Boeing Withheld Facts on Flight-Control System Blamed for 2 Fatal Crashes: Probe July 1, 2020 By Alan Levin and Julie Johnsson Boeing Co. provided only “limited information” on the flight-control software later implicated in two fatal crashes on the 737 Max...
Boeing Vows New Safety Panel, Design Changes in Response to 737 Max Crashes September 26, 2019 By Julie Johnsson and Alan Levin Boeing Co. aims to sharpen its focus on safety after the 737 Max’s grounding ends, forming a new oversight panel...
Pinto or Tylenol? What’s Boeing’s Strategy for Restoring Public, Pilot Trust in 737 Brand? May 14, 2019 By Julie Johnsson Boeing Co.’s 737 Max is about to join the list of brands trying to come back from ignominy. Analysts are...
FAA Signals Confidence in Airworthiness of Boeing 737 MAX After 2nd Deadly Crash March 12, 2019 By Alan Levin and Julie Johnsson U.S. aviation regulators signaled their confidence in the safety of Boeing Co.’s embattled 737 MAX jetliner, issuing a global notice...
New Clues to Lion Air 737 Max Crash Revealed in Boeing, FAA Warnings November 8, 2018 By Alan Levin, Julie Johnsson and Harry Suhartono A Boeing Co. warning to 737 Max operators around the globe provides the first clues about how bad data from...
Update: Boeing Issues Warning About 737 Max Jet in Response to Lion Air Crash November 7, 2018 By Alan Levin, Julie Johnsson and Harry Suhartono Boeing Co. is advising airlines on procedures to deal with false readings from an plane sensor that authorities say malfunctioned...
Crashed Lion Air Boeing Jet Previously Had Problems with Altitude, Speed Sensors November 2, 2018 By Alan Levin, Harry Suhartono and Julie Johnsson The Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea off Indonesia earlier this week had experienced problems with the...
Update: Lion Air Jet Plunged at 350 Miles Per Hour Before Crash, Data Show October 30, 2018 By Julie Johnsson, Alan Levin and Yoga Rusmana More than a day after a brand-new Boeing Co. 737 Max jet flown by Indonesia’s Lion Air plunged into the...
Virgin Galactic Spaceship Crashes; Co-Pilot Reported Dead October 31, 2014 By Julie Johnsson and Thomas Black A spacecraft for Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Ltd. tourism operator crashed during a test flight in California’s Mojave Desert, killing...
AIG Completes $7.6 Billion ILFC Sale to AerCap May 15, 2014 By Julie Johnsson and Zachary Tracer AerCap Holdings NV completed its $7.6 billion purchase of International Lease Finance Corp., creating the largest independent jet-leasing firm and...