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Boeing Safety Culture Issues | Giga Gears
So, as it turns out, Boeing’s safety culture is as not goodas we all expected it to be. A new report from federal safety experts found some major issues with its culture that include a “disconnect” between senior management and other employees. It was also described as both “inadequate” and “confusing.” That is not…
“Former Boeing 737 Max Manager Refuses Flight, Walks Off Plane | Giga Gears”
The Boeing 737 Max door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 has put the aircraft manufacturer and its newest plane under intense scrutiny. The incident has also brought several figures from 2019, after the pair of Max crashes that killed 346 people, back into the public eye.
“Suzuki Carry: The Ultimate Off-Road Vehicle | Giga Gears”
Let’s say you’ve recently bought a remote Alaskan homestead. Not necessarily “only accessible by seaplane” remote but still remote enough that you need to put in your own road on the property. We can’t imagine many people reading this have actually done that, but let’s not pretend most of us haven’t fantasized about…
“Missing Door Plug Bolts Found on Boeing 737 Max: Report | Giga Gears”
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on how a door plug blew out of a Boeing 737 Max 9 at 16,000 feet over Portland, Oregon last month. The findings are as bad as expected with the report noting that the four bolts intended to hold the plug in place vertically were missing, Reuters…
“Experts and Ex-Boeing Employees Warn Against Max: A Cautionary Message for Families and All”
Airlines are resuming flights with the troubled Boeing Max 9 planes which were all grounded following the door panel blow-out incident on Jan. 5, but aviation experts say that these planes still have significant and potentially dangerous quality-control issues.