From article: “ The incident comes at a time when Boeing’s safety record is under intense scrutiny, after a string of crises and safety issues.
Boeing on Tuesday said it had informed regulators about possible failures to carry out mandatory safety inspections on its 787 Dreamliner planes. The US regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration, said it was “investigating whether Boeing completed the inspections and whether company employees may have falsified aircraft records”.
It followed separate allegations by a whistleblowing engineer that Boeing took shortcuts to reduce production bottlenecks while making the
The US manufacturer pledged this year to turn around its safety culture after a door panel blew out of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max plane in mid-air in January.
Boeing had been trying to ramp up production of the 737 Max, its bestselling model, to move beyond the crisis triggered by two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019. 737 Max planes were grounded worldwide for the best part of two years.
FedEx was approached for comment on Wednesday’s incident. Boeing declined to comment.
rockerscott on
It’s looking like Boeing is really just shitting the bed over and over again…I foresee a change in leadership soon.
tostbroto on
Atleast there were no casualties…
cosmicrae on
Why is the title highlighting *Boeing* instead of *FedEx* ? This is a cargo plane operated by FedEx, who is responsible for the maint checks.
EagleRise on
Am I having some sort of a confirmation bias, or is Boeing doing real crap lately?
john_moses_br on
It’s often quite difficult to try to guess what caused an accident, only a thorough investigation can give the answer. But certainly unfortunate for Boeing.
BabyNuke on
Let’s put the word “Boeing” in the post title twice to optimize the karma farming.
Adept-Mulberry-8720 on
Regional maintenance issues!
Specialist-Life-3849 on
glad for the pic but headline should have read FedEx cargo plane
Rhymes_with_cheese on
Less Boeing, more boing.
Insaneclown271 on
This has NOTHING to do with the recent negative Boeing news. The 767 was a pre McDonnell Douglas Boeing. It was designed and built by the best back then.
descendingangel87 on
So….the front fell off?
ProfessorMonopoly on
I wonder if this is sabotage on a mass scale because of all the wars occurring. Like they’ve been in business for quite a time and they’ve been getting nothing but major malfunction after major malfunction over the last few years. After everything started to heat up
SamsterBaig888 on
It’s not Boeing’s fault!
It’s FedEx’s fault for not maintaining the plane
acobrien85 on
Well done Boeing. Who are you going to blame/kill for this one. “Great American Company”. We are proud of you.
Level_Ruin_9729 on
If it’s Boeing I ain’t going.
Jim_Lahey10 on
Door panels, landing gear, engine hatches and faulty flight computers causing fatal crashes. All this and they want to launch a rocket. I’d love to get a ride to space, but on a Boeing product?? Nah, I’ll skip that ride thank you very much!
floorshitter69 on
😃 Pilots managed to land an aircraft with no nose landing gear
😨 Boeing landing gear didn’t extend
PsychedelicJerry on
Is there anything that won’t fall off of a Boeing plane?
Personal_Buffalo_973 on
Way things are going for Boeing I better buy stock in the company that makes duct tape 😁
ZucchiniYall on
More like boink
RudeBwoiMaster on
So FedEx’ maintenance failed… not Boeing’s fault. For once.
gottatrusttheengr on
This plane is older than most redditors so it’s clearly a maintenance issue. Fuck news media for fearmongering.
IntelligentInjury246 on
If it’s Boeing, I ain’t going. (For the second time today).
itchygentleman on
Boeing boeing boeing
DirkBabypunch on
Related question: Why does the front gear fold back and not forwards? Seems like you would want wind assistance for a gravity drop instead of having the wind fight you,
NotAGynocologistBut on
Boeing goes the stock price
Dasshteek on
Time for a 3rd whistleblower to die suddenly.
Green_Tea_Dragon on
This is almost cartoon. They frantically race to reassure us everything is ok! All while a plane in the background literally falls apart lol
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From article: “ The incident comes at a time when Boeing’s safety record is under intense scrutiny, after a string of crises and safety issues.
Boeing on Tuesday said it had informed regulators about possible failures to carry out mandatory safety inspections on its 787 Dreamliner planes. The US regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration, said it was “investigating whether Boeing completed the inspections and whether company employees may have falsified aircraft records”.
It followed separate allegations by a whistleblowing engineer that Boeing took shortcuts to reduce production bottlenecks while making the
The US manufacturer pledged this year to turn around its safety culture after a door panel blew out of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max plane in mid-air in January.
Boeing had been trying to ramp up production of the 737 Max, its bestselling model, to move beyond the crisis triggered by two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019. 737 Max planes were grounded worldwide for the best part of two years.
FedEx was approached for comment on Wednesday’s incident. Boeing declined to comment.
It’s looking like Boeing is really just shitting the bed over and over again…I foresee a change in leadership soon.
Atleast there were no casualties…
Why is the title highlighting *Boeing* instead of *FedEx* ? This is a cargo plane operated by FedEx, who is responsible for the maint checks.
Am I having some sort of a confirmation bias, or is Boeing doing real crap lately?
It’s often quite difficult to try to guess what caused an accident, only a thorough investigation can give the answer. But certainly unfortunate for Boeing.
Let’s put the word “Boeing” in the post title twice to optimize the karma farming.
Regional maintenance issues!
glad for the pic but headline should have read FedEx cargo plane
Less Boeing, more boing.
This has NOTHING to do with the recent negative Boeing news. The 767 was a pre McDonnell Douglas Boeing. It was designed and built by the best back then.
So….the front fell off?
I wonder if this is sabotage on a mass scale because of all the wars occurring. Like they’ve been in business for quite a time and they’ve been getting nothing but major malfunction after major malfunction over the last few years. After everything started to heat up
It’s not Boeing’s fault!
It’s FedEx’s fault for not maintaining the plane
Well done Boeing. Who are you going to blame/kill for this one. “Great American Company”. We are proud of you.
If it’s Boeing I ain’t going.
Door panels, landing gear, engine hatches and faulty flight computers causing fatal crashes. All this and they want to launch a rocket. I’d love to get a ride to space, but on a Boeing product?? Nah, I’ll skip that ride thank you very much!
😃 Pilots managed to land an aircraft with no nose landing gear
😨 Boeing landing gear didn’t extend
Is there anything that won’t fall off of a Boeing plane?
Way things are going for Boeing I better buy stock in the company that makes duct tape 😁
More like boink
So FedEx’ maintenance failed… not Boeing’s fault. For once.
This plane is older than most redditors so it’s clearly a maintenance issue. Fuck news media for fearmongering.
If it’s Boeing, I ain’t going. (For the second time today).
Boeing boeing boeing
Related question: Why does the front gear fold back and not forwards? Seems like you would want wind assistance for a gravity drop instead of having the wind fight you,
Boeing goes the stock price
Time for a 3rd whistleblower to die suddenly.
This is almost cartoon. They frantically race to reassure us everything is ok! All while a plane in the background literally falls apart lol