes and…
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Boeing throws in the towel on secret spaceplane project for military
The Phantom Express is no longer. Boeing decided to halt the development of the experimental spaceplane it had been constructing within the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) XS-1 program. It’s uncertain exactly why Boeing is dropping from the program. The company issued a statement saying it’d be redirecting its investment. Boeing’s XS-1 spaceplane is…
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Boeing’s astronaut capsule flies off course, fate uncertain after launch debut
Roughly 30 minutes after lifting off for the very first period on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket, Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule suffered a significant collapse when it tried to raise its orbit with onboard engines. A couple of hours following the collapse came to light, NASA and Boeing held a press conference…
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The Ukrainian Boeing 737 plane that crashed over Iran was only 3 years old and underwent maintenance checks 2 days ago (BA)
Rouhollah VAHDATI / ISNA / AFP Through Getty A passenger plane flying from Iran to Ukraine crashed soon afterwards Wednesday morning local time, killing all 176 individuals. The Boeing 737-800 NG flight had been flown with Ukraine International Airlines. Ukraine International Airlines said in a Wednesday announcement that the aircraft had been built in 2016,…
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American Airlines will share $30 million portion of Boeing settlement with employees, thanks to the drama surrounding the grounded 737 Max (AAL)
Drew Angerer/Getty Images American Airlines on Monday said it’s reached a deal with Boeing for reimbursement to make up to the grounded 737 Max airplane. The airline said it would share $30 million of the payout with employees, that need to be spread in March. American was among those airlines from the grounding hardest hit,…
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Daily Crunch: Boeing names a new CEO
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of the most crucial and biggest stories. If you’d like to find this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, then you can subscribe here. 1. Boeing CEO out following 737 Max fiasco, will likely be replaced with current board chairman Boeing’s CEO Dennis A. Muilenburg…
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A Saudi airline is dropping a $6 billion order for 737 Max planes as Boeing’s crisis deepens
AMER HILABI/AFP/Getty Images Saudi Arabian airline Flyadeal has cancelled an order for almost $6 billion worth of Boeing 737 Max planes as the crisis with the jet continues. Flyadeal announced that it will order up to 50 planes from Airbus’ A320neo family, turning to the Max’s rival plane to give it an all-Airbus fleet. Other…
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Boeing’s CEO explains why the company didn’t tell 737 Max pilots about the software system that contributed to 2 fatal crashes (BA)
Stephen Brashear / Stringer / Getty Images Boeing has come under scrutiny in recent months for its failure to disclose the presence of the Maneuvering Characteristic Augmentation System (MCAS) on its Boeing 737 Max airliners. The existence of MCAS came to light only after the crash of Lion Air Flight JT610 in October. On Monday,…
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A Norwegian Air Boeing 737MAX was forced to divert to Iran after suffering a mechanical failure
Boeing A Norwegian Air Boeing 737MAX has been forced to make an unscheduled dip in Iran on Friday due to a technical error. Even the two-month-old jet landed in Shiraz, Iran. Crew on board and the 189 passengers were hauled to a hotel near the airport. A relief Boeing 737-800 has been dispatched from Norway…