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Artist’s concept of the X-66 aircraft that Boeing will produce through NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. Credit: NASANASA and Boeing are developing the X-66, an innovative aircraft designed to advance net-zero aviation emissions by 2050. Featuring the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing concept, it promises significant fuel and emissions reductions.As NASA and Boeing enter the early stages of producing the X-66, the first X-plane specifically focused on helping the United States achieve net-zero aviation emissions…

This story originally appeared on Jalopnik.When asked how Boeing’s recent door plug incident came about, company CEO Dave Calhoun cryptically explained “a quality escape occurred.” That kind of corporate doublespeak is indicative of the problem at hand. Boeing used to have quality, but it escaped, apparently sometime around when it merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. An AI That Helps You Get a Job? | AI UnlockedFor the last three decades, the company has spent substantial amounts of money buying back its own shares to…

A United Airlines 737 Max 8Leslie Josephs | CNBCUnited Airlines will pause pilot hiring this spring because of aircraft deliveries from Boeing, the latest effect of the plane maker's problems with one of its biggest customers.New hire classes will be paused in May and June and will likely resume in July, Marc Champion, vice president of flight operations, and Kirk Limacher, vice president of flight ops planning and development, told staff Thursday in a memo, which was seen by CNBC."We wanted to let you know that United…

Imagine being mid-flight when a part of your plane rips out, leaving a yawning hole at 16,000 feet above ground. On a January 5 Alaska Airlines flight, the emergency door plug — usually fitted seamlessly into the aircraft’s fuselage — on the Boeing-made plane blew out. Luckily, the seat next to the panel was empty, and there were no fatalities. Federal investigators are still trying to figure out exactly why the door plug didn’t stay put. Boeing’s reputation in the public, meanwhile, has taken yet another nosedive. The…

A NASA C-130 cargo aircraft releases a dart-shaped test vehicle above the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground on Jan. 9 to begin the testing sequence for a Boeing Starliner parachute system. Credit: U.S. Army Yuma Proving GroundBoeing successfully tested Starliner’s new parachute system, a key step towards its upcoming crewed mission to the International Space Station. The test confirmed the functionality of critical parachute components, overseen by NASA astronauts.A modified parachute system for Boeing’s Starliner…

It’s a sad story that just keeps getting sadder. Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner program, in development for NASA since 2014, has now crossed a grim threshold, with total losses now in excess of $1 billion.Taking out the Trash (in Space)On Wednesday, the company announced further losses to the beleaguered program, as revealed in its second quarter 2023 financial earnings statement. The company has taken an additional $257 million hit, adding to the existing $883 million in charges against earnings attributed to previous…

An aerial view of the engines and fuselage of an unpainted Boeing 737 MAX airplane parked in storage at King County International Airport-Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, June 1, 2022.Lindsey Wasson | ReutersBoeing's warning that a production quality problem will delay deliveries of its best-selling 737 Max is another headache for airlines clamoring for new planes to handle a rebound in air travel, just ahead of the peak season.The problem is related to two of several brackets in the aft fuselage of some 737 Max…

Boeing has just not had good luck when it comes to spacecraft. The well-known company behind some of the biggest aircraft in the world has been looking to take things out of Earth’s atmosphere for several years now, but its Starliner spacecraft has run into failure after failure over the past four years. Despite finally succeeding in reaching the ISS last year, NASA has now announced a delay to Starliner’s first crewed flight.  The newest delay comes after Boeing and NASA had already pushed back the launch of…

CAPE CANAVERAL : Boeing's first launch of astronauts has been delayed again, this time until July. NASA announced the latest postponement Wednesday, saying more time is needed to certify and test the…

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner crew ship approaching the ISS for the Orbital Flight Test-2 mission in May 2022.Photo: NASAWe’ve waited a long time for Boeing’s first crewed test flight to the International Space Station (ISS), and it now appears that we’re going to have to wait even longer. The next launch of the Starliner CST-100 spacecraft has been pushed back yet again as NASA assesses its readiness.Boeing’s Starliner launch was originally scheduled for February then later moved to late April, and now likely will not…