Boeing News Updates

Government, Business, Safety

FAA Concludes Three Days of Test Flights of Boeing’s 737 Max

Testing of the 737 Max jetliner’s revised flight-control systems by U.S. regulators and Boeing Co. wrapped up July 1, laying the foundation for the plane’s possible return to service later this year.

July 2, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

Report: Boeing Fell Short in Disclosing Key Changes to Max

A government report says Boeing did not give regulators documents about changes it made in a key system blamed in two deadly crashes of its 737 Max jet, and that officials responsible for approving the plane did not know how powerfully the system could push the plane’s nose down.

July 1, 2020
Business, Technology

FedEx, Boeing Announce Big Cargo Freighter as Next ‘Flying Testbed’

A Boeing 777 made for FedEx Express will be the latest in the aircraft manufacturer’s ecoDemonstrator series of planes designed to test emerging technologies.

July 7, 2017