If you want to see why Boeing has ended up in the situation they are in now, I suggest you read the Book "The Man Who Broke Capitalism" on the way he has shaped many managers not only at General Electric but including most of the current and past managers at Boeing (Harry Stonecipher, Jim ...
Jump to postOne has to wonder why they are concentrating on moving headquarters when they should be getting back to the basics like getting 787 deliveries started again. For details go to: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/exclusive-us-faa-finds-boeing-787-certification-documents-incomplete-sou...
Jump to postIt looks like the FAA is still not happy with the 787 Documentation from Boeing. Wonder when the 787 deliveries will resume. For details go to:
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerosp ... 022-05-13/
The reason was to lower costs for Boeing so they could make more profit. If you look into the details Trump really did not change the cost contract very much as there are now only 2 airplanes instead of the 3 in the original contract. That is where the savings happened that Trump made such a big dea...
Jump to postThe upper management then was not doing it's job as they should have been aware of that when they made the proposal for the VC-25s. That's why they are paid the big bucks to watch for basic things like that. The current CEO was on the board of directors at the time. Where was he asleep?
Jump to postIt sure would be interesting to find out how this lost money was spent. The 2 747s were originally build for a Russian airline which went bankrupt (Transaero) before they could be delivered and at least in one case before the passenger interior was installed and all Boeing had to do was modify them ...
Jump to postWould it have to be overturned as there were clauses in it that if further information came out criminal prosecutions could proceed? With key members of the aviation committees from both branches of congress (HR and Senate) questioning it now and the key prosecutor involved with the agreement now wo...
Jump to postIt does not sound like the criminal court cases involving the 737 MAX and Boeing are done yet as the deferred prosecution agreement is being questioned by politians from both parties in Washington DC now. For the latest details go to: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/republican-sen...
Jump to postIt looks like this may be an inrteresting week for the future of the 777X. For details read the article "Boeing's Gambit: sacrifice 777X to save the MAX 10" at this link:
https://global.factiva.com/redir/defaul ... t=a&ep=ASE
If congress changes and passes a new law that forces Boeing to comply and after it has been signed by the president into law in the US code then they might order the FAA to force Boeing to make changes. There would be a number of hoops to go through to get to that state but there is that possibility...
Jump to postIf the Accountants only count beans then why is the current CEO of Boeing an Accountant? Because the board of directors places stock price, profit, financial market manipulation and all of the other things accountants are skilled at over engineering, production and quality product...it's why an acc...
Jump to postIf the Accountants only count beans then why is the current CEO of Boeing an Accountant?
Jump to postIt looks like the FAA named a new aircraft certification director as it works to impliment significant refroms Congress ordered in the "The Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act". Both the FAA and Boeing appear to think they will be able to influence enough members of cong...
Jump to postLooks like the Forkner is regarded as a Department Of Justice Flop by the legal community. Maybe the DOJ was in over their heads on this one. For details go to (does not seem to be behind firewall): https://www.law360.com/aerospace/articles/1476938/ex-boeing-pilot-s-acquittal-in-737-max-trial-a-doj-...
Jump to postThe trial for Captain Forkner begins tomorrow in the North Texas Court.
Jump to postUS National Public Radio has article with US Department of Justice Court filing on why it does not think 737 Crash Passengers are not victims under Crime Victims act. For details go to:
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/11/10801630 ... ng-crashes
What will be interesting is how the producer will treat the Boeing Board of Directors including her cousin Caroline Kennedy who was on the Board for some of the 737 Max mess. The producer is not exactly totally independent from this issue.
Jump to postThe actual legal MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER from the North Texas court on the Forkner case can be found at the link below so that you can read it and decide your own conclusions:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USC ... 0268-0.pdf
Here is a better link to the second article (Does not appear to be behind firewall:
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/01 ... thing.html
More interesting is the Linked article about the deferred prosecution agreement at: (May be behind firewall)
https://apple.news/AA6xPRSfhTA6CKGL86KzJAw
Link to article by one of the prosecutors who is retired from North Texas office about the DOJ case against Boeing and Mark Forkner. It may be behind firewall.
https://apple.news/AiAB84qGuSFmx6He1p7GOng
My question about this is:
What effect will the information that may come out have on the criminal trial for Captain Forkner? Obviously some information may come out in this action that may effect the charges against him by the DOJ.
In a somewhat 737 Max related legal action, It appears that the owners of the Boeing company (the shareholders) have had their legal action against the Boeing management involved in the 737 Max mess by possibly lying to the shareholders revived by the US appeals court on Friday. It sounds like the l...
Jump to postIf you read my link above, you will realize that the FAA was bringing this up earlier with concerns from the aerospace manufacturers but the submission letter to the FCC was not forwarded on by the National Telcommuncations and Information Administration (NTIA) when it was being decided whether to a...
Jump to postHere is a link to the latest information on 5G around airports. I presume that the 5G providers decided they would not be in a good situation legally if they started up 5G today. That is probably why they suddenly reversed their stand on 5G. Apparently the NTIA failed to put a 2020 letter from the F...
Jump to postTrial Dismissal request and Another Trial delay until March for Captain Forkner: From Flight Global (behind Firewall)
https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers ... 11.article
Don't forget that there are Air Data Computers that will correct for any known errors in pressure readings that were determined during Flight Testing with accurate instrumentation for altitude, airspeed, etc. are all altitudes and speeds within the operational limits of the aircraft.
Jump to postKeep in mind that a lot of the theories were once believed to be correct particularly in fields such as Engineering where the background behind the theory has not been taught. Many occupations such as Engineers have only been taught how to calculate using rote memorized mathematical formulas and hav...
Jump to postI think what has been missed here is that incorrect theories can be used in some cases because the assumptions that they were based onthat are used work. When things go wrong is when aircraft manufacturers, airlines and operators use the incorrect ideas in new and unexpected ways that cause the theo...
Jump to postI think that everyone involved in this discussion needs to read the book entitled “Understanding Aerodynamics. Arguing from the Real Physics” by Doug McLean. Published by John Wiley & Sons in 2013. ISBN 978-1-119-96791-4. It has about 580 pages covering in a very detailed fashion what you are de...
Jump to postAn explanation of the lawsuit filed under the Crime Victoms Act by the filer (Law Professor, ex-Federal Judge, Lawyer) against.the Boeing Company over the 737 Max. For details go to: https://reason.com/volokh/2021/12/17/a-crime-victims-rights-act-challenge-to-the-boeing-737-max-crashes-deferred-pros...
Jump to postJust came across a copy of the victums lawsuit filed yesterday against Boeing in the North Texas Court. The case is the United States vs Boeing. For details go to: https://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Boeing_CVA_motion.pdf If I were a engineer and/or an executive involve...
Jump to postIt will be interesting to see if this lawsuit filed by the 737 Crash Victims families mentioned in today's New York Times blows apart the Boeing/DOJ agreement over the MAX mess given that the proper process appears to not have been followed by the previous US administration in it's last days by not ...
Jump to postI guess that depends on what your definition of good damage control is. They are good at the superficial damage control but they have completely failed at the important damage control items. They have lost billions, lost market share, destroyed their reputation and are losing many of their customers...
Jump to postThe defense stratagie that Captain Forkner is going to use in his court case is starting to leak out in the news. For details go to:
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigatio ... 021-12-14/
What seems to have been overlooked in this discussion is that the simulator has to have been approved by the FAA before the training requirements can be assessed by the FAA AEG or any foreign equivalent CAA. I have seen aircraft certification programs held up because the simulator did not get approv...
Jump to postI agree with everyone it is only a start at KSFO and a slow one at that but it has only taken 5 years to get the GBAS/GLS Ground station going. Hopefully they can get the special approaches going that were researched back in 2016 soon. The approaches researched are much more complicated and better f...
Jump to postThe latest approach chart revisions have new GLS approaches for KSFO. Hopefully that will shorten delays when traffic gets back to normal and enable some better noise and environmental procedures for KSFO now for GLS equipped aircraft.
Jump to postMy guess is that Congress did not want to follow the paper trail on down from the CPE as it would clearly illustrate how the E-UMs/ARs were not doing their job for the FAA that they are supposed to be when they are acting in their AR or now E-UM role on the ODA system, probably under pressure from B...
Jump to postIt appears that some member of the US Congress are asking for more details on the Boeing 737 Max oversight by the FAA. We will see if this amounts to anything or not.
For details go to
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerosp ... 021-11-29/
It appears that the Presentation "Flying Blind:The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing" may be livestreamed in about 20 minutes on youtube at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JB65CUaQ-M
More 787 news has reached the US Financial Press. Boeing Dreamliner defects bog down production. Sounds like the latest issue is structure around the doors. For details see Wall Street Journal today (behind Firewall I believe): https://www.wsj.com/articles/boeing-dreamliner-defects-bog-down-producti...
Jump to postCorrection: Last sentence should be in previous post: It was rumoured to be released a few months ago but that has not happened.
Jump to postThe Lion Air Official Aircraft Accident report has been released and is available on the Indonesian Aircraft Accident Investigiation site. The Ethiopean Accident report has not been released and is a preliminary version only. When the official report will be released is not currently known given the...
Jump to postInteresting Town Hall Seattle Event to be livestreamed on Friday 11/19/2021 at 07:30 PM PST (Seattle) time on "Flying Blind:The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing" with Dominic Gates (Seattle Times) and Peter Robison (Bloombeerg). https://townhallseattle.org/event/peter-robison-with-do...
Jump to postThe most accurate position data for a given point in Aviation is the Surveyors coordinates that have been obtained during surveying done for the Civil Aviation Authority in a particular country. Using Differential GPS surveying these positions are typically within cm of the correct position and obta...
Jump to postCoordination sheets are a Boeing Internal document. I think that the question should be whether the coordination sheet was obtained by government agencies such as the Department of Justice, FBI and Inspector General of the Department of Transportation when they obtained documents after the Ethiopian...
Jump to postThe hearing just finished up in Washington. Not much new was mentioned. The same issues appear to be still present with the FAA and the 737 MAX. Many politicians talked about other issues with the FAA besides the 737 MAX with the FAA administrator. I assume it will show up later on video on the abov...
Jump to postFor details for online viewing and timing please go to: https://transportation.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/three-years-after-lion-air-610-faa-implementation-of-the-2020-aircraft-certification-safety-and-accountability-act It will be interesting to see if the US Congress will do anything or...
Jump to postRevising the documents and/or procedures is not the same as revising the training requirements such as mandating simulator training. The training requirements can be revised at any time by a Flight Standardization Report from the Aircraft Evaluation Group of the FAA. There does not have to be a airw...
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