When I picture a nightmare working environment, I think about a surreal all-hands meeting where Auric Goldfinger tells his entire company that they’re going to irradiate Fort Knox with a weapon of mass destruction. Boeing South Carolina isn’t the first place to come to mind. However, the account of John Barnett details a workplace where … Read more
A TikToker bid $2 on an eBay catamaran and won the auction despite not knowing if it was legit, but when they checked on Google Earth and saw the boat floating in a harbor, they moved forward with becoming boat owners. Obviously a $2 boat is going to need some work, so the new owner … Read more
So, as it turns out, Boeing’s safety culture is as not good as we all expected it to be. A new report from federal safety experts found some major issues with its culture that include a “disconnect” between senior management and other employees. It was also described as both “inadequate” and “confusing.” That is not what … Read more
With the latest Boeing crisis, airlines are staring down more delays, a familiar problem in a market in which both the US giant and rival Airbus face supply chain constraints.Over the past year Boeing has struggled with difficulties on its star plane, the 737 MAX, culminating with a major in-flight safety incident on Alaska Airlines … Read more
Photo: Slaven Vlasic (Getty Images) Elon Musk announced that Neuralink has implanted a computer chip in the brain of its first human patient. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived Neuralink implanted a computer chip into the brain of its first human patient, according to Elon Musk on the platform that he owns and operates. The procedure … Read more
Airlines are resuming flights with the troubled Boeing Max 9 planes which were all grounded following the door panel blow-out incident on Jan. 5, but aviation experts say that these planes still have significant and potentially dangerous quality-control issues. I Need A Manual Car Thats Fun And Powerful | WCSYB? Boeing Max 8 jets first … Read more
Boeing is facing intensifying scrutiny over its quality control practices in the aftermath of a near-catastrophic Alaska Airlines flight three weeks ago when a panel blew out. That January 5 incident on a Boeing 737 MAX 9 followed months of earlier, smaller problems with the same aircraft. Exactly how the current difficulties will be resolved … Read more
Michael Whitaker, nominee to be the next administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on Capitol Hill October 4, 2023 in Washington, DC. The FAA has been without a Senate-confirmed administrator for 18 months. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Drew Angerer | Getty Images … Read more
Winter weather advisory for dangerous cold and wintry mix Winter weather advisory for dangerous cold and wintry mix 06:46 Frigid temperatures and blistering winds continued to disrupt air travel for a third straight day as airlines scratched thousands of flights amid a brutal bout of winter weather. Carriers canceled more than 2,100 flights into and … Read more
Photo: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (Getty Images) The door plug blow-out on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 has rightly provoked an intense outburst of public scrutiny regarding the Boeing 737 Max 9. Initial findings have led federal regulators to believe that design and quality control issues at Boeing and its supplier Spirit AeroSystems caused the dramatic incident. But … Read more
