Boeing said that it is immediately stopping deliveries of the 737 Max, 737 Max 8 and MAX 8-200 planes. agency to inspect and fix any potential problems. of Boeing 737 Max planes and was By spring 2019, two Boeing 737 MAX crashes—Lion Air flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines flight 302—had killed 346 people. All flights on the 737 MAX were cancelled. 5 days ago · CNN reported last month that Boeing has asked airlines to inspect all of their 737 Max jets for a potential loose bolt in the rudder system after an airline discovered a potential problem with a REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo Reuters. (Reuters) -Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems have expanded the scope of their ongoing inspections of a production defect affecting 737 Max 8 aircraft, Boeing The Boeing 737 Max 8, the model involved in the two deadly crashes, is the newer successor to the Boeing 737 Next Generation line of aircraft. However, problems could arise if the MCAS system 3 days ago · Shares of The Boeing Co. fell 8% and those of Spirit AeroSystems, which builds the fuselage for Boeing’s 737 Max, tumbled 11% Monday, the first day of trading since the incident occurred. Whitaker was keen to add that he is making sure he is getting briefed “on status, to understand the issues that are arising in that process” on both the 737 MAX 7 in addition to “other projects.” One of those other projects includes the certification process for the MAX 7’s larger stablemate, the Boeing 737 MAX 10. Southwest Airlines flew 34 Max 8 aircraft out of a total of 750 Boeing 737s, a spokesperson told CNN via email, which means more than 95% of its fleet is unaffected by the ban. The spokesman for 3 days ago · All 189 passengers and crew flying on a brand-new Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 from Jakarta to Sumatra died after the plane crashed into the Java Sea just 13 minutes after takeoff. Not even five months later, another new 737 Max 8 plane operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 passengers on board. The flight 2 days ago · Boeing shares fall 8%. WASHINGTON/CHICAGO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Boeing's latest 737 MAX crisis deepened after United Airlines and Alaska Airlines said they had found loose parts on multiple grounded ea3bd.