Starliner approaches the space station, during Orbital Flight Test-2 in 2022.
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The company can recover from its problems, but will need to deliver on promises to get its house in order.
Members and supporters of an International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union district local convene in Seattle on July 17, 2024.
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US workers in general are finding themselves in an increasingly precarious position.
The Boeing Starliner, shown as it approached the International Space Station.
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NASA’s decision to send Starliner’s crew home on a SpaceX capsule will have implications for Boeing, the agency itself and the astronauts still on the space station.
The Boeing Starliner docked with the International Space Station on July 3 2024, during the latest mission.
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Nasa’s decision to prioritise the safety of the astronauts, and to work with another commercial partner in finding a solution, is a triumph of wisdom and caution.
Boeing Starliner, docked to the ISS in July.
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Boeing Starliner took the astronauts to the International Space Station – but NASA doesn’t think it’s safe for the return trip. What happens next?
Wikinomics was a book of the year for The Economist and Financial Times.
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Wikinomics nailed the rise of an internet economy based on openness and collaboration. But it did a poorer job of foreseeing the dangers.
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The spacecraft’s return has been delayed while experts study helium leaks and thruster problems.
Global aviation safety depends on the reliability of major aircraft manufacturers. The world needs Boeing to return to its fabled engineering, safety and quality roots.
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Can Boeing overcome its current challenges and regain its reputation as a winning corporation?
The US government is heavily dependent on Boeing.
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Despite pleading guilty to conspiracy to defraud, Boeing will continue to profit from deals with the US government and commercial airlines.
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Starliner is only the second vehicle to launch astronauts from US soil since the retirement of the shuttle in 2011.
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on approach to the International Space Station during an uncrewed test in 2022.
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The Starliner launched June 5 after several delays, making it the first commercial crew craft that’s not SpaceX’s Dragon to lift off.
The DEI label is often used to play upon racial resentments and is increasingly being appropriated as a dog whistle.
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The term DEI has increasingly been co-opted to attack and undermine the positions, qualifications and abilities of racialized people.
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The resignation of the firm’s CEO and chair after yet another safety failure show something fundamental needs to change.
In 2019, a number of current and former Boeing employees went public with concerns about the company’s manufacturing and safety processes.
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Whistleblowers play a crucial role in upholding accountability and integrity within our society. We do not, however, make it easy for them.
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The American aerospace company Boeing has been synonymous with safe air travel for decades, but recent weeks have seen it plagued by a series of issues.
An investigator examines the frame of a Boeing aircraft whose door plug blew out in flight.
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Boeing is under increased public and government scrutiny in the wake of dangerous events that have people worried about the safety of air travel.
The door plug area of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft awaits inspection on Jan. 10, 2024.
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A commercial pilot turned management expert and author of ‘The Next Crash: How Short-Term Profit Seeking Trumps Airline Safety,’ explains the economics behind the near-deadly disaster.
Boeing, Boeing, gone?
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There have been so many problems with the 737 Max that the nuclear option may be the best way forward.
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Companies like Facebook, Volkswagen, Boeing – and now the Post Office – have seen how easy it is to destroy brand trust. But communication and transparency are key to rebuilding efforts.
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Takeoff and landing are among the most difficult tasks commercial pilots perform.