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How safety concerns over Boeing planes affect the air travel industry

by Elizabeth Trovall
Mar 11, 2024
Many travelers still prioritize the cost of travel over which airplane they will fly in.
A National Transportation Safety Board handout shows the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 in which a door panel blew out midair. The January incident is now being investigated by the Justice Department.
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Airlines might be banking on your premium seat upgrade

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jun 7, 2022
Would you pay an additional $60 for extra legroom? Airlines are betting that you just might.
Carriers hope travelers will pay up for a little more comfort.
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FAA says Boeing 737 Max is safe to fly. Will passengers agree?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Nov 18, 2020
The order says that Boeing’s design changes have made the jets airworthy, 20 months after the 737 Max model was grounded.
A worker walks by a Boeing 737 Max airplane as it sits parked at the company's production facility on Nov. 13 in Renton, Washington.
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U.S. approves return of Boeing's 737 Max airplane

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Nov 18, 2020
Airlines using Boeing's 737 Max will have to get FAA approval for pilot training programs and complete required maintenance.
The plane had been grounded after a pair of deadly crashes revealed design flaws and trouble in the air certification process.
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Boeing, FAA failures at fault for deadly 737 Max crashes, Congress finds

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Sep 16, 2020
Those in charge didn't necessarily understand everything about the plane's design or the safety lapses.
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Boeing 737 Max test flights set to begin

by Nova Safo
Jun 29, 2020
Air safety regulators say Boeing can start test flights of its grounded 737 Max jets.
Two 737 Max planes crashed in late 2018 and March of 2019, killing 346 people.
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Can any other product rival the impact of Boeing's 737 Max on the economy?

by Jack Stewart
Jan 28, 2020
What would happen to the economy if Ford stopped production of the F-150, for example?
Production on the 737 Max has officially ended. Above, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 outside a factory in Renton, Washington, in 2019.
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Boeing will halt production of the 737 Max

by Jack Stewart
Dec 16, 2019
The aircraft maker has continued to pump out the beleaguered planes, even though it can't deliver them.
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The grounded 737 Max could lead to more Thanksgiving delays

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 28, 2019
The Thanksgiving travel period is always a logistical nightmare for the airlines. But this year might be worse.
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One year after deadly crash, Boeing answers to Congress

by Bennett Purser and Kai Ryssdal
Oct 29, 2019
Senators grilled CEO Dennis Muilenburg about safety, cover ups and government oversight.
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on aviation safety and the future of Boeing's 737 MAX.
(Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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