Loose Door Plug Bolts Found On United MAX 9s United Airlines has found loose bolts on emergency exit door plugs on some of its Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft. The loose bolts were found as it inspects its fleet of 79 MAX 9s. The Air Current first reported the[…] Read this article
MAX 9 Door Plug Found Investigators now have the emergency exit door plug that separated from an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 over Oregon last Friday afternoon. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy told reporters Sunday the plug, used in place of an exit door that’s[…] Read this article
Diamond Factory Maintenance Mis-Rigged DA42 Rudder Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says Diamond Aircraft’s factory maintenance staff mis-rigged the rudder cables on a DA42NG, contributing to an accident that heavily damaged the twin. In its final report the TSB said the plane, registered to the company’s U.S.[…] Read this article
Astrorobotic Lunar Landing In Question The first U.S. attempt to land a spacecraft on the moon in more than 50 years is in jeopardy after the Peregrine lander vented fuel from its propulsion system while being used to address another issue. After a good launch[…] Read this article
Last Week's Poll Results: Airlines Have Some Sympathy (Corrected) Last week we asked whether airlines should get airspace priority and a thin majority of AVweb readers disagreed with that premise. Read this article
Poll: Did MAX 9 Incident Shake Your Faith In Boeing? Boeing has had a rough last five years and the incident in Oregon last week seemingly came out of left field. Are there fundamental problems at Boeing? Read this article
