[ad_1] The clearest sign of further problems came just days ago, when Boeing found a new flight control computer bug that effectively prevented takeoff. This wasn’t the only sign, though. American Airlines recently extended its cancellations of service using the 737 Max from April to June, signalling that it didn’t expect a resolution until the […]
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Boeing finds another software flaw that might delay 737 Max’s return
[ad_1] This may have a ripple effect on Boeing’s ability to complete testing. Wall Street Journal sources said Boeing and the FAA were supposed to run an important certification flight by the end of January, but the new bug makes it likely that this flight will be pushed to “at least” February. Boeing apparently discovered […]
Boeing employees called designers of flawed Max 737 jets ‘clowns’
[ad_1] So far, the investigations indicate that the 737 Max’s Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System is the main culprit in the crashes. This software manipulates the plane’s hardware to give the pilot a particular feel when adjusting pitch. While designing the plane, Boeing made frequent changes to the code but did not adequately explain these adjustments […]
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg resigns as 737 Max fallout continues
[ad_1] The move comes as Boeing attempts to regain the trust of regulators, airlines and, most of all, the public. In October, it came out that one of the company’s employees may have inadvertently misled the FAA about the performance of the 737 Max’s MCAS anti-stall technology. The employee told another pilot that he had […]
Boeing Starliner is the first US-made crew capsule to land on the ground
[ad_1] Starliner didn’t dock with the International Space Station as planned, but it still collected ample amounts of data across the flight, including Rosie’s insights as to how humans would fare during a trip. The team likely collected about 85 to 90 percent of what they were looking for, Boeing’s Jim Chilton said during a […]
Watch Boeing’s Starliner attempt a landing starting at 6:45AM ET
[ad_1] Starliner may not have successfully docked with the International Space Station as planned, but Boeing is still happy with the “enormous amount of data” collected during the flight, according to senior VP Jim Chilton. NASA director Jim Bridenstine, meanwhile, said that the team understood the timing signal problem that soured the docking attempt and […]
Watch Boeing’s Starliner test launch at 6:36AM ET
[ad_1] Last year around this time we talked about all of the delays going into the new space race between SpaceX and Boeing, who are competing to build a new spaceflight system that NASA can use to take astronauts to the ISS. Since then, SpaceX successfully sent its Crew Dragon on an uncrewed test flight […]
Boeing will freeze 737 Max production as FAA review carries on
[ad_1] Boeing has about 400 completed aircraft sitting in storage, and said that focusing on delivering those aircraft would be “least disruptive” to its long-term plans. Staff will either continue working on the 737 or receive temporary assignments with other teams. There’s little doubt this production stop will hurt Boeing’s bottom line. As the company […]
Boeing’s lunar lander pitch promises ‘fastest path’ to the moon
[ad_1] NASA intends to send humans to the moon in an Orion capsule atop an SLS rocket. After the capsule docks with the Lunar Gateway, a space station the agency will place in the lunar orbit, the astronauts would transfer to a lander that would take them to the moon itself. Boeing says the HLS […]
Watch Boeing’s Starliner capsule launch abort test at 9AM ET
[ad_1] There’s a three-hour window in case weather or other complications delay the test. Don’t expect this particular vehicle to carry forward — it’s not poised to survive. If all goes well, Starliner will join SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and other vehicles as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew program, which aims to have American vehicles once […]