A strike would add to turbulent times at Boeing
A strike by the 33,000 factory workers who assemble some of Boeing’s best-selling planes would come as another blow to a company whose bottom line and reputation have taken plenty of hits this year
A strike by the 33,000 factory workers who assemble some of Boeing's best-selling planes would come as another blow to a company whose bottom line and reputation have taken plenty of hits this year.
Jan. 5 — A fuselage panel covering an unused emergency exit blows off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 seven minutes after takeoff from Portland, Oregon. The blowout leaves a gaping hole in the jetliner. The rapid loss of cabin pressure created decompression so violent that it blew open the cockpit door and tore off the co-pilot’s headset. Oxygen masks drop from the ceiling and pilots made a safe emergency landing with none of the 171 passengers and six crew members seriously injured.
Jan. 6 — The Federal Aviation Administration grounds all 737 Max 9s in the U.S.
Jan. 24 — The FAA clears airlines to resume flights once they have completed mandatory inspections of their fleets’ door plugs but caps production of new Boeing 737 Max aircraft until the agency is satisfied required quality control procedures are being followed.
Feb. 6 — The National Transportation Safety Board says four bolts that help secure door plugs to the frames of Max 9s were missing from the Alaska Airlines plane before it took off from Portland. The plug, which is normally sealed, was opened for repair work, then reclosed in a Boeing factory.
Feb. 26 — A report Congress ordered in 2020 after two deadly crashes involving Boeing 737 Max jetliners identifies problems in the company's safety culture. Outside experts say workers fear raising quality issues with
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