Mark Walker
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NTSB Says Boeing Has Not Provided Key Information in 737 Max Inquiry
The National Transportation Safety Board is trying to get the plane maker to turn over documentation and provide the names of employees, the safety board’s...
FAA Audit Finds Quality-Control Lapses at Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems
The regulator said the audit found instances in which Boeing and one of its key suppliers did not properly adhere to quality-control requirements.
U.S. Proposes New Rules to Ease Flying for Travelers in Wheelchairs
The Transportation Department said the proposed regulations would make it easier to hold airlines accountable for mishandling passengers’ wheelchairs.
FAA Gives Boeing 90 Days to Develop Plan to Address Quality-Control Issues
The announcement came after the agency’s administrator met on Tuesday with Boeing officials, including the company’s chief executive, to discuss safety.
FAA Chief Plans to Pledge ‘More Boots on the Ground’ at Plane Factories
Mike Whitaker, who leads the Federal Aviation Administration, is set to testify before House lawmakers as Boeing faces another crisis involving a 737 Max jet.
Facing Another Boeing Crisis, the FAA Takes a Harder Line
The latest crisis involving a 737 Max jet is once again prompting scrutiny of the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of Boeing.
Norfolk Southern Agrees to Try Out Federal Safety Reporting Program
The company, which operated the train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, is the first major freight railroad to join a federal program that allows...
FAA Tells Airlines to Check Door Plugs on Boeing 737-900ER
The aviation agency issued a safety alert recommending that airlines inspect door plugs on a Boeing 737 plane that has the same design as the...
F.A.A. Says Initial Round of 737 Max Inspections Has Been Finished
The agency said it would review the data from the inspections of 40 planes, a subset of the 171 Boeing Max 9 aircraft that have...
After Years of Delays, Amtrak Moves Toward Faster Trains in the Northeast
A new train for the busy Washington to Boston route has finally passed a computer modeling test and is set for tryouts on the tracks....