Timeline: Key events in the troubled history of the Boeing 737 Max jetliner In the eight years that airlines have flown Boeing's 737 Max jets, two crashes killed 346 people The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025
Boeing addresses more labor strife amid attempt to resuscitate its reputation A strike by thousands of workers that build fighter jets for Boeing at three U.S. plants is the second labor disruption for the plane builder in less than a year The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025
Boeing's troubled era has dimmed the prospects of a preeminent American manufacturer A London-bound Air India plane carrying more than 240 people crashed shortly after takeoff Thursday The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025
Important Questions for Boeing's CEO at Tomorrow's Senate Commerce Committee Hearing Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg should explain whether Boeing continues to plan to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud the FAA, or whether it will attempt to shirk its responsibility for the deadliest corporate crime in U.S. history. Reason · Apr 1, 2025
In 2025, every crisis is instant and public—and trust evaporates in just 2 hours In the 2-hour digital day, leadership means acting decisively, making swift decisions, and turning challenges into opportunities. Fortune · Dec 6, 2024
Key events in the troubled history of the Boeing 737 Max Boeing’s 737 Max is a more fuel-efficient version of the American aerospace company’s popular 737, the best-selling airliner ever The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2024
'Cozy' relationship between Boeing and the U.S. draws scrutiny amid 737 Max 9 mess The latest safety lapse at Boeing renews concerns about the company's influence in Washington and whether federal regulators have delegated too much of their oversight authority to its employees. WEKU · Jan 19, 2024
Amid scrutiny, Boeing promises more quality checks. But is it enough? The aircraft maker is under renewed pressure to strengthen quality management across its production lines. But critics say a fundamental cultural shift is needed. WEKU · Jan 17, 2024
Boeing’s misconduct hasn’t stopped Illinois politicians from taking campaign cash from the company Based in Chicago until last year, the aerospace giant has given $50,000 to legislative leaders and other politicians since it admitted in 2021 it deceived regulators about a new aircraft that crashed twice overseas. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 17, 2023
Boeing fined $200m for misleading investors on 737 MAX safety NEW YORK: US securities officials fined Boeing $200 million over the aviation giant's misleading assurances about the safety of the 737 MAX airplane following two deadly crashes, regulators announced Thursday. Bangkok Post · Sep 23, 2022
Boeing will pay $200 million to settle SEC charges over 737 Max crashes The SEC charges Boeing and its former CEO Dennis Muilenburg "with making materially misleading public statements" following 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people. WEKU · Sep 22, 2022
Boeing to pay $200 million to settle SEC’s probe over 737 Max Boeing Co. agreed to pay $200 million to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that the company and its former Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg failed to properly disclose safety issues with its 737 Max jetliner. Tribune News Service · Sep 22, 2022
Boeing to pay $200m to settle charges it misled investors over 737 Max crashes Company and former CEO made misleading statements about the jets involved in two crashes that killed 346 people The Guardian - US · Sep 22, 2022
White House set to nominate next FAA administrator, former city transit exec Phil Washington The White House is set within days to announce Phil Washington, CEO of Denver International Airport, as its nominee to be the next FAA administrator, according to two people familiar with the deliberations. Tribune News Service · Jun 10, 2022
Chicago Tribune · Mar 30, 2022 Editorial: After fatal mistakes, Boeing needs a course correction A Boeing 737-800 nose-dived into the mountains of southern China last week, killing all 132 aboard and rekindling doubts about an iconic Chicago-based company that has yet to fully recover from its own self-inflicted dive.