Boeing

To crew, or not to crew – that is the question facing Boeing's stricken Starliner

Decision time arrives for NASA bigwigs

Science23 Aug 2024 | 57

NASA pushes decision on bringing crew back in Starliner to the end of August

When is a mishap not really a mishap?

Science15 Aug 2024 | 146

Intel's processor failures: A cautionary tale of business vs engineering

Opinion Chipzilla taking some punches but could it stay down?

Columnists09 Aug 2024 | 94

Boeing's Starliner proves better at torching cash than reaching orbit

Perhaps those thrusters actually burn dollars after all

Science02 Aug 2024 | 53

Boeing's Q2 nosedive buoyed by appointment of new CEO

It lost billions and missed expectations, but fresh blood at the top has pleased shareholders

Systems31 Jul 2024 | 30

Boeing Starliner crew get their ISS sleepover extended

Bosses regret talking up mission duration as Capsule's lifetime extended to 90 days

Science26 Jul 2024 | 51

Boeing's Starliner set for extended stay at the ISS as engineers on Earth try to recreate thruster issues

We all know the pain of reproducing that one pesky problem in test

Science11 Jul 2024 | 48

Fraud guilty plea flies from Boeing to swerve courtroom over 737 Max crashes

Attorney for families of victims files objection

Software08 Jul 2024 | 65

Trouble in space as Boeing's not going, and China's back from the Moon

Kettle Vultures chew over a busy few days in orbit with a transatlantic chat

Science02 Jul 2024 | 15

Boeing to reacquire spun-off supplier Spirit AeroSpace to shore up safety

Because the best place for a troubled supplier is beneath the wing of original parent company

Bootnotes01 Jul 2024 | 25

Starliner to remain docked to the ISS into July – with no new departure date

If it's Boeing, it isn't going joke gets a bit real for 'nauts

Science24 Jun 2024 | 49

Additional hatch operations on a Boeing vehicle – but this time it's Starliner

Spacecraft to spend some extra testing time at ISS before making its way back home

Science19 Jun 2024 | 51

A tale of two missions: Starliner and Starship both achieve milestones

It was the best of times for space fans

Science07 Jun 2024 | 57

Boeing's Starliner makes it into orbit at long last – with human crew aboard

Let's get that brave duo to the ISS and then home to Earth safely

Science05 Jun 2024 | 35

Boeing's Starliner finds yet another way to not reach space

'Unfortunately a power supply generally does not fail ... until it does'

Science03 Jun 2024 | 67

Boeing's Calamity Capsule launch date slides into the future

Starliner or Padstayer?

Science22 May 2024 | 24

Hm! Boeing union just ran whistleblower rights training

Staff decibel level is high - and not just from all those jet engines

Personal Tech20 May 2024 | 21

Another week, another leak for Boeing's Starliner crew capsule

This bird isn't going to space for a while

Science20 May 2024 | 27

Boeing might be criminally prosecuted for 737 MAX crashes after all, says DoJ

Aviation firm has violated 2021 deferred prosecution agreement, claims DoJ, so criminal charges could come back

Offbeat15 May 2024 | 39

Valve vexation: Boeing's Starliner grounded again

Problems with Centaur rocket keeps first crewed flight on terra firma

Databases07 May 2024 | 39

Another Boeing whistleblower comes forward – with receipts

What's that? Q1 was better than expected? Pump those shares

Offbeat24 Apr 2024 | 28

Whistleblower cries foul over alleged fuselage gaps in Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Company rejects claims as 'inaccurate'

Offbeat17 Apr 2024 | 90

Engine cover flies from Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 during takeoff

FAA investigation set to examine failure after aircraft fire in Texas last week

Offbeat08 Apr 2024 | 92

Boeing and subsidiary file trade secrets lawsuit against Virgin Galactic

Updated Oh, and there's small matter of an alleged $26M in unpaid bills

Science27 Mar 2024 | 9

Boeing top brass stand down amid safety turbulence

They were all planning on leaving anyway, company claims

Offbeat25 Mar 2024 | 61

Justice Dept reportedly starts criminal probe into Boeing door bolt incident

Plus: Pilots on Lion Air’s Batik fall asleep and miss Jakarta

Offbeat11 Mar 2024 | 42

Boeing paper trail goes cold over door plug blowout

Safety watchdog bemoans lack of cooperation with probe

Offbeat07 Mar 2024 | 98

FAA gives Boeing 90 days to fix serious safety shortcomings found in report

Expert panel finds 'a lack of awareness of safety-related metrics at all levels,' and more, at plane maker

Offbeat28 Feb 2024 | 27

Boeing-backed air taxi upstart Wisk plans to fly you across town at UberX prices by 2030

Absence of an on-board pilot will lower costs and raise blood pressure, starting soon in Texas

Offbeat22 Feb 2024 | 57

Aircraft rivet hole issues cause delays to Boeing 737 Max deliveries

Supplier to beleagered US aerospace giant spots problem, which would not be an 'immediate flight safety issue'

Personal Tech05 Feb 2024 | 127

Technology truly is the gift that keeps on giving ... SNAFUs to highlight

Kettle Until we can hook schadenfreude directly into our veins, this will have to do

Software26 Jan 2024 | 2

Boeing goes boing: 757 loses a wheel while taxiing down the runway

That old kit isn't our fault Boeing tells us

Personal Tech24 Jan 2024 | 65

United Airlines’ patience with Boeing is maxed out after repeated safety issues

Plans for life without the 737 Max 10 after CEO rated door plug blowout 'the straw that broke the camel's back'

Offbeat23 Jan 2024 | 90

Travel app Kayak offers Boeing 737 Max 9 filter after that door plug drama

Handy feature as FAA expands inspections to 737-900ER aircraft

Personal Tech22 Jan 2024 | 36

Perfect timing... US Navy throws Boeing $103M to update its sub recon jets

Just as Secretary of State's 737 goes on the Blink(en) at Davos

Public Sector18 Jan 2024 | 30

Another airline finds loose bolts in Boeing 737-9 during post-blowout fleet inspections

Someone please remind Boeing how to build airplanes ... again

Offbeat09 Jan 2024 | 178

Apple sets new 16,000-foot iPhone drop test after 737 fuselage fail

Kit sucked out of Alaska Airlines 1282 found on the side of the road

Personal Tech08 Jan 2024 | 119

Nearly 200 Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes grounded after door plug flies off mid-flight

NTSB chair pushes for 25 hours of cockpit voice and flight data recordings

Offbeat08 Jan 2024 | 116

DARPA's air-steered X-65 jet heads into production with goal of flying by 2025

Moving parts on a plane? What is this, Kitty Hawk?

Offbeat04 Jan 2024 | 65

Veteran wingman wants $1.75M from Boeing over emotional turbulence

Cites alleged ageist headwinds

Legal22 Nov 2023 | 2

Impatient LockBit says it's leaked 50GB of stolen Boeing files after ransom fails to land

Aerospace titan pores over data to see if dump is legit

Cyber-crime10 Nov 2023 | 29

Boeing acknowledges cyberattack on parts and distribution biz

Won't say if it's LockBit, but LockBit appears to have claimed credit. Maybe payment, too

Cyber-crime02 Nov 2023 | 7

NASA and Boeing try to chase the contrail clouds away

The sky isn't the limit when it comes to greener fuel alternatives

Science31 Oct 2023 | 24

Boeing gives busy billionaires unbothered about bespoke beds a cheaper BizJet

Suggests modular interiors for the frequent flyer in a hurry to take off in their own 737

Offbeat20 Oct 2023 | 31

NASA reschedules Boeing's first crewed Starliner flight for mid-April 2024

Given they're still trying to fix the capsule's parachute the astronauts better say their prayers

Science13 Oct 2023 | 21

US amends hypersonic weapons strategy: If you can't zoom with 'em, boom 'em

DARPA awards Boeing $70.5M to develop intercept technology

Offbeat12 Sep 2023 | 17

Concorde? Pffft. NASA wants a Mach 4 passenger jet

Don't get too excited: We're purely in the 'is this possible' stage right now

Science24 Aug 2023 | 107

Boeing abandons plans for crewed Starliner flight in 2023

The calamity capsule won't be ready to fly until March 2024, and even then a launch date hasn't been ironed out

Science08 Aug 2023 | 23

NASA to tear the wings off plane in the name of sustainability

They'll be replaced with longer, thinner wings supported by a truss

Science14 Jun 2023 | 97

Family-owned aerospace biz throws a wrench in Boeing IP lawsuit

Tool was allegedly used incorrectly to attach parts for the SLS and ISS

The Reg in Space12 Jun 2023 | 34

Boeing discovers Dreamliner defect, delivery delay decided

Better than not delaying it, we suppose

Offbeat07 Jun 2023 | 34

This ain't Boeing very well: Starliner's first crewed flight canceled yet again

Flammable tape and unreliable parachutes ground craft this time around

Science02 Jun 2023 | 82

Boeing takes flight in sustainability battle with carbon data cruncher

Analytics to grok impact of competing greener tech as industry seeks environmentally friendly path

Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week18 May 2023 | 2

Boeing's first-ever crewed mission in Starliner ISS spacecraft delayed to late July

Still hundreds of components, verification checks to complete before test flight

Science30 Mar 2023 | 17

Boeing Starliner's 1st crewed trip to the ISS delayed again over battery overheating risk

May fly in the summer, with some presumably pretty nervous pilots

Science26 Mar 2023 | 26

Boeing signs off design of anti-jamming tech that keeps satellites online

China and Russia won't be jammin' US sats no more

Defense Tech Week08 Mar 2023 | 28