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#20687664 at 2024-04-06 16:01:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #25373: Saturday Comfy Bake before the Quake Edition
"It's an Empty Executive Suite"
An insider explains what has gone disastrously wrong with Boeing.1/2
CHRISTOPHER F. RUFO APR 05, 2024
Boeing is-or was-a great company. From its manufacturing plants in Seattle, it produced the world's most reliable, efficient aircraft.But after merging with McDonnell Douglas, shifting production around the world, and moving its headquarters to Chicago and then Arlington, Virginia, the Boeing Company has been adrift.
Then, in October 2018, one of Boeing's new 737 MAX aircraft crashed. Then, a few months later, another. Recent months have seen embarrassing maintenance failures, including a door plug that blew off an Alaska Airlines plane in mid-flight.
To help explain what went wrong, I have been speaking with a Boeing insider who has direct knowledge of the company's leadership decisions.He tells a story of elite dysfunction, financial abstraction, and a DEI bureaucracy that has poisoned the culture, creating a sense of profound alienationbetween the people who occupy the executive suite and those who build the airplanes.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Christopher Rufo: I am hoping you can set the stage. In general terms, what is happening at Boeing?
Insider:At its core, we have a marginalization of the people who build stuff, the people who really work on these planes.
In 2018, the first 737 MAX crash that happened, that was an engineering failure. We built a single-point failure in a system that should have no single-point failures. Then a second crash followed. A company cannot survive two crashes from a single aircraft type. Then-CEO Dennis Muilenburg defended the company in front of Congress, defended the engineering, defended the work-and that protected the workforce, but it also prodded the board and stoked public fear, which resulted in a sweeping set of changes that caused huge turnover in talent.
So, right now, we have an executive council running the company that is nearly all outsiders. The CEO is a General Electric guy, as is the CFO he brought in. And we had a completely new HR leader, with no background at Boeing. There are now no engineers as part of the core team. The head of our commercial business in Seattle who was recently fired was the only engineer in the executive council.
The headquarters in Arlington is empty. Nobody lives there. It is an empty executive suite. The CEO lives in New Hampshire. The CFO lives in Connecticut. The heads of HR and communications live in Orlando.We just instituted a policy that everyone has to come into work five days a week-except the executive council, which can use the private jets to travel to meetings. And that is the story:it is a company that is under caretakers. It is not under owners. And it is not under people who love airplanes.
In this business, the workforce knows if you love the thing you are building, or if it is just another set of assets. At some point, you cannot recover with process what you have lost with love. And I think that is probably the most real story of them all.There is no visible center of the company and people are wondering what they are connected to.
https://christopherrufo.com/p/its-an-empty-executive-suite
#20554029 at 2024-03-12 00:24:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #25209: 11 ping 3 Edition
>>20553978
Remember This
Boeing lost $1.1 billion on Trump Air Force One contract; CEO regrets deal
WED, APR 27 20222:25 PM
Boeing has lost a total of $1.1 billion so far on costs associated with a deal to modify two 747 jumbo jets to serve as Air Force One.
CEO Dave Calhoun said Boeing "probably shouldn't have taken" risks from the deal for the planes, which was negotiated with then-President Donald Trump in 2018.
Boeing reported a net loss of $1.2 billion for the first quarter of 2022, with a charge of $660 million associated with delays and higher costs for the Air Force One program.
Boeing's deal for Air Force One, which was cut by then-CEO Dennis Muilenburg requires the company, not the federal government, to eat the costs of any overruns on the contract. (Oh 2022 when the Ukraine War was forced by Biden & Johnson, yes, 2022)
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun on earnings: It was a 'messier quarter' than what we would've liked
Boeing
disclosed Wednesday that it has lost a whopping $1.1 billion in costs related to its deal with the Trump administration to modify two 747 jumbo jets to serve as Air Force One - and CEO Dave Calhoun admitted the aviation giant "probably" should not have cut the deal in the first place.
Even more losses on the Air Force One contract could be coming in future quarters, Boeing warned in a regulatory filing.
Air Force One is the official designation for any plane carrying the president of the United States.
"Air Force One I'm just going to call a very unique moment, a very unique negotiation, a very unique set of risks that Boeing probably shouldn't have taken," Calhoun said on a call with analysts.
"But we are where we are, and we're going to deliver great airplanes," Calhoun said, shortly after Boeing reported a loss for the first quarter of 2022.
"And we're going to recognize the costs associated with it."
Boeing on Wednesday disclosed a net loss of $1.2 billion for the first quarter, with a charge of $660 million associated with delays and higher costs for the Air Force One program.
The company said the first-quarter charge on the Air Force One program brings the total loss tied to it to more than $1.1 billion.
"Risk remains that we may be required to record additional losses in future periods," Boeing said in a securities filing.
Boeing's deal for the Air Force One jets was cut by then-CEO Dennis Muilenburg and then-President Donald Trump in February 2018.
It requires Boeing, not the federal government, to eat any overruns in the cost of modifying the two Boeing 747 jets.
Under that fixed-price contract, Boeing is being paid about $4 billion for the work. The first of the two planes was set to be delivered in 2024, but an Air Force budget proposal from earlier this month doesn't expect that until 2026.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/27/boeing-lost-billion-dollars-on-trump-air-force-one-plane-deal.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/27/boeing-lost-billion-dollars-on-trump-air-force-one-plane-deal.html
#17567591 at 2022-09-23 17:55:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #21538: Get Ready To Fiesta Friday Edition
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/boeing-charged-with-misleading-investors-on-737-max-safety
Boeing charged with misleading investors on 737 MAX safety
Boeing was fined $200 million by US securities officials over the misleading assurances of the world's largest aerospace company about the safety of the 737 MAX airplane following two fatal crashes, regulators announced Thursday.
The company agreed to pay a penalty to settle charges it "negligently" violated the US security laws' antifraud provisions, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which said the company and its leader "put profits over people."
Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing's former chief executive, also accepted to pay $1 million to settle the same charges in a civil case.
This comes following October 2018's Lion Air Crash in Indonesia and March 2019's Ethiopian Airlines crash in Ethiopia that took the lives of nearly 350 passengers.
Muilenburg approved one month after the first crash a Boeing press release that "selectively highlighted certain facts," implying that what contributed to the crash were poor aircraft maintenance and a pilot error.
Following the second crash, both Muilenburg and Boeing confirmed to the public that there was "no surprise or gap" in MAX's federal certification despite being aware of opposite information, the SEC said.
Boeing misled investors about the safety of the 737 MAX
In a press release, SEC chair Gary Gensler said that "In times of crisis and tragedy, it is especially important that public companies and executives provide full, fair, and truthful disclosures to the markets," adding, "The Boeing Company and its former CEO, Dennis Muilenburg, failed in this most basic obligation. They misled investors by providing assurances about the safety of the 737 MAX, despite knowing about serious safety concerns."
By agreeing to pay the penalties, both Muilenburg and Boeing did not admit or deny the agency's findings, the SEC said.
The company's spokesperson commented that Boeing said the agreement "fully resolves" the SEC's inquiry and is part of the company's "broader effort to responsibly resolve outstanding legal matters related to the 737 MAX accidents in a manner that serves the best interests of our shareholders, employees, and other stakeholders."
A lawyer representing the families of the Ethiopian Airlines flight's victims called for "Muilenburg or anyone else who persuaded the government to keep the MAX 737 Boeing flying" to be "fully investigated for conduct that could be criminal in nature."
After the crashes, and following a 20-month grounding, Boeing's 737 MAX was approved to return to service after being cleared by air safety authorities in November 2020.
The Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) was a principal cause of both crashes since it was responsible for preventing the plane from stalling as it ascended; instead, it forced the nose of the plane downward. The Federal Aviation Administration demanded Boeing upgrade this system to address the flaw.
Boeing agreed to pay $2.5 billion in January 2021 to settle a US criminal charge over claims it defrauded regulators overseeing the 737 MAX.
#8950360 at 2020-04-28 21:11:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11456: FAKE NEWS, ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE! Edition
Federal prosecutors are reportedly probing potentially dangerous missteps in the production of Boeing's 737 MAX jet, adding to intense scrutiny of the troubled planemaker.
Both the US Department of Justice and the Federal Aviation Administration are examining various safety problems on the 737 MAX assembly line, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The report follows Boeing's February admission that it found tools, rags and other debris in the fuel tanks of more than 30 737 MAX planes.
The appearance of debris can stem from "quality-control lapses" like those that have been flagged for prosecutors, according to the Journal.
The criminal and civil inquiries reportedly build on a grand jury probe of the plane's problematic flight control systems. That investigation has focused on what Boeing staff told the FAA about dangers with the plane before it was involved in two crashes that killed 346 people.
Both the Justice Department and the FAA have interviewed Ed Pierson, a former Boeing manager who raised red flags to the company and the feds about safety problems at Boeing's factory in Renton, Washington, according to the paper.
Pierson has also told the House Transportation Committee about how Boeing's push to speed up production allegedly led to "chaos" at the factory. The committee and the Justice Department were "the only two entities which responded with any sense of alacrity or urgency," Pierson's attorney, Eric Havian, told the Journal.
Boeing declined to comment on the reported investigations Tuesday. But the company said it launched an internal investigation and took corrective actions after finding debris in undelivered 737 MAX planes.
"Safely returning the 737 MAX to service is our top priority," Boeing said in a statement.
The 737 MAX - which was once Boeing's fastest-selling airplane - has been grounded for more than a year since the pair of fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. The fallout from the crashes led the Chicago-based company to oust CEO Dennis Muilenburg and replace him with David Calhoun.
#8561042 at 2020-03-25 17:41:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10961: Hot "Twat Snot" Wheels At It Again! Edition
Why Did Hundreds Of CEOs Resign Just Before The World Started Going Absolutely Crazy?
In the months prior to the most ferocious stock market crash in history and the eruption of the biggest public health crisis of our generation, we witnessed the biggest exodus of corporate CEOs that we have ever seen. And as you will see below, corporate insiders also sold off billions of dollars worth of shares in their own companies just before the stock market imploded. In life, timing can be everything, and sometimes people simply get lucky. But it does seem odd that so many among the corporate elite would be so exceedingly "lucky" all at the same time. In this article I am not claiming to know the motivations of any of these individuals, but I am pointing out certain patterns that I believe are worth investigating.
One financial publication is using the phrase "the great CEO exodus" to describe the phenomenon that we have been witnessing. It all started last year when chief executives started resigning in numbers unlike anything that we have ever seen before. The following was published by NBC News last November...
Chief executives are leaving in record numbers this year, with more than 1,332 stepping aside in the period from January through the end of October, according to new data released on Wednesday. While it's not unusual to see CEOs fleeing in the middle of a recession, it is noteworthy to see such a rash of executive exits amid robust corporate earnings and record stock market highs.
Last month, 172 chief executives left their jobs, according to executive placement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. It's the highest monthly number on record, and the year-to-date total outpaces even the wave of executive exits during the financial crisis.
By the end of the year, an all-time record high 1,480 CEOs had left their posts.
But to most people it seemed like the good times were still rolling at the end of 2019. Corporate profits were rising and the stock market was setting record high after record high.
Yes, there were lots of signs that the global economy was really slowing down, but most experts were not forecasting an imminent recession.
So why did so many chief executives suddenly decide that it was time to move on?
The following are just a few of the big name CEOs that chose to step down in 2019...
Dennis Muilenburg - Boeing
United Airlines - Oscar Munoz
Alphabet - Larry Page
Gap - Art Peck
McDonald's - Steve Easterbrook
Wells Fargo - Tim Sloan
Under Armour - Kevin Plank
PG&E - Geisha Williams
Kraft Heinz - Bernardo Hees
HP - Dion Weisler
Bed, Bath & Beyond - Steven Temares
Warner Bros. - Kevin Tsujihara
Best Buy - Hubert Joly
New York Post - Jesse Angelo
Colgate-Palmolive - Ian Cook
MetLife - Steven Kandarian
eBay - Devin Wenig
Nike - Mark Parker
Of course the mass exodus of chief executives did not end there.
In fact, a whopping 219 CEOs stepped down during the month of January 2020 alone.
By then, it was starting to become clear that the coronavirus that was ripping through China could potentially become a major global pandemic, and I certainly can understand why many among the corporate elite would choose to abandon ship at that moment.
Some of these CEOs have made absolutely absurd salaries for many years, and it is much easier to take the money and run than it is to stick around and steer a major corporation through the most difficult global crisis that any of us have ever experienced.
The following are just a few of the well known CEOs that have resigned so far in 2020...
Bob Iger, CEO of Disney
Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM
Harley-Davidson CEO Matt Levatich
T-Mobile's CEO John Legere
LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner
Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga
Keith Block, co-CEO of Salesforce
Tidjane Thiam, CEO of Credit Suisse
Hulu CEO Randy Freer
It is important for me to say that I do not have any special insight into the personal motivations of any of these individuals, and every situation is different.
But I do think that it is quite strange that we have seen such an unprecedented corporate exodus at such a critical moment in our history.
http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/why-did-hundreds-of-ceos-resign-just-before-the-world-started-going-absolutely-crazy
#8559375 at 2020-03-25 14:53:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10959: She's Retarded Edition
Why Did Hundreds Of CEOs Resign Just Before The World Started Going Absolutely Crazy?
In the months prior to the most ferocious stock market crash in history and the eruption of the biggest public health crisis of our generation, we witnessed the biggest exodus of corporate CEOs that we have ever seen. And as you will see below, corporate insiders also sold off billions of dollars worth of shares in their own companies just before the stock market imploded. In life, timing can be everything, and sometimes people simply get lucky. But it does seem odd that so many among the corporate elite would be so exceedingly "lucky" all at the same time. In this article I am not claiming to know the motivations of any of these individuals, but I am pointing out certain patterns that I believe are worth investigating.
One financial publication is using the phrase "the great CEO exodus" to describe the phenomenon that we have been witnessing. It all started last year when chief executives started resigning in numbers unlike anything that we have ever seen before. The following was published by NBC News last November...
Chief executives are leaving in record numbers this year, with more than 1,332 stepping aside in the period from January through the end of October, according to new data released on Wednesday. While it's not unusual to see CEOs fleeing in the middle of a recession, it is noteworthy to see such a rash of executive exits amid robust corporate earnings and record stock market highs.
Last month, 172 chief executives left their jobs, according to executive placement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. It's the highest monthly number on record, and the year-to-date total outpaces even the wave of executive exits during the financial crisis.
By the end of the year, an all-time record high 1,480 CEOs had left their posts.
But to most people it seemed like the good times were still rolling at the end of 2019. Corporate profits were rising and the stock market was setting record high after record high.
Yes, there were lots of signs that the global economy was really slowing down, but most experts were not forecasting an imminent recession.
So why did so many chief executives suddenly decide that it was time to move on?
The following are just a few of the big name CEOs that chose to step down in 2019...
Dennis Muilenburg - Boeing
United Airlines - Oscar Munoz
Alphabet - Larry Page
Gap - Art Peck
McDonald's - Steve Easterbrook
Wells Fargo - Tim Sloan
Under Armour - Kevin Plank
PG&E - Geisha Williams
Kraft Heinz - Bernardo Hees
HP - Dion Weisler
Bed, Bath & Beyond - Steven Temares
Warner Bros. - Kevin Tsujihara
Best Buy - Hubert Joly
New York Post - Jesse Angelo
Colgate-Palmolive - Ian Cook
MetLife - Steven Kandarian
eBay - Devin Wenig
Nike - Mark Parker
Of course the mass exodus of chief executives did not end there.
In fact, a whopping 219 CEOs stepped down during the month of January 2020 alone.
By then, it was starting to become clear that the coronavirus that was ripping through China could potentially become a major global pandemic, and I certainly can understand why many among the corporate elite would choose to abandon ship at that moment.
Some of these CEOs have made absolutely absurd salaries for many years, and it is much easier to take the money and run than it is to stick around and steer a major corporation through the most difficult global crisis that any of us have ever experienced.
The following are just a few of the well known CEOs that have resigned so far in 2020...
Bob Iger, CEO of Disney
Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM
Harley-Davidson CEO Matt Levatich
T-Mobile's CEO John Legere
LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner
Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga
Keith Block, co-CEO of Salesforce
Tidjane Thiam, CEO of Credit Suisse
Hulu CEO Randy Freer
It is important for me to say that I do not have any special insight into the personal motivations of any of these individuals, and every situation is different.
But I do think that it is quite strange that we have seen such an unprecedented corporate exodus at such a critical moment in our history.
More:
http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/why-did-hundreds-of-ceos-resign-just-before-the-world-started-going-absolutely-crazy
Where have we heard this board anons?
#8499446 at 2020-03-21 08:00:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10882: Wonder What's Habbenin' with the Yellow Vests? Edition
IS THIS THE SKY EVENT?
Doing a dig on Donald Trump's Executive Orders because of Q drop 1182.
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Study Executive Orders & Pen Photos
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19 Apr 2018 - 4:03:58 PM
How Q will Legally Inject All the Dirt
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19 Apr 2018 - 3:54:59 PM
>>1105041
We have everything.
How can we use what we know?
How do you 'legally' inject/make public/use as evidence?
What are you witnessing unfold?
Trust the plan.
Q
>>1105115
EO.
Treason.
Update.
Read.
Study the EOs.
Follow the 'pen'.
EOs post 'pen' pics.
Connect.
Learn.
SKY Event.
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National Space Council reconstituted by EO 13803 of July 7, 2017. 7th meeting scheduled to be held March 24, 2020 and live-streamed with the following attendees:
The revived National Space Council consists of the following members:[25][26]
Vice President of the United States, chair
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy (since February 2020)
Secretary of Homeland Security
Director of National Intelligence
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
National Security Advisor
Assistant to the President for Economic Policy (since February 2020)
Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy (since February 2020)
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
Homeland Security Advisor (until February 2020)
Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Selection to the National Space Council Users Advisory Group:
Buzz Aldrin, Gemini 12 and Apollo 11 astronaut
Tory Bruno, President and CEO of United Launch Alliance
Wes Bush, CEO of Northrop Grumman
Dean Cheng, Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center, Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy of the Heritage Foundation
Eileen Collins, 4-time Space Shuttle astronaut, first female Space Shuttle commander
Steve Crisafulli, Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Mary Lynne Dittmar, President and CEO of the Coalition for Deep Space Exploration
James O. Ellis, Retired United States Navy Admiral, former head of STRATCOM, and member of the Space Foundation Board of Directors
Tim Ellis, CEO of Relativity Space
Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House
Marillyn Hewson, CEO of Lockheed Martin
Homer Hickam, Author of Rocket Boys and former NASA Marshall Spaceflight Center engineer
Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama
Fred Klipsch, Founder and Chairman of Hoosiers for Quality Education
Lester Lyles, Retired United States Air Force General and member of the NASA Advisory Council
Pam Melroy, 3-time Space Shuttle astronaut and former Deputy Director of the Tactical Technology Office at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Dennis Muilenburg, CEO of the Boeing Company
Fatih Ozmen, CEO of the Sierra Nevada Corporation
G. P. "Bud" Peterson, President of the Georgia Institute of Technology
Harrison "Jack" Schmitt, Apollo 17 astronaut and former Senator
Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO of SpaceX
Bob Smith, CEO of Blue Origin
Eric Stallmer, President of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation
David Thompson, founder and CEO of Orbital ATK
Pamela Vaughan, Board Certified Science Teacher
Mandy Vaughn, President,[30] VOX Space
Stuart O. Witt, Former CEO of Mojave Air and Space Port, former Navy pilot, Chairman Emeritus of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation
David Wolf, 4-time Space Shuttle astronaut and physician
Pete Worden, Former Air Force General and NASA Ames Research Center Director
#8191339 at 2020-02-20 05:00:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10486: WWG1WGA 17 Edition
>>8190927
>that person or those people need to be eliminated from society one way or another; certainly someone should be jailed.
(((Dennis Muilenburg)))
>https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/12/23/Dennis-Muilenburg-steps-down-as-boeing-ceo.html
Sabotaged Boeing for his international tribesmen who invested in Airbus.
Or something like that i'm sure
#8093675 at 2020-02-10 19:01:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10360: Q Dropping Bombs! Edition
Bolton was removed on September 10, 2019.
DHS Gen Counsel John Mitnick Fired on September 18, 2019
Jason Green resigns in September of 2019 as the Special Envoy to the Middle East
Kevin McAleenan resigns as acting homeland security secretary on October 11, 2019
Rick Perry resigns on October 17, 2019 Dept. of Energy
Richard Spencer resigns on November 24, 2019 as the Navy Secretary
Dan Walsh fired as chief of white house operations November 25, 2019
December 23, 2019 Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg is ousted.
#7784455 at 2020-01-11 18:47:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9963: Comfy Winter Weekend. Practice Baking! Edition
FAA slaps Boeing on the wrist with $5.4mn fine over faulty 737 MAX parts… as sacked CEO departs with $62mn
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signaled that it will seek to fine Boeing some $5.4 million, accusing the multi-billion dollar company of wittingly installing defective parts on its ill-fated 737 MAX jets.
The FAA said Boeing had "failed to adequately oversee its suppliers to ensure they complied with the company's quality assurance system," in a statement on Friday, adding that it had "knowingly submitted aircraft for final FAA airworthiness certification after determining that the parts could not be used due to a failed strength test."
The aviation regulator announced in June that over 300 Boeing aircraft might contain faulty components which could injure passengers or prevent planes from landing safely, and said it would require the company to replace the parts.
While the company has taken a serious hit in quarterly earnings over the last year after a series of fatal crashes involving the 737 MAX - which has been grounded worldwide since last March - each year Boeing counts its profits in the billions, making the proposed fine a barely perceptible slap on the wrist.
Boeing's recently ousted CEO Dennis Muilenburg, who was fired in December as the company struggled in the aftermath of the MAX crashes, was given $62 million in benefits as he departed the firm - a sum dwarfing the FAA's latest fine. He was slated to receive a "severance" package and stocks worth millions more, but forfeited the offer.
https://www.rt.com/usa/477986-faa-boeing-737-max-fine/
#7779674 at 2020-01-11 03:42:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9957: Night Shift Sets the Cruise Control Edition
FAA slaps Boeing on the wrist with $5.4mn fine over faulty 737 MAX parts… as sacked CEO departs with $62mn
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signaled that it will seek to fine Boeing for some $5.4 million, accusing the multi-billion dollar company of wittingly installing defective parts on its ill-fated 737 MAX jet.
The FAA said Boeing "failed to adequately oversee its suppliers to ensure they complied with the company's quality assurance system" in a statement on Friday, adding it "knowingly submitted aircraft for final FAA airworthiness certification after determining that the parts could not be used due to a failed strength test."
The aviation regulator announced in June that over 300 Boeing aircraft might contain faulty components which could injure passengers or prevent planes from landing safely, and said it would require the company to replace the parts.
While the company has taken a serious hit in quarterly earnings over the last year after a series of fatal crashes involving the 737 MAX - which has been grounded worldwide since last March - each year Boeing counts its profits in the billions, making the proposed fine a barely perceptible slap on the wrist.
Boeing's recently ousted CEO Dennis Muilenburg, who was fired in December as the company struggled in the aftermath of the MAX crashes, was given $62 million in benefits as he departed the firm - a sum dwarfing the FAA's latest fine. He was slated to receive a "severance" package and stocks worth millions more, but forfeited the offer.
https://www.rt.com/usa/477986-faa-boeing-737-max-fine/
#7776192 at 2020-01-10 23:19:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9952: Focus! Don't Get Slide Tracked! Edition
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/business/boeing-Dennis-Muilenburg-severance.html
#7775805 at 2020-01-10 22:43:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9952: Focus! Don't Get Slide Tracked! Edition
Boeing's former CEO Dennis Muilenburg is not entitled to and did not receive any severance or separation payments in connection with his retirement, the planemaker said in a regulator filing
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1215760684266541056
>did not receive any severance or separation payments in connection with his retirement
Notice a pattern?
#7624505 at 2019-12-26 15:22:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9755: Merely a Coincidence, Goyim! Edition
Boeing documents reveal 'very disturbing' concerns about 737 MAX
https://nypost.com/2019/12/26/boeing-documents-reveal-very-disturbing-concerns-about-737-max/
Hours after announcing a leadership shakeup, Boeing provided a fresh batch of internal documents on the grounded 737 MAX jetliner that paint a "very disturbing picture" regarding employees' concerns about the troubled plane, according to a House committee aide.
The documents were submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration and congressional staff investigating the issues with the aircraft, which has been grounded since March following a pair of crashes that killed 346 people, officials said.
The disclosure came the same day that Boeing ousted chief executive Dennis Muilenburg amid a crisis over the handling of the aftermath of the accidents in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
"Similar to other records previously disclosed by Boeing, the records appear to point to a very disturbing picture of both concerns expressed by Boeing employees about the company's commitment to safety and efforts by some employees" to make sure Boeing's production plans were not disrupted, said the aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
"The committee will continue to review these and other records provided by Boeing as part of the committee's ongoing investigation," the aide said.
Boeing said in a statement that it "proactively brought these communications to the FAA and Congress as part of our commitment to transparency with our regulators and the oversight committees," according to Reuters.
The tone and content "does not reflect the company we are and need to be," Boeing said. "We have made significant changes as a company in the past nine months to enhance our safety processes, organizations, and culture."
The document dump contained instant messages from a former Boeing 737 chief test pilot Mark Forkner in November 2016, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters.
In October, Boeing turned over the messages to the FAA between Forkner and another pilot, Patrik Gustavsson, according to Bloomberg News.
Forkner expressed concern that the automated anti-stall Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, or MCAS, later implicated in the crashes was "running rampant" and said he might have unknowingly misled the FAA about it.
In separate emails he sent to an unnamed FAA official, Forkner said he was "Jedi-mind tricking" regulators outside the US into accepting Boeing's suggested training for the plane, Bloomberg reported.
David Gerger, a lawyer for Forkner, said issues cited in the messages were the result of balky simulator software and not a result of problems with the aircraft itself.
Forkner believed the jet was safe and didn't mislead the FAA, added Gerger, who didn't respond to requests to comment from Bloomberg on the latest messages and whether they involved his client.
Boeing announced it was replacing Muilenburg with Chairman David Calhoun, 62, a former General Electric executive, saying the company needed to "restore confidence" and "repair relationships with regulators, customers and all other stakeholders."
The 737 MAX was grounded after the March crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight. In October 2018, a Lion Air 737 MAX crashed into the Java Sea.
The two fatal nose-dives have been blamed on the misfiring of the computerized system, prompting Muilenburg to admit to congressional lawmakers that Boeing made mistakes in developing air safety software.
https://nypost.com/2019/12/26/boeing-documents-reveal-very-disturbing-concerns-about-737-max/
#7613381 at 2019-12-25 01:08:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9740: Christmas With Frens Edition
fuuck…must be nice
CBS Chicago
Verified account @cbschicago
Fired Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg Could Walk Away With $60 Million Golden Parachute
https://twitter.com/cbschicago/status/1209640150743076864
#7609127 at 2019-12-24 15:59:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9735: Shills Take the Day off - Patriots still on the Line Edition
Global Announcements
>>7596226 BO has updated header links, aware of /pnd/ bug, has advised CM for fix
>>7501280 Codemonkey working on the timestamp bugs (update: appears working good now >>7594765)
Bakers: Do NOT add Q's non-tripcoded posts to the dough
Notables
are not endorsements
#9734
>>7609036 (embedded) Trump blasts Pelosi: 'She hates the Republican Party'
>>7608935 President Trump adds two GOP judges to 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
>>7608928 Police stormed a bunker hosting countless illegal darknet platforms in a quiet German town…
>>7608779 Bloomberg News Fined Over $7 Million for Fake News Report
>>7608752 Christmas Eve night 1776
>>7608707 Uber founder Kalanick leaves board of directors
>>7608698 (Fox Live) POTUS taking questions in Mar-A-Lago
>>7608653 PressSec Stephanie Grisham twat: @realDonaldTrump is speaking via teleconference to members of all branches of the military deployed overseas…
>>7608622 Australian police begin "foreign interference" raids
>>7608485 Happy Birthday, General Michael Flynn! December 24, 1958 (age 60)
>>7608465, >>7606045 (pb) anon digz on Steven Halper. Bank ties included.
>>7608366 Epstein "Admitted To Me He Was A Spy", Ex-Biz Partner Warns "He's Got Prince Andrew Pinned To The Wall"
>>7608363 Half Of France's National Train System "Grinds To A Halt" As Labor Unions Strike On Christmas Week
>>7609073 #9734
#9733
Ghost grab/Collector
>>7608077, >>7608183 Resignation; Dennis Muilenburg CEO of Boeing. Ties to Blackstone Group
>>7608072 Archive Update "Merry Christmas" edition
>>7608053 ARPA-E is getting its budget slashed by @POTUS by 178%. Involved in "Crazy Government Research Projects"
>>7608043 Call to arms; meme'ing #Soros to trend on twitter as the puppet master for the "D" party
>>7608026, >>7608081, >>7608121 Digs on Theranos (Elizabeth Holmes) and contacts with prior US Mil, the VA, and Vatican connection
>>7607998 Anon breaks down the timeline of NZ's involvement in Spygate.
>>7608279 #9733
#9732
>>7606907 VICE News: Breitbart Facebook Page Beats NYT, WSJ, USA Today, WaPo Combined
>>7606931 Fredo Cuomo and CNN still spinning the story; but people know the TRUTH
>>7606937 Giuliani says he's 'more of a Jew' than Holocaust survivor George Soros-"sludge report"
>>7606959 Ann Coulter Mocks Conservative Inc.: 'Run For Office In California And See How You Do' With Your 'Great Ideas'- infowars
>>7606996,, >>7607051, >>7607137 Nunes Twat: on "Lemon harvest finished.." anon(s) spitballin'
>>7607069, >>7607085, >>7607094 Rep Gaetz twat, deleted: "Keystone Cops"
>>7607122 The CFR Control of Major Media Sources-a repeat but gud for newfags
>>7608056 #9732
Previously Collected Notables
>>7606098 #9730, >>7606765 #9731,
>>7602911 #9726, >>7603724 #9727, >>7604690 #9728, >>7605225 #9729
>>7599809 #9722, >>7600600 #9723, >>7601352 #9724, >>7602157 #9725
>>7596814 #9718, >>7597587 #9719, >>7598317 #9720, >>7599114 #9721
>>7593752 #9714, >>7594487 #9715, >>7595248 #9716, >>7596036 #9717
Notables Thread #1, #8960-present: >>7003045
Notables Aggregator: https://wearethene.ws
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384), https://8kun.to
#7608347 at 2019-12-24 13:15:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9734: Christmas Eve Morning 2020 Edition
Global Announcements
>>7596226 BO has updated header links, aware of /pnd/ bug, has advised CM for fix
>>7501280 Codemonkey working on the timestamp bugs (update: appears working good now >>7594765)
Bakers: Do NOT add Q's non-tripcoded posts to the dough
Notables
are not endorsements
#9733
Ghost grab/Collector
>>7608077, >>7608183 Resignation; Dennis Muilenburg CEO of Boeing. Ties to Blackstone Group
>>7608072 Archive Update "Merry Christmas" edition
>>7608053 ARPA-E is getting its budget slashed by @POTUS by 178%. Involved in "Crazy Government Research Projects"
>>7608043 Call to arms; meme'ing #Soros to trend on twitter as the puppet master for the "D" party
>>7608026, >>7608081, >>7608121 Digs on Theranos (Elizabeth Holmes) and contacts with prior US Mil, the VA, and Vatican connection
>>7607998 Anon breaks down the timeline of NZ's involvement in Spygate.
>>7608279 #9733
#9732
>>7606907 VICE News: Breitbart Facebook Page Beats NYT, WSJ, USA Today, WaPo Combined
>>7606931 Fredo Cuomo and CNN still spinning the story; but people know the TRUTH
>>7606937 Giuliani says he's 'more of a Jew' than Holocaust survivor George Soros-"sludge report"
>>7606959 Ann Coulter Mocks Conservative Inc.: 'Run For Office In California And See How You Do' With Your 'Great Ideas'- infowars
>>7606996,, >>7607051, >>7607137 Nunes Twat: on "Lemon harvest finished.." anon(s) spitballin'
>>7607069, >>7607085, >>7607094 Rep Gaetz twat, deleted: "Keystone Cops"
>>7607122 The CFR Control of Major Media Sources-a repeat but gud for newfags
>>7608056 #9732
#9731
>>7606091 One of the Major Q Twatter accounts that DJT retweeted recently, suspended. again.
>>7606108, >>7606197, >>7606154 Bill Barr Indicts 8 Including Mueller Top Witness - New Data Shows Bill and Hillary Involved (speculative)
>>7606106, >>7606213, >>7606357, >>7606418 Scavino and Potus Pic. Anons discuss the hands
>>7606203 Malia Obama credit card post from half chan that a twatter said was on 8kun
>>7606332 After Blowing $3 Trillion On Lies In Afghanistan, Congress Just Authorized A Trillion More For 2020
>>7606395 landmarks around the gingerbread White House in today's (12-23) Advent Calendar. Sea to shining sea?
>>7606364 qanon.pub has been optimized to load faster.
>>7606477 DJT rt Buckingham County gets packed meeting room and lobby for a 2A sanctuary city
>>7606449, >>7606434, >>7606498 call to meme - Soros challenge re Online Trump Supporters will be silenced by 2020
>>7606765 #9731
#9730
>>7605362 wearethene.ws coming back online
>>7605324 Quick decision in McGahn subpoena case will trap courts
>>7605313 Groups demand Kavanaugh recuse from CFPB SC case
>>7605404 Pentagon warns military: DNA test kits are security risks
>>7605879 Computational biofag: *histocompatibility* - "histo":tissue, compatibility. (re pentagon DNA tests)
>>7605975 Bloomberg is partly financing his own presidential campaign by channeling millions in an advanced tech company called Hawkfish
>>7605997 Former Antifa gives eyewitness info about the cult financed by Soros
>>7606098 #9730
Previously Collected Notables
>>7602911 #9726, >>7603724 #9727, >>7604690 #9728, >>7605225 #9729
>>7599809 #9722, >>7600600 #9723, >>7601352 #9724, >>7602157 #9725
>>7596814 #9718, >>7597587 #9719, >>7598317 #9720, >>7599114 #9721
>>7593752 #9714, >>7594487 #9715, >>7595248 #9716, >>7596036 #9717
Notables Thread #1, #8960-present: >>7003045
Notables Aggregator: https://wearethene.ws
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384), https://8kun.to
#7608279 at 2019-12-24 12:54:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9733: Almost Ebake Edition
final call for notables @ 650
ok you battle hardened anons. better be guud today or Rudolph is gonna drop a turd lump in your stocking. too late for some of you.
#9733
Ghost grab/Collector
>>7608077, >>7608183 Resignation; Dennis Muilenburg CEO of Boeing. Ties to Blackstone Group
>>7608072 Archive Update "Merry Christmas" edition
>>7608053 ARPA-E is getting its budget slashed by @POTUS by 178%. Involved in "Crazy Government Research Projects"
>>7608043 Call to arms; meme'ing #Soros to trend on twitter as the puppet master for the "D" party
>>7608026, >>7608081, >>7608121 Digs on Theranos (Elizabeth Holmes) and contacts with prior US Mil, the VA, and Vatican connection
>>7607998 Anon breaks down the timeline of NZ's involvement in Spygate.
baking in a bit
#7608170 at 2019-12-24 12:08:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9733: Almost Ebake Edition
>>7608163
Morning, morning baker! Updated notes below. Kitchen is all yours, fren.
Notables @512
>>7607998 Anon breaks down the timeline of NZ's involvement in Spygate.
>>7608077 Resignation; Dennis Muilenburg CEO of Boeing
>>7608072 Archive Update "Merry Christmas" edition
>>7608053 ARPA-E is getting its budget slashed by @POTUS by 178%. Involved in "Crazy Government Research Projects"
>>7608043 Call to arms; meme'ing #Soros to trend on twitter as the puppet master for the "D" party
>>7608026, >>7608081, >>7608121 Digs on Theranos (Elizabeth Holmes) and contacts with prior US Mil, the VA, and Vatican connection
>>7608129, >>7608141 CDAN Blind possibly belongs to Nadia Marcinkova. Supposedly in possession of THOUSANDS of recordings of Epstein victims
#7608136 at 2019-12-24 11:44:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9733: Almost Ebake Edition
Notables @513
>>7607998 Anon breaks down the timeline of NZ's involvement in Spygate.
>>7608077 Resignation; Dennis Muilenburg CEO of Boeing
>>7608072 Archive Update "Merry Christmas" edition
>>7608053 ARPA-E is getting its budget slashed by @POTUS by 178%. Involved in "Crazy Government Research Projects"
>>7608043 Call to arms; meme'ing #Soros to trend on twitter as the puppet master for the "D" party
>>7608026, >>7608081, >>7608121 Digs on Theranos (Elizabeth Holmes) and contacts with prior US Mil, the VA, and Vatican connection
#7605233 at 2019-12-24 02:50:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9730: Obstruction Of The Senate Edition
Global Announcements
>>7596226 BO has updated header links, aware of /pnd/ bug, has advised CM for fix
>>7501280 Codemonkey working on the timestamp bugs (update: appears working good now >>7594765)
Bakers: Do NOT add Q's non-tripcoded posts to the dough
Notables
are not endorsements
#9729
>>7605155 Netanyahu: ICC pursuit of war crimes 'anti-Semitism'
>>7605043 , >>7605205 Fresh DJT: "Obstruction of the Senate"
>>7604781 China: Space Force a 'threat to outer space peace'
>>7604763 , >>7604782 Barr/Durham/Justice being injected into the public consciousness
>>7604734 Tom Fitton: Obama told Comey, "Good luck"
>>7604702 First 2020 campaign rally in in Toledo, Ohio on Jan 9th
>>7604680 , >>7604706, >>7604914 QProof? Q & POTUS: "The best is yet to come"
>>7604608 , >>7604696 Stefan Halper oversaw CIA spying op in the 1980 Pres. Election
>>7604561 Bette Midler wears Y head
>>7605225 #9729
#9728
>>7604371 The establishment takes aim at John Durham's reputation and intergity
>>7604256 What's habbeing in Syria?
>>7604220 , >>7604248, >>7604355 Rubini: Stefan Halper & Regan assassination attempt
>>7604210 , >>7604279 Fitton calls on Senate to probe 'deep state' attack on Trump
>>7604067 , >>7604168, >>7603866 Army & Marines comms? Theories
>>7604157 Paul Sperry: Obama & Biden under inv. for Ukraine corruption
>>7604080 Joe DiGenova audio / comments on Admiral Rogers
>>7603946 New court filing in the impeachment case
>>7603937 , >>7603987 Lil Wayne searched by Feds
>>7603927 NYT turns Eye of Sauron onto John Durham
>>7603839 WL emails between Soros and Podesta
>>7603826 Hunter Biden subject of multiple criminal investigations
>>7603812 , >>7604192 Chinese man accused of smuggling bio material out of US
>>7603809 How to properly meme on twitter. Join the meme war
>>7604690 #9728
#9727
>>7603630 Jill Biden hands out Christmas gifts at Mexico border camp
>>7603628 San Fran blows $94m in failed war on human excrement
>>7603590 Video: Judicial Watch's William Marshall on Soros' NGOs
>>7603505 Khashoggi: Saudis sentence five to death for his murder
>>7603473 Q #457, 25 Dec 2017: "SPECIAL & BIG"
>>7603428 Interactive Brokers' Peterffy: Soros is an anarchist
>>7603364 , >>7603564 Fresh DJT
>>7603275 Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom and CFO Alan Pickerill resign
>>7603273 @NavyTimes post 'A winter battle'
>>7603215 POTUS Schedule for Tuesday, December 24
>>7603189 2015: Mock funeral held by Georgian opposion for Soros
>>7603187 Refresher: POTUS called Camp David 'a very special place'
>>7603177 Lindsey Graham: Think mirror
>>7603165 Widespread power outage reported in Seattle
>>7603114 Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg resigns
>>7603089 POTUS' misspellings: P & N = Nancy Pelosi?
>>7602998 (re: 5G) POTUS names Special Rep for Int. Telecoms Policy
>>7603724 #9727
Previously Collected Notables
>>7602911 #9726,
>>7599809 #9722, >>7600600 #9723, >>7601352 #9724, >>7602157 #9725
>>7596814 #9718, >>7597587 #9719, >>7598317 #9720, >>7599114 #9721
>>7593752 #9714, >>7594487 #9715, >>7595248 #9716, >>7596036 #9717
Notables Thread #1, #8960-present: >>7003045
Notables Aggregator: https://wearethene.ws
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384), https://8kun.to
#7604482 at 2019-12-24 01:41:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9729: The Great Anon Christmas Gathering Edition
Global Announcements
>>7596226 BO has updated header links, aware of /pnd/ bug, has advised CM for fix
>>7501280 Codemonkey working on the timestamp bugs (update: appears working good now >>7594765)
Bakers: Do NOT add Q's non-tripcoded posts to the dough
Notables
are not endorsements
#9728
>>7604371 The establishment takes aim at John Durham's reputation and intergity
>>7604256 What's habbeing in Syria?
>>7604220 , >>7604248, >>7604355 Rubini: Stephan Halper & Regan assassination attempt
>>7604210 , >>7604279 Fitton calls on Senate to probe 'deep state' attack on Trump
>>7604067 , >>7604168, >>7603866 Army & Marines comms? Theories
>>7604157 Paul Sperry: Obama & Biden under inv. for Ukraine corruption
>>7604080 Joe DiGenova audio / comments on Admiral Rogers
>>7603946 New court filing in the impeachment case
>>7603937 , >>7603987 Lil Wayne searched by Feds
>>7603927 NYT turns Eye of Sauron onto John Durham
>>7603839 WL emails between Soros and Podesta
>>7603826 Hunter Biden subject of multiple criminal investigations
>>7603812 , >>7604192 Chinese man accused of smuggling bio material out of US
>>7603809 How to properly meme on twitter. Join the meme war
>>7604454 #9728
#9727
>>7603630 Jill Biden hands out Christmas gifts at Mexico border camp
>>7603628 San Fran blows $94m in failed war on human excrement
>>7603590 Video: Judicial Watch's William Marshall on Soros' NGOs
>>7603505 Khashoggi: Saudis sentence five to death for his murder
>>7603473 Q #457, 25 Dec 2017: "SPECIAL & BIG"
>>7603428 Interactive Brokers' Peterffy: Soros is an anarchist
>>7603364 , >>7603564 Fresh DJT
>>7603275 Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom and CFO Alan Pickerill resign
>>7603273 @NavyTimes post 'A winter battle'
>>7603215 POTUS Schedule for Tuesday, December 24
>>7603189 2015: Mock funeral held by Georgian opposion for Soros
>>7603187 Refresher: POTUS called Camp David 'a very special place'
>>7603177 Lindsey Graham: Think mirror
>>7603165 Widespread power outage reported in Seattle
>>7603114 Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg resigns
>>7603089 POTUS' misspellings: P & N = Nancy Pelosi?
>>7602998 (re: 5G) POTUS names Special Rep for Int. Telecoms Policy
>>7603724 #9727
#9726
>>7602846 , >>7602846 SOROS features in 3:30 associated Qdrops (misspelling)
>>7602812 Pentagon warns take-home DNA kits pose security risk
>>7602739 Schumer outlines documents he wants for impeachment trial
>>7602772 , >>7602827, >>7602769, >>7602828, >>7602846 DJT misspelling cont.
>>7602717 , >>7602745, >>7602751 DJT with error and repost: 'iNpeachment'
>>7602697 One-Year anniversary of "The Phone Call Heard 'Round The World"
>>7602618 Breaking: Dems may have a second impeachment case against POTUS
>>7602596 Official Space Force website launched
>>7602568 Video: The Clinton Body Count
>>7602559 , >>7602572 New filing in Arkansas lawsuit against Hunter Biden
>>7602552 Video: POTUS sings Bohemian Rhapsody
>>7602527 FULL Rudy Giuliani Interview: "Soros is hardly a Jew"
>>7602513 Immigrants to redistribute 26 House seats in 2020 election
>>7602482 New Zealanders hand in 50,000 guns after assault weapon ban
>>7602418 NSA Branch: PAIN:NIAP
>>7602405 , >>7602479, >>7602650 Trey Gowdy sounds off on Pelosi's delay
>>7602380 , >>7602393 Soros shell companies and money laundering NGO +
>>7602341 Maria Bartiromo tweets 'Justice Is Coming'
>>7602340 Ron Paul: How Congress & The Fed stole Christmas
>>7602276 Video: James O'Keefe Delivers Keynote Speech
>>7602262 Bongino: Trump Has Flipped America's Most Liberal Court
>>7602230 , >>7602233 NASA's Moon to Mars plans
>>7602221 Ex-business partner: "Epstein admitted to me he was a spy"
>>7602911 #9726
Previously Collected Notables
>>7599809 #9722, >>7600600 #9723, >>7601352 #9724, >>7602157 #9725
>>7596814 #9718, >>7597587 #9719, >>7598317 #9720, >>7599114 #9721
>>7593752 #9714, >>7594487 #9715, >>7595248 #9716, >>7596036 #9717
Notables Thread #1, #8960-present: >>7003045
Notables Aggregator: https://wearethene.ws
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384), https://8kun.to
#7603731 at 2019-12-24 00:08:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9728: Your Voice And Your Vote Matters Edition
Global Announcements
>>7596226 BO has updated header links, aware of /pnd/ bug, has advised CM for fix
>>7501280 Codemonkey working on the timestamp bugs (update: appears working good now >>7594765)
Bakers: Do NOT add Q's non-tripcoded posts to the dough
Notables
are not endorsements
#9727
>>7603630 Jill Biden hands out Christmas gifts at Mexico border camp
>>7603628 San Fran blows $94m in failed war on human excrement
>>7603590 Video: Judicial Watch's William Marshall on Soros' NGOs
>>7603505 Khashoggi: Saudis sentence five to death for his murder
>>7603473 Q #457, 25 Dec 2017: "SPECIAL & BIG"
>>7603428 Interactive Brokers' Peterffy: Soros is an anarchist
>>7603364 , >>7603564 Fresh DJT
>>7603275 Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom and CFO Alan Pickerill resign
>>7603273 @NavyTimes post 'A winter battle'
>>7603215 POTUS Schedule for Tuesday, December 24
>>7603189 2015: Mock funeral held by Georgian opposion for Soros
>>7603187 Refresher: POTUS called Camp David 'a very special place'
>>7603177 Lindsey Graham: Think mirror
>>7603165 Widespread power outage reported in Seattle
>>7603114 Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg resigns
>>7603089 POTUS' misspellings: P & N = Nancy Pelosi?
>>7602998 (re: 5G) POTUS names Special Rep for Int. Telecoms Policy
>>7603724 #9727
#9726
>>7602846 , >>7602846 SOROS features in 3:30 associated Qdrops (misspelling)
>>7602812 Pentagon warns take-home DNA kits pose security risk
>>7602739 Schumer outlines documents he wants for impeachment trial
>>7602772 , >>7602827, >>7602769, >>7602828, >>7602846 DJT misspelling cont.
>>7602717 , >>7602745, >>7602751 DJT with error and repost: 'iNpeachment'
>>7602697 One-Year anniversary of "The Phone Call Heard 'Round The World"
>>7602618 Breaking: Dems may have a second impeachment case against POTUS
>>7602596 Official Space Force website launched
>>7602568 Video: The Clinton Body Count
>>7602559 , >>7602572 New filing in Arkansas lawsuit against Hunter Biden
>>7602552 Video: POTUS sings Bohemian Rhapsody
>>7602527 FULL Rudy Giuliani Interview: "Soros is hardly a Jew"
>>7602513 Immigrants to redistribute 26 House seats in 2020 election
>>7602482 New Zealanders hand in 50,000 guns after assault weapon ban
>>7602418 NSA Branch: PAIN:NIAP
>>7602405 , >>7602479, >>7602650 Trey Gowdy sounds off on Pelosi's delay
>>7602380 , >>7602393 Soros shell companies and money laundering NGO +
>>7602341 Maria Bartiromo tweets 'Justice Is Coming'
>>7602340 Ron Paul: How Congress & The Fed stole Christmas
>>7602276 Video: James O'Keefe Delivers Keynote Speech
>>7602262 Bongino: Trump Has Flipped America's Most Liberal Court
>>7602230 , >>7602233 NASA's Moon to Mars plans
>>7602221 Ex-business partner: "Epstein admitted to me he was a spy"
>>7602911 #9726
Previously Collected Notables
>>7599809 #9722, >>7600600 #9723, >>7601352 #9724, >>7602157 #9725
>>7596814 #9718, >>7597587 #9719, >>7598317 #9720, >>7599114 #9721
>>7593752 #9714, >>7594487 #9715, >>7595248 #9716, >>7596036 #9717
>>7590646 #9710, >>7591646 #9711, >>7592185 #9712, >>7592962 #9713
Notables Thread #1, #8960-present: >>7003045
Notables Aggregator: https://wearethene.ws
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384), https://8kun.to
#7603724 at 2019-12-24 00:07:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9727: The 'Really Special' Edition
#9727
>>7603630 Jill Biden hands out Christmas gifts at Mexico border camp
>>7603628 San Fran blows $94m in failed war on human excrement
>>7603590 Video: Judicial Watch's William Marshall on Soros' NGOs
>>7603505 Khashoggi: Saudis sentence five to death for his murder
>>7603473 Q #457, 25 Dec 2017: "SPECIAL & BIG"
>>7603428 Interactive Brokers' Peterffy: Soros is an anarchist
>>7603364 , >>7603564 Fresh DJT
>>7603275 Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom and CFO Alan Pickerill resign
>>7603273 @NavyTimes post 'A winter battle'
>>7603215 POTUS Schedule for Tuesday, December 24
>>7603189 2015: Mock funeral held by Georgian opposion for Soros
>>7603187 Refresher: POTUS called Camp David 'a very special place'
>>7603177 Lindsey Graham: Think mirror
>>7603165 Widespread power outage reported in Seattle
>>7603114 Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg resigns
>>7603089 POTUS' misspellings: P & N = Nancy Pelosi?
>>7602998 (re: 5G) POTUS names Special Rep for Int. Telecoms Policy
#7603488 at 2019-12-23 23:38:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9727: The 'Really Special' Edition
Notes @ 500
Anything to add or change?
#9727
>>7603473 Q #457, 25 Dec 2017: "SPECIAL & BIG"
>>7603428 Interactive Brokers' Peterffy: Soros is an anarchist
>>7603364 Fresh DJT
>>7603275 Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom and CFO Alan Pickerill resign
>>7603273 @NavyTimes post 'A winter battle'
>>7603215 POTUS Schedule for Tuesday, December 24
>>7603189 2015: Mock funeral held by Georgian opposion for Soros
>>7603187 Refresher: POTUS called Camp David 'a very special place'
>>7603177 Lindsey Graham: Think mirror
>>7603165 Widespread power outage reported in Seattle
>>7603114 Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg resigns
>>7603089 POTUS' misspellings: P & N = Nancy Pelosi?
>>7602998 (re: 5G) POTUS names Special Rep for Int. Telecoms Policy
#7603114 at 2019-12-23 22:57:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9727: The 'Really Special' Edition
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg dismissed as 737 Max woes continue
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg resigned effective immediately, the company announced Monday morning. Muilenburg, who up until a few months ago was also chairman of the aircraft manufacturing company, is leaving Boeing's board as well.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-ceo-Dennis-Muilenburg-fired-chairman-david-calhoun-to-take-over-as-new-ceo/
#7601007 at 2019-12-23 19:02:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9724: Keep up the good fight Edition
another one bites the dust
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/12/23/boeing-ceo-Dennis-Muilenburg-resigns-amid-max-737-aircraft-problems/
#7598964 at 2019-12-23 15:53:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9721: Monday Morning Melania Edition
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg resigns amid issues with 737 Max
https://www.10news.com/news/national/boeing-ceo-Dennis-Muilenburg-resigns-amid-issues-with-737-max
"Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg has stepped down after a tumultuous period in which the company faced a series of setbacks, including two fatal crashes, delays and numerous issues with its 737 Max airplane. Boeing continues to struggle to get its most important product back in the air.
Chairman David Calhoun will take over as CEO, effective January 13, 2020."
#7598411 at 2019-12-23 14:28:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9721: Monday Morning Melania Edition
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7821945/Boeing-fires-CEO-Dennis-Muilenburg-737-MAX-crisis-deepens.html
#7598394 at 2019-12-23 14:25:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9720: Bucking Bronco Board Becomes Bucolic Edition
Boeing Fires C.E.O. Dennis Muilenburg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/business/Boeing-ceo-Muilenburg.html#
#7455631 at 2019-12-08 16:13:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9535: Those Who Scream The Loudest... Edition
Boeing chief engineer at center of 737 MAX crisis retires
SEATTLE - Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief engineer John Hamilton, who was appointed in March to lead its response to the deadly 737 MAX crashes and testified before Congress alongside CEO Dennis Muilenburg, is retiring, the company informed employees this week.
The news was conveyed in an internal memo from the new head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Stan Deal, and Boeing's chief engineer, Greg Hyslop.
"John had planned to retire last year, but we asked him to stay on to help us with the 737 MAX investigations and return to service efforts," they wrote. "We are immensely grateful to John for lending his expertise and leadership during a very challenging time."
https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/northwest/boeing-chief-engineer-at-center-of-max-crisis-retires/article_ff907422-1834-11ea-9aa2-2f02b9600399.html
#7304537 at 2019-08-02 03:22:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9346: Curing or COntaining? Mind Will Be Blown By Chain Of Command Edition
Boeing to change 737 MAX flight-control software to address flaw
WASHINGTON/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co plans further changes to the software architecture of the 737 MAX flight-control system to address a flaw discovered after a test in June, two people briefed on the matter said late on Thursday.
he redesign, first reported by the Seattle Times, involves using and receiving input from both flight control computers rather than one.
The move comes in response to an effort to address a problem discovered in June during a Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) simulator test.
This is on top of earlier announced changes to take input from both angle-of-attack sensors in the MCAS anti-stall system linked to two deadly crashes that led to a global grounding of the plane.
Boeing still hopes to complete the software redesign by the end of September to submit to the FAA for approval, the sources said.
For decades, 737 models have used only one of the flight control computers for each flight, with the system switching to the other computer on the following flight, according to people familiar with the plane's design.
The FAA said in June that it had identified a new risk that would need to be addressed before the plane could be ungrounded.
Under a scenario where a specific fault in a microprocessor caused an uncommanded movement of the plane's horizontal tail, it took pilots too long to recognize a loss of control known as runaway stabilizer, a Boeing official said at the time.
Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg told analysts last month that he was confident the 737 MAX would be back in service as early as October after a certification flight in "the September time frame"
Southwest Airlines and Air Canada, however, have taken the 737 MAX off their schedules until January.
The FAA declined to comment on the Seattle Times report. Boeing did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-airplane-boeing/boeing-to-change-737-max-flight-control-software-to-address-flaw-sources-idUSKCN1US07R
#6766839 at 2019-06-16 23:48:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8655: Early Evening Edition
Boeing CEO Admits "Mistakes" Were Made Before 2 Crashes Killed 346 People
Speaking on the eve of the Paris airshow, Boeing CEO, Dennis Muilenburg, admitted to reporters that the company made a "mistake" in handling a problematic cockpit warning system in its 737 Max jets before two crashes of the top-selling plane killed 346 people, and he promised transparency as the U.S. aircraft maker tries to get the grounded model back in flight.
In response to FAA faulting Boeing for not telling regulators for more than year that a safety indicator in the Max cockpit didn't work, AP reports that Muilenberg has now admitted that Boeing's communication with regulators, customers and the public "was not consistent. And that's unacceptable."
"We clearly had a mistake in the implementation of the alert," Muilenburg said.
"When I make comments about the previous design and how we followed those processes, that's something we put a lot of thought and depth of analysis into. That doesn't mean that it can't be improved."
Muilenburg went on to call the crashes of the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines jets a "defining moment" for Boeing, but said he thinks the result will be a "better and stronger company."
He expressed confidence that the Boeing 737 Max would be cleared to fly again later this year.
Additionally, the embattled CEO confirmed the company is undergoing a multi-faceted review of 737 Max design, noting that regulators are examining the 737 Max software, angle-of-attack disagree alert, and are also studying "every element of training syllabus."
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-16/boeing-ceo-admits-mistakes-were-made-2-crashes-killed-346-people
#6621262 at 2019-05-29 22:05:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8466: Unity of Freedom Never Relies On Uniformity of Opinion Edition
Boeing aims for first flight of 777X in late June: sources
SEATTLE/PARIS (Reuters) - Boeing Co is looking to make the first test flight of its 777X twin-aisle jet as soon as late June, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, slightly later than the planemaker had planned, but still on track for putting the plane into airline service in 2020.
Boeing hopes the new jet will extend its grip on the 'mini-jumbo' market, which it shares with rival Airbus SE's 365-seat A350-1000, and perhaps scoop up fresh orders following the demise of Airbus' A380 superjumbo.
The test flight will likely be too late for Boeing to hit its previous target of flying the 777X to the Paris Air Show, which takes place June 17-23, where it had hoped to make a marketing splash in Airbus' backyard.
Boeing declined to comment on its flight schedule for 777X or its plans for the air show. The company has previously said the 777X would fly for the first time in 2019 and will start to be delivered to airline customers in 2020.
Development of the plane has been slowed by the partial U.S. government shutdown earlier this year and assembly delays on its carbon-composite wings and General Electric Co's new GE9X engines.
Boeing has also diverted resources from the program and others to focus on getting its grounded 737 MAX back in the air after crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia.
The company had been working toward a first flight as early as June 21, effectively overlapping with the air show in Le Bourget, a few kilometers north of Paris, according to two people familiar with the matter. Both people cautioned that the date should be thought of as a window that could stretch into early July.
A third person familiar with the matter said late June was Boeing's current target but added the flight could happen in the United States at the same time as the air show.
The first two 777X flight test aircraft have left Boeing's Seattle-area factory and are in integrated system testing on the ground, while the next two flight test airplanes are in final assembly, Boeing's Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg told a conference on Wednesday.
"We still expect to achieve entry into service in 2020," Muilenburg said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-777x/boeing-aims-for-first-flight-of-777x-in-late-june-sources-idUSKCN1SZ2SU
#6385245 at 2019-05-01 20:54:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8165: Angry Shills = WINNING Edition
U.S. House panel aims for May 15 hearing on Boeing 737 MAX - sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is tentatively planning a May 15 hearing on the now grounded Boeing 737 MAX and the Federal Aviation Administration's aircraft certification program, three people briefed on the matter said on Wednesday.
A spokeswoman for Representative Peter DeFazio, who chairs the panel, declined to comment on the date. DeFazio told reporters on Tuesday he planned to hold a hearing on the Boeing 737 MAX and the certification process in the near future.
The hearing is expected to include Acting FAA Administrator Dan Elwell, National Transportation Safety Board chairman Robert Sumwalt and Earl Lawrence, who was named executive director of the FAA's Aircraft Certification Service in 2018, the sources said.
Last month, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao named a panel of experts to a blue-ribbon committee to review the aircraft certification process after two deadly Boeing 737 MAX crashes killed nearly 350 people.
In a March 28 memo to Elwell reviewed by Reuters, Chao said she wanted an "action plan" from the FAA "to reassure congressional oversight committees that the FAA's culture of safety remains not only robust but forward-looking" and to restore "public trust in aviation safety."
She also asked what "measures are needed to reinforce the culture of safety and constantly improve the FAA's oversight functions and offices, including the certification process."
The FAA has for decades delegated some certification duties to Boeing and other manufacturers.
Separately, Senate Commerce Committee chairman Roger Wicker told Reuters on Wednesday he still plans to call Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg to testify at a future date. "I think he'll want to," Wicker said.
Federal prosecutors, the Transportation Department's inspector general and lawmakers are investigating the FAA's certification of the 737 MAX 8 aircraft. A joint review by 10 governmental air regulators of the Max's certification started on Monday in Seattle. Sumwalt said in March the NTSB was also examining the certification process "to ensure any deficiencies are captured and addressed."
Boeing has told some 737 MAX owners it is targeting U.S. FAA approval of its software fix as early as late May and the ungrounding of the aircraft around mid-July, two sources told Reuters last month. Boeing has not yet formally submitted the software fix to the FAA for approval.
U.S. carriers have canceled flights because of the 737 MAX grounding through early August.
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/u-house-panel-aims-may-15-hearing-boeing-201105745–finance.html
#6358164 at 2019-04-29 14:42:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8130: Meanwhile, At the WH Correspondance Dinner Edition
S&P 500 at record high; investors await fresh earnings
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit record highs on Monday after data showed U.S. consumer spending surged in March, but gains in shares remained muted as investors waited for a fresh batch of earnings reports.
Hopes of a trade resolution and dovish Federal Reserve this year has been powering the benchmark index, which crossed its record high of 2,940.91 hit on Sept. 21 for the first time during the session.
A Commerce Department report showed domestic consumer spending rose by the most in more than 9-1/2 years in March, but price pressures remained muted.
The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes the volatile food and energy components and is the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure, remained steady at 0.1% in March.
"We are coming off a weak patch in the consumer sector, so you have to take the data with a grain of salt, the sector was hit by the partial government shutdown, so some of this strength is a rebound from that," said Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James in St. Petersburg, Florida.
"There's a little bit of caution, we've got a lot of information coming down the pipe this week, especially the Fed meeting."
The Federal Open Market Committee will announce its interest rate decision at the end of a two-day meeting, starting Tuesday.
Interest-rate sensitive financials rose 1.02%, the most among the 11 major sectors.
In yet another busy week for earnings, about 160 S&P 500 companies, including Google-parent Alphabet Inc and Apple Inc, are due to report their quarterly reports.
Analysts now expect profits of S&P 500 companies to fall 0.2%, a sharp improvement from a 2% fall estimated at the beginning of the month, according to Refinitiv data.
As trade talks enter their last leg, U.S. negotiators head to China on Tuesday to try to hammer out details to end the protracted tariff spat between the two countries.
At 9:52 a.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 8.42 points, or 0.03%, at 26,534.91, the S&P 500 was up 2.55 points, or 0.09%, at 2,942.43 and the Nasdaq Composite was up 1.67 points, or 0.02%, at 8,148.07.
The healthcare sector fell 0.37%, weighing the most on markets, amid ongoing concerns of potential regulatory changes to the healthcare policy.
Boeing Co dipped 0.3%. Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg will meet Boeing shareholders for the first time on Monday since two fatal crashes that led to the 737 MAX's grounding worldwide.
Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.58-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.41-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.
The S&P index recorded 29 new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 49 new highs and nine new lows.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-stocks/sp-500-at-record-high-investors-await-fresh-earnings-idUSKCN1S514F?il=0
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EGSPC?p=^GSPC
#6355727 at 2019-04-29 05:06:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8127: You Are The Calm Before And During The Storm Edition
Boeing CEO faces shareholders for first time since 737 MAX crashes
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing Co Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg will face shareholders on Monday for the first time since two fatal crashes that led to the 737 MAX's grounding worldwide and triggered investigations, lawsuits and a sharp loss in share value.
Battling the biggest crisis of his tenure, Muilenburg will try to bolster investor confidence in the manufacturer's future as well as that of its fastest-selling airplane as questions linger over the model's safety.
Family and friends of 24-year-old American Samya Stumo, one of the victims of the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX on March 10, will hold a silent protest outside the meeting site.
That crash, which killed all 157 on board when it plunged to the ground shortly after takeoff, came five months after a similar Lion Air nose-dive that killed all 189 passengers and crew.
Muilenburg will hold his first press conference since the grounding after the general annual shareholder meeting in Chicago, scheduled for 10.00 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT).
Boeing is under pressure to deliver a software fix and a new pilot training package that will convince global regulators, and the flying public, that the aircraft is safe to fly again.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration could clear Boeing the 737 MAX jet to fly in late May or the first part of June, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday, though Boeing has yet to submit the updated software and training for review.
Some pilots have warned that draft training proposals do not go far enough to address their concerns.
Meanwhile, deliveries of the 737 MAX, which airlines around the world had been relying on to service a growing air travel industry for years to come, are on hold.
Last week Boeing abandoned its 2019 financial outlook, halted share buybacks and said lowered production due to the 737 MAX grounding had cost it at least $1 billion so far.
Shareholders have filed a lawsuit accusing the company of defrauding them by concealing safety deficiencies in the plane. The model is also the target of investigations by U.S. transportation authorities and the Department of Justice.
Muilenburg is Boeing's chairman and president in addition to CEO, and faces calls that could strip him of one of those titles at Monday's meeting. Boeing has recommended against the move.
Boeing must also contend with lawsuits filed on behalf of dozens of victims of the two crashes, including the family of Stumo, who are asking whether the Ethiopian disaster could have been prevented after what happened to Lion Air.
"Those in charge of creating and selling this plane did not treat Samya as they would their own daughters," her mother Nadia Milleron told reporters in early April.
Shares in the company, worth $214 billion, have lost nearly 10 percent of their value since the March 10 crash.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-agm/boeing-ceo-faces-shareholders-for-first-time-since-737-max-crashes-idUSKCN1S506M?il=0
#6348754 at 2019-04-28 18:18:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8118: Mirror Digits. Through The Looking Glass. The Bottomless Mimosas Edition
Boeing whistleblower reports new issue with 737 Max Jets - report
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reportedly considering an entirely new angle on its investigation into Boeing's 737 Max line of jets after a company insider called a hotline to report a new issue with the aircraft.
All 737 Max planes across the world were grounded by regulators after two of the aircraft crashed in separate incidents that claimed 346 lives.
At least four current or former Boeing employees called the FAA hotline to make complaints about the 737 Max line after Ethiopia's transport minister released a preliminary report on the March crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 that killed 157 people, CNN is reporting.
The whistleblower complaints mainly focused on widely known issues with the planes' angle of attack sensor, a piece of equipment which measures the plane's angle in the air, and its Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) which is responsible for adjusting the plane's angle to prevent stalling.
However one of the complaints highlighted a previously unreported issue which involves a "foreign object" damaging the wiring of the angle of attack sensor. An FAA source reportedly said that it is considering a new approach to the probe because of the report.
Boeing has yet to respond to RT.com's request for comment on the whistleblower reports.
Boeing shareholders have filed a class action lawsuit against the aircraft maker, accusing it of withholding information on safety deficiencies in the 737 Max planes. The company's Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg and Chief Financial Officer Gregory Smith are reportedly named among the defendants.
https://www.rt.com/news/457775-boeing-whistleblower-737-max-faa/
#6244505 at 2019-04-19 22:12:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7985: A Good Day For America Edition
Boeing 737 MAX joint governmental review will begin April 29: FAA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that a joint governmental review of the now grounded Boeing 737 MAX will begin on April 29 and will include 9 other aviation regulators from around the world.
The FAA said earlier this month it was forming an international team to review the safety of the aircraft, grounded worldwide following two deadly crashes - in Indonesia in October and in Ethiopia last month - that killed nearly 350 people.
Boeing has announced a planned software update on the 737 MAX to prevent erroneous data from triggering an anti-stall system known as MCAS that is under scrutiny following the two disastrous nose-down crashes. It has not yet submitted the software to the FAA for formal approval.
China, the European Aviation Safety Agency, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates will all take part, the FAA said, in the Joint Authorities Technical Review (JATR) that is set to last 90 days, the FAA said. Most of the countries previously confirmed they would take part.
The JATR is chaired by former National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Chris Hart and is comprised of a team of experts from the FAA, NASA and international aviation authorities. The group will conduct a comprehensive review of the certification of the aircraft's automated flight control system.
The team will evaluate aspects of the 737 MAX automated flight control system, including design and pilots' interaction with the system, "to determine its compliance with all applicable regulations and to identify future enhancements that might be needed," the FAA said.
Hart told reporters earlier this month the review is in response "to the growing need for globalization … because these airplanes are all over the place" and to the need for a "uniform response."
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines Co have canceled flights into August as a result of the grounding.
Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg said Wednesday the manufacturer is making "steady progress" on the path to certifying a software update to the grounded 737 MAX and has made the final test flight before a certification flight.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-airplane-faa/boeing-737-max-joint-governmental-review-will-begin-april-29-faa-idUSKCN1RV19R
#6119855 at 2019-04-10 13:07:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7826: FBI HRC Email Cover-Up Exposed Edition
Boeing Sued For Defrauding Shareholders After Fatal Crashes
Boeing shareholders who lost money selling their stock after the Ethiopian Airlines crash are suing the company for concealing unflattering material information from the public, defrauding shareholders in the process, Reuters reports. The class-action lawsuit, filed in Chicago, is seeking damages after the March 10 crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 wiped $34 billion off Boeing's market cap within two weeks. But if true, the crux of the lawsuit might have broader repercussions for the company as it tries to convince regulators to lift a grounding order that has kept the Boeing 737 MAX 8 grounded since mid-March.
In essence, the suit alleges that the company concealed safety concerns about the 737 MAX and its anti-stall software following the Lion Air crash in October that killed 189 people, but did nothing to alert the public or correct the issue.
Boeing "effectively put profitability and growth ahead of airplane safety and honesty" by rushing the 737 MAX to market without "extra" or "optional" safety features - a practice that has outraged the company's critics - as it feared ceding market share to Airbus SE. Moreover, 'Boeing failed to disclose a conflict of interest surrounding its 'regulatory capture' of the FAA, which was revealed to have outsourced much of the approval process for the 737 MAX to Boeing itself.'
Lead plaintiff Richard Seeks bought 300 Boeing shares in early March and sold them at a loss after the shares dumped more than 12% in the weeks after the second crash, which would have left him with a loss between $15,000 and $20,000. The lawsuit seeks damages for Boeing investors who bought the company's shares from Jan. 8 to March 21. Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg and CFO Gregory Smith have also been named as defendants. Of course, this shareholder lawsuit is only the tip of the legal iceberg for Boeing. The company will likely face a blizzard of lawsuits filed by family members of those killed during the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes, the first of which has already been filed. Though its shares have recovered from their post-grounding lows, they have hit another bout of turbulence this week after the company announced that it would slash production of the 737 MAX by 20%, before announcing that its aircraft orders in Q1 fell to 95 from 180 a year earlier.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-10/boeing-sued-allegedly-defrauding-shareholders-after-fatal-crashes
#6071736 at 2019-04-06 14:44:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7765: Wishing Our BO A Safe Journey Edition
Boeing cuts 737 MAX output in wake of two deadly crashes
CHICAGO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Friday it plans to cut its monthly 737 aircraft production by nearly 20 percent in the wake of two deadly crashes, signaling it does not expect aviation authorities to allow the plane back in the air anytime soon.
Deliveries of Boeing's best-selling aircraft were frozen after a global grounding of the narrowbody model following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet on March 10, killing all 157 people onboard.
Production will be cut to 42 airplanes per month from 52 starting mid-April, the company said in a statement, without giving an end-date.
U.S. and airline officials said they now believe the plane could be grounded for at least two months, but an even longer grounding is a serious possibility.
The crash in Ethiopia and the crash of a Lion Air plane in Indonesia last October that killed all 189 people on board have left the world's largest planemaker in crisis.
Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg said on Friday said the company now knows that a chain of events caused both disasters, with erroneous activation of so-called MCAS anti-stall software "a common link" between the two.
Boeing said it would not reduce jobs at the new production rate and will work to minimize the financial impact.
The company's board will establish a committee to review how the company designs and develops airplanes, Muilenburg said. The group will "recommend improvements to our policies and procedures" for its 737 MAX and other airplane programs.
Boeing said it continues to make progress on a 737 MAX software update to prevent further accidents.
Shares in Boeing Co fell around two percent after the market closed on Friday. While the number of 737 MAX planes grounded is just over 370, nearly 5,000 more are on order.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-airplane-boeing-output/boeing-cuts-737-max-output-in-wake-of-two-deadly-crashes-idUSKCN1RH1V9?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
#6071396 at 2019-04-06 14:02:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7765: Wishing Our BO A Safe Journey Edition
Boeing to cut 737 Max production in wake of two deadly crashes
Boeing is cutting back production of its 737 Max aircraft as the company continues to face intense scrutiny in the wake of two deadly crashes.
The company announced Friday it will slow production rate from 52 airplanes per month to 42 starting in mid-April, but did not give a timeframe on when the cutback would end.
"We have the responsibility to eliminate this risk, and we know how to do it. As part of this effort, we're making progress on the 737 MAX software update that will prevent accidents like these from ever happening again," Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg said in a statement Friday.
Boeing said it would not cut jobs amid the slowdown, and said its board will establish a committee to review how the company designs and develops airplanes.
"Safety is our responsibility, and we own it. When the MAX returns to the skies, we've promised our airline customers and their passengers and crews that it will be as safe as any airplane ever to fly," Muilenburg said.
https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/aviation/437689-boeing-to-cut-737-max-production-in-wake-of-two-deadly-crashes
#6036238 at 2019-04-03 21:18:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7720: MAKE US KEK MOAR, DOUG Edition
Boeing says successfully tested new 737 MAX software in CEO flight
(Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Wednesday its chief executive, Dennis Muilenburg, had joined a test flight on a 737 MAX 7 jetliner for a demonstration of updated MCAS anti-stall software.
The software is at the center of investigations in the crash of Ethiopian Flight 302 last month and a Lion Air accident in Indonesia five months earlier. Both involved the slightly larger 737 MAX 8 model, which features the same cockpit.
During Wednesday's test flight, the flight crew performed different scenarios to test failure conditions, Boeing said.
"The software update worked as designed, and the pilots landed safely at Boeing Field (near Seattle)," it said in a statement.
"Boeing will conduct additional test and demo flights as we continue to work to demonstrate that we have identified and appropriately addressed all certification requirements. We will submit the update for FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) review once that work has been completed in the coming weeks."
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-airplane-boeing-test/boeing-says-successfully-tested-new-737-max-software-in-ceo-flight-idUSKCN1RF2MD?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews
#5776091 at 2019-03-19 20:08:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7388: Missions Forward Edition
The Military-Industrial Complex: Trump's Ties to Boeing in Spotlight Amid Probes of 737 MAX 8 Jets
The Trump administration's close ties to Boeing are facing new scrutiny in the wake of deadly plane crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia involving the Boeing 737 MAX8 jet. President Trump has publicly praised Boeing hundreds of times in his two years in office and participated in efforts to sell its planes, including the 737 MAX series, to countries and airlines around the world. Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg praised Trump's support at a dinner last August at Trump's Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, who was appointed by Trump, spent 31 years as a Boeing executive. And Trump's former U.N. ambassador, Nikki Haley, has been nominated to the Boeing board of directors.
https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/71691/the-militaryindustrial-complex-trumps-ties-to-boeing-in-spotlight-amid-probes-of-737-max-8.html
#5662865 at 2019-03-13 19:05:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7242: Straight To Business Edition
Trump issues emergency order grounding Boeing 737 Max jets
President Trump on Wednesday announced the U.S. will ground Boeing 737 Max aircraft, bowing to heavy pressure after two of the planes were involved in deadly crashes overseas.
"All of those planes are grounded, effective immediately," Trump told reporters at the White House.
The president called Boeing "an incredible company" that is "working very, very hard" to address issues with the aircraft, but said "the safety of the American people and all people is our paramount concern."
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, acting Federal Aviation Administrator (FAA) Daniel Elwell and Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg were all consulted and agreed with the decision, Trump said.
Boeing said in a statement following Trump's announcement that it "continues to have full confidence in the safety of the 737 Max."
"We are supporting this proactive step out of an abundance of caution," the company said. "Safety is a core value at Boeing for as long as we have been building airplanes, and it always will be."
The FAA had brushed aside mounting calls to stop flying the planes in the U.S., saying there was no evidence yet to support such an action. Lawmakers in both parties urged airlines to ground the planes pending an investigation into the cause of the crashes.
But Trump disputed that he was under pressure to make the call, suggesting it was a precautionary measure.
"The United States has the greatest record in the world of aviation and we want to keep it that way. So I didn't want to take any chances," he said. "We didn't have to make this decision today. We could've delayed it, we maybe didn't have to make it at all. But I felt it was important both psychologically and a lot of other ways."
The Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed Sunday killing all 157 people on board was a Boeing 737 Max 8, the same model in a Lion Air crash in Indonesia last October that killed 189 people.
The U.S. had become increasingly isolated in its decision to keep the aircraft operational. Trump's announcement came just hours after Canada said it was grounding 737 Max planes over safety concerns, joining dozens of other nations that has suspended flights by the jets.
The agency issued a statement Tuesday evening that said an ongoing review had found no issues with the aircraft, and that they would remain operational. Boeing had issued a statement on Tuesday as well expressing confidence in the safety of the machines.
The FAA would provide a more detailed explanation of its reversal later Wednesday, Trump said.
Boeing's stock dipped by roughly 2 percent in the immediate aftermath of Trump's announcement.
https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/433902-trump-announces-us-to-ground-boeing-737-max-planes
#5643215 at 2019-03-12 19:07:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7217: Do Unicorns Exist? Edition
President Donald Trump spoke to Boeing Co's chief executive, Dennis Muilenburg, on Tuesday
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-airlines-trump/trump-spoke-to-boeing-ceo-after-tweets-about-airplane-safety-source-idUSKBN1QT2MQ?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
#5639007 at 2019-03-12 14:20:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7211: Building Block Edition
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#5638975 at 2019-03-12 14:17:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7211: Building Block Edition
March 12, 2019 10:14 AM ETAerospace and Defense
Company Overview of The Boeing Company
SnapshotPeople
OverviewBoard MembersCommittees
The Boeing Company INSIDERS ON Board Members
Name (Connections) Relationships Title Age
Dennis Muilenburg 20 Relationships Chairman, President & CEO 54
Other Board Members On Board Members
Name (Connections) Relationships Type of Board Members Primary Company Age
Arthur Collins Jr. 73 Relationships Member of the Board of Directors Oak Hill Capital Partners 70
David Calhoun 47 Relationships Member of the Board of Directors Nielsen Finance LLC 60
Ronald Williams 47 Relationships Member of the Board of Directors Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. 69
Lawrence Kellner 41 Relationships Member of the Board of Directors Emerald Creek Group, LLC 59
Kenneth Duberstein 329 Relationships Member of the Board of Directors The Travelers Companies, Inc. 73
Mike Zafirovski 47 Relationships Member of the Board of Directors The Blackstone Group L.P. 64
Edward Liddy M.B.A. 58 Relationships Member of the Board of Directors AbbVie Inc. 72
Edmund Giambastiani Jr. 106 Relationships Member of the Board of Directors The Boeing Company 69
Susan Schwab Ph.D. 67 Relationships Member of the Board of Directors FedEx Corporation 63
Lynn Good 39 Relationships Member of the Board of Directors Duke Energy Corporation 58
Robert Bradway 24 Relationships Member of the Board of Directors Amgen Inc. 55
Caroline Kennedy 182 Relationships Member of the Board of Directors The Boeing Company
#5411993 at 2019-02-27 07:50:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6918: Planned Long Ago Edition
Nikki Haley Nominated to Join Boeing Board of Directors
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and South Carolina Governor Nikky Haley has been nominated to join the Boeing Company board of directors, according to a statement. Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial aircraft, made the announcement on Feb. 26, saying that Haley is to be elected as a director at the company's annual shareholders meeting on April 29.
Boeing Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg said Boeing would benefit from Haley's "broad perspectives and combined diplomatic, government and business experience." "Ambassador Haley brings to Boeing an outstanding record of achievement in government, industry partnership, and successfully driving economic prosperity for communities in America and around the world," Muilenburg said, according to the statement.
Haley, who left her role as ambassador in December last year, said it was an honor to have the chance to contribute to the company. "Not only is Boeing the largest aerospace company in the world and America's biggest exporter, it also understands the importance of teamwork and building community through its network of suppliers in all 50 states and around the world," she said in the statement. If Haley's nomination is confirmed at the April meeting, she would join the board that currently includes former White House chief of staff for President Ronald Reagan, Kenneth Duberstein; former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for President George W. Bush, Adm. Edmund Giambastiani; and the daughter of former President John F. Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy.
Haley, 47, graduated from Clemson University with a bachelor's degree in accounting. She was first elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2004, where she served three terms before being elected Governor of the state between 2011 and 2017, according to the statement. She was then appointed U.S. ambassador to the United Nations by President Donald Trump in January 2017. During her tenure as ambassador, she helped the president achieve his many foreign policies, such as imposing strict sanctions on North Korea, exiting the Iran nuclear deal, and moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Haley resigned from the role on Oct. 9 last year, after serving almost two years as the ambassador. She officially stepped down from the role at the end of 2018. She recently launched her own policy group "Stand for America" that promotes "public policies that strengthen America's economy, culture, and national security." According to the website, the group aims to raise awareness about and combat domestic "socialist schemes of higher taxes, burdensome job-destroying regulations, government-run health care, and unsecured borders." Meanwhile, it also aims to fight to stop the influence of socialist and communist regimes internationally. "We have seen true evil across the globe. We will never stop fighting for what makes America great," the website states.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/nikki-haley-nominated-to-join-boeing-board-of-directors_2816856.html
#5397325 at 2019-02-26 19:30:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6899: Untied Edition
Boeing board nomination gives private-sector heft to former SC Gov. Nikki Haley's political future
ormer South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has been nominated to serve on Boeing Co.'s board of directors - a move that would add corporate governance to her political experience.
Haley's seat on the board also could give Boeing's operations in North Charleston, including a 787 Dreamliner assembly campus, an advocate at the company's highest level.
Shareholders will vote on the nomination at the company's annual meeting on April 29 in Chicago.
Haley, a Republican, is the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the first female governor of South Carolina and a three-term legislator in the South Carolina House of Representatives.
"Ambassador Haley brings to Boeing an outstanding record of achievement in government, industry partnership and successfully driving economic prosperity for communities in America and around the world," Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing's chairman and CEO, said in a statement.
Haley has been mentioned as a possible candidate to succeed President Donald Trump, and a seat on Boeing's board would give her private-sector experience. that could be helpful for future political aspirations.
College of Charleston political scientist Jordan Ragusa said that while Haley is continuing to up her profile, the diversity of what she has done since leaving the U.N. still leaves open many doors.
https://www.postandcourier.com/business/boeing-nominates-former-sc-gov-nikki-haley-for-board-of/article_7c467e96-39cc-11e9-bd47-0b8c4f8198c4.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share
#3547403 at 2018-10-21 01:15:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4499: 1% Sleepy, 99% Creepy Joe Biden Edition
DONALD TRUMP WANTS TO KEEP ARMS DEAL WITH SAUDI ARABIA, BLAMES MEDIA FOR 'HURTING' CONTRACT WITH KINGDOM
Hours after Saudi Arabia announced the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, President Donald Trump joked with the heads of defense companies that members of the media are "hurting him" over his preference to keep the arms sale order to the Saudi Kingdom intact.
"We make the greatest military [corporation] in the world, not even a contest, there's nothing close and every other country knows it," Trump told the roundtable. "We're talking about something right now, a particular country ordered, you'll never guess who this is, about $110 billion dollars worth of equipment and I assume you would like to keep those orders probably," Trump said referring to Saudi Arabia and turning to Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg, who agreed in the affirmative.
death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi = tool to wedge U.S. out of the deal. = failed.
Deal following thru.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-defense-roundtable-1179866
#2516568 at 2018-08-08 23:17:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3174: ThinQ & Research Yourself
Not sure if this came up here already or not-
Last night potus had a dinner with 15 top execs from all over the country, some of which started of as public critics of his.
Amongst the invited guests-
Alex Gorsky, CEO of Johnson & Johnson ( criticized Trump last year and announced his decision to step down from Trump's advisory council on manufacturing)
" PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi and Ernst & Young CEO Mark Weinberger - were reportedly weighing stepping down from a separate outside policy advisory group before the president announced that he was disbanding the councils.
Several Trump loyalists are also among the invitees to the dinner, including Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm, Red Apple Group CEO John Catsimatidis and LeFrak CEO Richard LeFrak. Hamm, a vocal defender of Trump who has advised him on energy policy, donated $25,000 in May to a legal defense fund created for the benefit of White House aides.
Another attendee, FedEx CEO Fred Smith, also has close ties to Trump, even though he has criticized Trump's trade policies. Smith was among the business executives who attended a "Pledge to America's Workers" event last month at the White House, where he received repeated shoutouts from Trump.
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg, who will also attend the dinner, has also courted Trump since he took office and regularly speaks with the president.
International Paper CEO Mark Sutton, another of the participants scheduled to attend Tuesday's dinner, condemned the violence that took place in Charlottesville in a statement at the time, but said he was remaining on Trump's manufacturing council.
Other attendees scheduled to attend Tuesday's dinner include Fiat Chrysler CEO Michael Manley, Mastercard CEO Ajaypal Banga, Boston Beer Company chairman Jim Koch, Honeywell CEO Darius Adamczyk, Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy and DocuSign chairman Keith Krach.
…"
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.politico.com/amp/story/2018/08/07/trump-ceos-dinner-bedminster-new-jersey-765989
Things are changing!
#2506694 at 2018-08-08 04:37:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3162 (eBake)
Trump praises 'loving' and 'caring' first lady Melania Trump at dinner for CEOs at his Bedminster golf club after predicting record-breaking GDP growth of more than 5 percent
President Trump held a dinner at his New Jersey golf club on Tuesday for business titans representing FedEx, Boeing, Pepsi and other major companies
Also hosted an oil and gas baron with an estimated net worth of $18.7 billion who was reportedly considered to be President Trump's energy secretary in 2016
First lady Melania Trump and Trump daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner were also present; so was Trump's chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow
President highlighted the first lady's popularity and bragged that America's GDP rate could top five percent in the next quarter
Claimed that steel factories are opening in America every day and gave himself a pat on the back for improved relations with North Korea
President Trump brought business titans from Pepsi to Fiat Chrysler and Boeing to his Bedminster golf club for a dinner on Tuesday.
Reveling in their attention, the president, bragged in front of reporters that the United States' GDP could top five percent in the next quarter. He predicted 'super growth' even after his chief economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, attempted to temper expectations.
'I think we're gonna be, very shortly in the fives. Again, numbers that people wouldn't have believed, I really think we can go much higher than in the fives, once we get trade deals that are rational and sane and good for our country,' Trump boasted. 'And not even good for our country, just fair for our country.'
The president allowed attending business leaders and his wife to take the floor one-by-one, praising the first lady midway through the event as 'caring' and 'loving' as he highlighted her approval rating.
'Well welcome to Bedminster. It's great to have to you have here,' she said after a round of applause. 'And we're looking for a good discussion tonight. And I just want to thank the president for doing an incredible job and for all of your help. Thank you very much.'
Her husband had made a joke moments earlier at the first lady's expense. Describing Pepsi's outgoing CEO, Indra Nooyi, he said she is routinely named one of the 'most powerful' women in the world.
No Melania, I'm not talking about you,' he jested.
Several minutes later he came back to his wife, though, offering her the ultimate compliment.
Referring to her as 'the great first lady' the president said, 'she has been so caring, so loving, so good to people, and you know I was in Ohio the other night, and there's so many signs, we love our first lady, we love our first lady.' He then invited her to stand.
The president also praised his daughter Ivanka's workforce initiatives with the senior White House staffer and her husband Jared Kushner present - neither of whom were invited to or volunteered to deliver remarks.
Mr. Michael Manley Fiat Chrysler
Mr. Harold Hamm Continental Resources
Mr. Alex Gorsky Johnson & Johnson
Mrs. Indra Nooyi PepsiCo
Mr. John Catsimatidis Red Apple Group
Mr. Fredrick Smith FedEx
Mr. Mark Sutton International Paper
Mr. Ajaypal Banga Mastercard
Mr. Dennis Muilenburg Boeing
Mr. Mark Weinberger Ernst & Young
Mr. Darius Adamczyk Honeywell
Mr. Jim Koch Boston Beer
Mr. Richard LeFrak LeFrak
Mr. Christopher Ruddy Newsmax
Mr. Keith Krach DocuSign
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6036421/Dinner-bosses-Trump-dines-Bedminster-CEOS-fracking-king-worth-18-billion.html
#2031750 at 2018-07-04 20:21:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2563: How Sweet to Be Free Edition
>>2031724
> Dennis Muilenburg
I don't think so…..
#2031724 at 2018-07-04 20:19:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2563: How Sweet to Be Free Edition
Mystery man in Q photo looks like Dennis Muilenburg, CEO of Boeing.
Wikipedia has a photo of him circa 2011.
#1423158 at 2018-05-15 21:30:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1785 Clown's Self Destruct Edition !
Boeing's win in Airbus trade dispute paves way for more US tariffs
Boeing Co. claimed a victory Tuesday in a long-running dispute with its biggest rival, Airbus, over claims that the planemakers' respective governments have provided subsidies banned under international trade agreements.
An appeals panel of the World Trade Organization, which mediates such arguments, ruled that members of the European Union have provided more than $22 billion in support for the planemaker, enabling it to produce the super-jumbo A380 model far more quickly than would have been possible otherwise, a decision that Boeing said paves the way for the U.S. to request punitive tariffs on European imports.
"Today's final ruling sends a clear message: Disregard for the rules and illegal subsidies is not tolerated," said Boeing Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg. "The commercial success of products and services should be driven by their merits and not by market-distorting actions."
Airbus also characterized the WTO ruling as a win, since the panel determined that its narrow-body A320 and twin-aisle A330 programs were in compliance and modifications were needed only for the carbon-fiber A350 and the even-larger A380.
The U.S. initially brought its claim against the European Union in 2004, after years of trying to convince Germany, France, Spain, and the United Kingdom to halt subsidies that gave Airbus what Washington considered an unfair edge, according to the U.S. Trade Representative's Office. Europe retaliated by contesting what it said were even larger U.S. subsidies for Boeing.
In a 2011 ruling on the U.S. claims, the WTO found that Europe had provided about $18 billion in subsidized financing from 1968 through 2006, helping Airbus bring every one of its commercial planes to market and costing Boeing sales of 300 aircraft, the trade representative said.
Europe subsequently stopped two comparatively small subsidies while leaving most of its aid initiatives unchanged and adding another $5 billion in "launch aid" financing for Airbus's then new and more fuel-efficient A350, the agency said. The trade bloc claimed, however, to have removed the $18 billion in subsidized financing altogether.
The U.S. disagreed, and a WTO compliance panel backed the country up, determining that only two of the 36 steps the region claimed to have taken were even "actions."
"This report confirms once and for all that the EU has long ignored WTO rules, and even worse, EU aircraft subsidies have cost American aerospace companies tens of billions of dollars in lost revenue," Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in a statement. "It is long past time for the EU to end these subsidies. Unless the EU finally takes action to stop breaking the rules and harming U.S. interests, the United States will have to move forward with countermeasures."
Boeing said the authorized tariffs might begin as soon as 2019 and amount to billions per year.
A separate appeal by the U.S. of a ruling on Europe's complaint has yet to be decided, with Airbus and Boeing each convinced that the determination will be in its favor. Airbus argues Boeing received $5 billion in benefits from a tax break on the composite plastic 787 jetliner in Washington state, where the bulk of its manufacturing operations are located, and another $8.7 billion for its upgrade of the twin-aisle 777.
"Airbus pays back its loans," CEO Tom Enders said. "Boeing pays back nothing and continues to exploit the generosity of the U.S. taxpayer. Despite Boeing's rhetoric, it is clear that their position today is straightforward healthy: They have half the market and a full order book. They have clearly not been damaged by Airbus repayable loans."
https:// www.washingtonexaminer.com/business/boeings-win-in-airbus-trade-dispute-paves-way-for-more-u-s-tariffs
#675463 at 2018-03-15 19:12:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #836: March Madness Edition
POTUS goes to visit Boeing (F-18's) and 3 hours later an F-18 crashes and 2 pilots die? Not a coincidence…
Trump hosts roundtable with Missouri businesses at Boeing, touts St. Louis as 'great place'
www.kmov.com/story/37716313/trump-to-tour-boeing-host-roundtable-with-10-mo-businesses-during-stl-visit
"Awaiting him at Boeing was a setup with a giant American flag flanked by two Boeing F-18 Super Hornets and Aerosmith's "Livin' On The Edge" blaring over loudspeakers.
Trump toured Building 75, which is the site of final assembly for fighter planes Joining him on the tour was Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Boeing's top executives, including president and CEO Dennis Muilenburg."
"The president also spoke about Boeing's F-18 Super Hornet fighter jet, which he has been a proponent of for some time. He recently asked Congress to approve 24 new F-18's for the Navy, each one at a cost of $60 million, about half the cost of Lockheed Martin's F-22."
_____
The crash:
"a massive malfunction in midair" - "Literally, the wings went vertical, and there was a fireball, and it just literally dropped out of the sky,"
www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/14/search-underway-pilots-after-f-18-crashes-florida.html
What message was being sent by whom?
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#180678 at 2024-01-22 04:16:14 (UTC+1)
QR Midnight Riders #969: Common Sense EDITION
https://text.npr.org/1225466035
'Cozy' relationship between Boeing and the U.S. draws scrutiny amid 737 Max 9 mess (NPR.com)
By Joel Rose
Friday, January 19, 2024 - 5:00 AM EST
When he was still the president of the United States, Barack Obama joked about having another job on the side: salesman in chief.
"I'm expecting a gold watch from Boeing at the end of my presidency, because I know that I'm on the list of top salesmen at Boeing," Obama deadpanned in 2013.
Boeing is no ordinary company. It's a pillar of the U.S. economy, both as a military contractor and in civil aviation. It claims to be the country's largest exporter.
But the longstanding special relationship between the U.S. government and Boeing has come under growing scrutiny, particularly after two crashes involving Boeing's 737 Max 8 plane, in 2018 and 2019. Those tragedies prompted significant changes, with a new CEO at Boeing and revamped oversight rules at the Federal Aviation Administration.
Now the latest safety incident involving a Boeing jet, the 737 Max 9, is raising difficult questions about whether that response went far enough.
Related Story: Amid scrutiny, Boeing promises more quality checks. But is it enough?
Investigators are still trying to determine why a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines jet in midair earlier this month. Federal regulators have grounded 171 Max 9 planes with similar configurations, while launching a review of Boeing's manufacturing and production lines.
The head of the FAA says it's time to reexamine the longtime practice of delegating some of the agency's oversight responsibilities to Boeing employees, raising the possibility of moving some of those duties to a third party.
That would be a remarkable shift in how the federal government regulates a company that is an icon of American industry and innovation.
The U.S. helps Boeing sell planes overseas
Boeing's importance to the economy extends far beyond the more than 140,000 people that it employs directly. The company also supports a network of suppliers and contractors that reaches across the country.
"Small businesses are up and down the supply chain," Obama said at the same meeting of the President's Export Council where he joked about earning a gold watch from Boeing. "And when we sell a bunch of airplanes, a lot of small businesses and medium-sized businesses are benefiting from that as well."
Obama isn't the only president to act as a cheerleader for Boeing.
"God bless you, may God bless the United States of America, and God bless Boeing," then-President Donald Trump said during a 2017 visit to a plant in South Carolina where the company builds its 787 Dreamliner.
When it comes to civil aviation, Boeing has no rivals based in the U.S. Its primary competitor, Airbus, is headquartered in Europe, though it does build some planes here.
Still, U.S. leaders are willing to put a finger on the scale in Boeing's favor.
The federal government has an official credit agency, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, that extends financing for overseas buyers. It's sometimes described as "Boeing's bank," because the company is such a big beneficiary.
The U.S. government is, in a literal sense, helping Boeing sell planes overseas - and these days, that largely means the 737 Max series. It is the company's best-selling plane, with thousands of pending orders, and is seen as crucial to Boeing's financial future.
None of this is supposed to affect how regulators at the FAA treat the company. But in the real world, Boeing wields a lot of power and influence in Washington.
"Boeing evidently does think it's too big to fail," Jim Hall, a former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said in a recent interview.
"It's not complicated. In Washington, D.C., as everyone knows, there is a great deal of influence exercised through fundraising to members of Congress," Hall said. "There's a great coziness or familiarity between all of the parties. And so, who's the bad cop?"
737 Max 8 crashes reveal systemic problems
Ties between the U.S. government and Boeing came under intense criticism after the 2018 and 2019 crashes involving the company's 737 Max 8 planes. A total of 346 people were killed.
After the first crash, of a Lion Air jet in Indonesia, Boeing maintained that the pilots were mostly to blame. Five months later, an Ethiopian Airlines plane went down under very similar circumstances.
Regulators in many other countries immediately moved to ground the Boeing Max 8. But the Federal Aviation Administration waited several days, making it one of the last agencies to take that step.
Related Story: Congressional Inquiry Faults Boeing And FAA Failures For Deadly 737 Max Plane Crashes
When congressional investigators started digging into what caused the crashes, they found a range of problems at Boeing - both with the design of the Max 8's flight control systems, and with pilot training - and they found insufficient oversight by the FAA.
At a dramatic hearing in October 2019, family members held up photographs of the crash victims while Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg testified.
"We can and must do better. We've been challenged and changed by these accidents," Muilenburg told members of Congress.
One of the parents in the hearing room that day was Nadia Milleron, whose daughter Samya Stumo was killed in the second crash. Milleron confronted Boeing's CEO after the hearing.
"I asked him to resign, because I said that he made decisions which killed people, and then he refused to acknowledge it," she told NPR's Morning Edition in an interview at the time.
"Our daughter got on the plane completely trusting," Milleron said. "And she never dreamed that there would be any problem with the plane itself, and there was a huge problem."
Muilenburg was pushed out of his job just a few months later.
"A case study of the complete and total failure of self-regulation"
Congressional hearings on the design and certification of the 737 Max 8 also brought to light some troubling internal emails from Boeing employees, who mocked their colleagues as well as regulators at the FAA.
"This airplane is designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys," one employee wrote.
Another Boeing employee wrote that a presentation for regulators was "like dogs watching TV," because the regulators didn't understand what they were seeing.
Related Story: Boeing Employees Mocked FAA In Internal Messages Before 737 Max Disasters
Investigators learned that Boeing had hidden key details about the 737 Max 8's flight control systems from regulators before they signed off on the plane's design.
They also found that FAA regulators had determined after the first crash that the Max 8 was likely to have the same problem again, but did not make those calculations public at the time.
That brought harsh criticism from safety advocates and Democrats on Capitol Hill.
"We must reexamine the current system that allowed for a much too cozy relationship between regulators and companies, including Boeing," then-Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., said at a hearing in 2020.
"This continues to be a case study of the complete and total failure of self-regulation," Udall said. "And I think this will go down as one of the big mistakes in history in this area."
A long history of delegating oversight to industry
The FAA has delegated some of its oversight authority to manufacturers since the 1950s. But regulators have come to rely more and more on Boeing over time, as its planes have gotten more complex and supply chains have grown longer.
This pattern accelerated in the early 2000s, says Peter Robison, an investigative reporter for Bloomberg News and the author of Flying Blind: The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing.
Regulators at the FAA were pushed by the bosses to hand off more work to Boeing, Robison says - partly because they trusted that Boeing engineers knew the planes best and partly because it was cheaper for the FAA.
Related Story: What the 737 Max 9 incident says about the broader culture at Boeing
"What I traced was a distortion in the relationship where the regulator came to feel almost that it worked for Boeing," Robison told NPR's Here and Now earlier this month. "The managers worked very closely with Boeing to speed production of planes. And the managers at the FAA really came to treat Boeing as its customer rather than the flying public as the people it was serving."
At the same time, Robison says, the corporate culture at Boeing was changing too, becoming more focused on profit and less on quality.
Max 8 crashes prompt sweeping changes
After the Max 8 tragedies, Congress passed bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing the company or the FAA from repeating the mistakes that led to the deadly crashes. The FAA made changes that were supposed to tighten up how its authority is delegated.
A new CEO took over at Boeing, pledging to restore the company's commitment to quality and safety.
After nearly two years, regulators cleared the Max 8 to begin flying again, and Boeing began trying to rebuild its reputation with airlines and the flying public.
Related Story: 2 major airlines find loose bolts, other problems on grounded Boeing jets
Then came Jan. 5, 2024, when a panel known as a door plug blew off a Boeing jet - this time a 737 Max 9 - at 16,000 feet, raising troubling questions for the company and the FAA once again.
There are several key differences between the Alaska Airlines incident and the Max 8 crashes.
No one was killed or seriously injured last month, although NTSB investigators said the incident could have been much worse had it had occurred at a higher altitude. And while the cause of the latest incident is still under investigation, it appears to be a problem in the manufacturing process, not a design flaw.
Still, Boeing's critics see a troubling similarity between the events. The company once again appears to be putting the bottom line ahead of safety, they say, by rushing planes off the factory floor at the rate of more than one per day.
This time, however, Boeing has moved quickly to own up to its mistake.
"This event can never happen again," CEO Dave Calhoun said at an all-hands meeting last week at a factory near Seattle. He told employees: "We're gonna approach this - No. 1 - acknowledging our mistake. We are gonna approach it with 100% and complete transparency every step of the way."
The reaction of the FAA has been different, too. This time, regulators moved quickly to ground all 737 Max 9 jets with door plugs. And they seem to be in no rush to recertify those planes to fly again.
Another look at how oversight is delegated
The FAA says it's now considering even bigger changes to the way it regulates Boeing.
"It is time to reexamine the delegation of authority and assess any associated safety risks," FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said last week. "The grounding of the 737-9 and the multiple production-related issues identified in recent years require us to look at every option to reduce risk."
Related Story: The FAA is tightening oversight of Boeing and will audit production of the 737 Max 9
Regulators say they will consider whether to move quality oversight and inspections to an independent third party.
That would be a major shift in the relationship between the FAA and Boeing - one that some safety advocates say is long overdue.
"This is a very smart move by the FAA," said David Soucie, a former FAA safety inspector and the author of the book Why Planes Crash. "The drive for profitability may just be overriding this ability to have an independent delegation within the organization."
It's a difficult moment for the FAA and Whitaker, who took over as administrator just a few months ago. FAA safety inspectors cannot inspect every bolt on every plane that leaves the Boeing factory. But business as usual at the agency no longer seems like a good option either.
What's at stake is how the FAA regulates one of the biggest companies in the aviation industry - and in the entire U.S. economy.
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#89272 at 2021-09-07 23:39:49 (UTC+1)
QRB General #569: WePaintThePicture.png Edition
Boeing: Directors to face investor lawsuit over fatal crashes
Boeing's board of directors must face a lawsuit from shareholders over two fatal crashes involving its 737 Max plane, a US judge has ruled. Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn said the first of the crashes was a "red flag" about a key safety system on the aircraft "that the board should have heeded but instead ignored". He said the real victims were those who died and their families but investors had also "lost billions of dollars".
The BBC has asked Boeing to comment. In his ruling the Delaware judge said: "While it may seem callous in the face of [the families'] losses, corporate law recognizes another set of victims: Boeing as an enterprise, and its stockholders. "Stockholders have come to this court claiming Boeing's directors and officers failed them in overseeing mission-critical airplane safety to protect enterprise and stockholder value." The crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia in 2018 and 2019 killed all 346 people on board, leading to the 737 Max being grounded around the world.
Investigations later found a flaw in an automated flight control system, known as MCAS, was at fault. In January, Boeing paid $2.5bn to settle criminal charges it concealed information about changes to MCAS from safety officials, contributing to the crashes. But it still faces civil lawsuits from families along with the latest action from shareholders. On Tuesday, Vice Chancellor Zurn dismissed some of the investors' claims, including one regarding a decision to award former chief executive Dennis Muilenburg a $60m retirement package after he was fired. However, the judge said another claim about board member oversight could go ahead. Shares in the plane maker slumped following the accidents and are yet to fully recover.
The Max was cleared to fly in the US in November 2020, and in Europe and Canada in January this year. It remains grounded in China. The crashes have already cost Boeing about $20bn in fines, cancelled orders and other costs.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58483150
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#40665 at 2019-11-22 21:18:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9463 USMCA Edition
'''Boeing communication chief to retire before end of 2019'''
Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Amid the company's ongoing struggle to return its 737 Max fleet to the skies, Boeing said Friday its communications chief will leave her post. '''Senior Vice President of Communications Ann Toulouse''' will retire before the end of the year, the company announced.
Toulouse, 61, leaves at a time when Boeing is struggling to regain flyers' faith as it tries to win regulatory approval for a software fix that would return the 737 Max to service. Toulouse rose to her post on an interim basis last year and the job became permanent a month before the Max fleet was grounded worldwide in March. She reported directly to President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg and also served on Boeing's executive council. '''"This past year has been all-consuming and profoundly difficult for all of us at Boeing -- albeit nowhere close to the experience of the families affected by the Max accidents,"''' she said in a statement.
Toulouse will be the second high-ranking female executive to leave the company since the planes were pulled from service. She said the lessons learned from the crashes and getting the plane back in the air will make Boeing a better and safer company. '''"As we move into that next phase, I can best serve the company by turning over the role to someone with a fresh perspective,"''' she said. Boeing said it will name a successor soon.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/11/22/Boeing-communication-chief-to-retire-before-end-of-2019/3261574447654/?sl=4
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https://www.gagenmacdonald.com/lgl-print/anne-c-toulouse/