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Major airline CEOs have requested a meeting with Boeing's board of directors to express concerns over the recent Alaska Airlines accident and production problems. The CEOs want Boeing to address the fallout from the accident and provide a plan for fixing the company's quality problems. Boeing has offered to send Chairman Larry Kellner and other board members to meet with the airline leaders. The request for a meeting reflects frustration with Boeing's problems and its CEO, David Calhoun. The Alaska accident has raised questions about Boeing's production quality controls and the safety of the 737 MAX. Airlines have experienced delivery delays and a slowdown in approvals of new Boeing aircraft, impacting their growth plans. The FAA, National Transportation Safety Board, and Justice Department are also scrutinizing Boeing's problems. Despite these issues, overall demand for flights remains strong and air travel in the U.S. remains safe. Some travel-booking sites are allowing users to exclude specific aircraft models from their search results. [Extracted from the article]

Boeing has advised airlines to check the cockpit seats on their 787 Dreamliner jets after a seat mishap likely caused a sudden drop on a Latam Airlines flight to New Zealand. A flight attendant accidentally hit a switch on the pilot's seat while serving a meal, causing a motorized feature to push the pilot into the controls and push down the plane's nose. Boeing issued a memo recommending inspections of the cockpit chairs for loose covers on the switches and provided instructions on how to turn off power to the pilot seat motor if necessary. The investigation into the incident is ongoing, and Boeing is deferring to authorities on any findings. [Extracted from the article]

A recent incident involving a Latam Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner that experienced a sudden plunge on a flight to New Zealand may have been caused by a cockpit seat mishap, according to preliminary evidence from an investigation. Industry officials suggest that a flight attendant accidentally hit a switch on the pilot's seat while serving a meal, causing a motorized feature to push the pilot into the controls and push down the plane's nose. Approximately 50 passengers required medical attention, and the investigation is ongoing. Boeing is expected to issue a memo related to the seat switch to airlines that operate the 787 Dreamliner. [Extracted from the article]

The Justice Department has initiated a criminal investigation into the blowout incident on an Alaska Airlines flight involving a Boeing 737 MAX. Passengers, pilots, and flight attendants have been contacted and interviewed as part of the investigation. The probe will determine if Boeing complied with a previous settlement related to two fatal crashes involving the 737 MAX in 2018 and 2019. The Transportation Department's Inspector General's office is also seeking to interview Federal Aviation Administration officials involved in overseeing Boeing's manufacturing. The involvement of the Justice Department in the investigation has raised concerns about potential impacts on cooperation with the National Transportation Safety Board's accident probe. [Extracted from the article]

Boeing's response to the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) probe into the Alaska Airlines midair blowout has been criticized for being slow and inadequate. The NTSB chair, Jennifer Homendy, stated that Boeing had not provided the names of 25 employees who may have information about the incident, as well as documents related to factory work on the door plug. Boeing claims to have cooperated fully and has since provided additional names to the NTSB. The safety board is concerned about Boeing's safety culture and may take legal action if necessary. [Extracted from the article]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is facing scrutiny over its oversight of Boeing's production process, following recent incidents involving the Boeing 737 MAX. Despite implementing changes after the 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019, including increasing the number of FAA inspectors and tightening oversight, new issues have emerged. The FAA has acknowledged that the current system is not working and plans to take a more hands-on approach, including adding more inspectors and conducting more audits. Boeing has also pledged to improve its quality-control system. The FAA's oversight of Boeing's production process has been criticized for relying too heavily on the company itself. [Extracted from the article]

Advertisement Major airlines typically hire pilots with significantly more experience than the minimum, and often look for pilots to have spent time flying larger, more complex passenger jets that fly at higher altitudes. Reviews of flight safety data and pilot demographics haven't shown any significant correlation between potential safety findings and the amount of time a pilot has spent as a captain, the airline said. Keywords: leder; wsjcorp; Airlines; Passenger Airlines; Air Transport; Transportation/Logistics; North America; United States; Regulation/Government Policy; Corporate/Industrial News EN leder wsjcorp Airlines Passenger Airlines Air Transport Transportation/Logistics North America United States Regulation/Government Policy Corporate/Industrial News N.PAG N.PAG 1 11/09/23 20231108 NES 231108 The industrywide battle for pilots has jolted the slow, methodical career progress to which many were accustomed; regulators and industry officials are monitoring potential safety risks. Older pilots switching between an Airbus to a Boeing can struggle as much - or more - than pilots at the beginning of their careers, some longtime pilots say. [Extracted from the article]

The Boeing spokesman said Calhoun has sought to reduce executives' use of company aircraft. Keywords: gfx-contrib; photo-commission; photo-illo; leder; Aerospace Products/Parts; Civil Aircraft; Satellites; Aerospace/Defense; Industrial Goods; Chicago EN gfx-contrib photo-commission photo-illo leder Aerospace Products/Parts Civil Aircraft Satellites Aerospace/Defense Industrial Goods Chicago N.PAG N.PAG 1 09/13/23 20230912 NES 230912 Company flight patterns suggest CEO Calhoun travels infrequently to headquarters from two distant homes, while CFO West occupies a new office five minutes from his Connecticut doorstep For Boeing's BA -0.12% decrease; red down pointing triangle senior executives, returning to the office has been a smooth flight. Calhoun, a former General Electric executive and longtime Boeing director, became Boeing's CEO in early 2020. [Extracted from the article]

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