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Relatives of victims hold a placard with photos of victims of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash in March 2019, prior to a hearing in Fort Worth, Texas, in January 2023. Shelby Tauber/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Wednesday about current and planned changes the company is making, including safety. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
John Barnett's body was found last March in his bright orange Dodge Ram pickup truck in a Holiday Inn parking lot in Charleston, S.C. In a new lawsuit, his family says Boeing should pay damages. Google Maps/ Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Astronauts Suni Williams (lower) and Butch Wilmore (left) were originally supposed to return to Earth in June of last year. Instead, they've been part of the latest crew of the International Space Station, along with astronaut Nick Hague (right). AP/NASA hide caption
SpaceX craft to launch to retrieve 2 astronauts who have been swept up in politics
Rescue team carry the body of a passenger at the site of a plane fire at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea on Sunday. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption
Federal Aviation Administration administrator Mike Whitaker speaks at a news conference at FAA headquarters in May 2024. When Whitaker took over in 2023, the agency had not had a Senate-confirmed leader in more than 18 months. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
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A mural of a Boeing 737 Max aircraft at the company's factory in Renton, Wash. Machinists at the factory are returning to work after a bruising strike that lasted more than seven weeks. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
With the strike over, Boeing tries to refocus on what made the company iconic
Boeing workers gather on a picket line near the entrance to a Boeing facility during an ongoing strike in Seattle, Wash. About 33,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 have been on strike for nearly seven weeks. David Ryder/Getty Images hide caption
A United States Air Force C-17 cargo plane loaded with humanitarian aid lands at Camilo Daza airport in Cucuta, Colombia, on Feb. 16, 2019. Fernando Vergara/AP hide caption
Boeing workers wave picket signs to passing drivers as they strike in Everett, Wash.. The machinists walked off the job more than six weeks ago as they bargain for higher pay and a return of their pension plan. Lindsey Wasson/AP hide caption
A strike by Boeing's machinists has hobbled the plane maker since the walk-out began almost six weeks ago. Union members overwhelmingly rejected the latest contract offer as the strike continues. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Boeing reported a staggering loss of $6 billion in the third quarter on Wednesday, as its striking machinists voted on whether to accept a new contract offer. That strike, now in its sixth week, has halted production at Boeing's factories in the Pacific Northwest. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Terry Muriekes, a tool-storage worker at Boeing's factory in Everett, Wash. for 38 years, holds a sign during a strike rally last week. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Terry Muriekes (center), a tool-storage worker at Boeing's factory in Everett, Wash., for 38 years, holds a sign during a strike rally for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) at a union hall in Seattle on Tuesday. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Unpainted Boeing 737 Max aircraft are seen on Sept. 24, 2024, at the company's facilities in Renton, Wash. Lindsey Wasson/AP hide caption
Boeing workers wave picket signs as they strike after union members voted to reject a contract offer, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, near the company's factory in Everett, Wash. Lindsey Wasson/AP hide caption
A Delta Air Lines plane is seen at Los Angeles International Airport on Jan. 11, 2023. Earlier this week, a cabin pressurization issue aboard a Delta flight caused a number of passengers to bleed from the nose and ears. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Members of the International Aerospace Machinists union march toward the union's hall Thursday to vote on a contract offer with airplane maker Boeing in Renton, Wash. Workers overwhelmingly rejected the contract and 96% voted to authorize a strike. Stephen Brashear/AP hide caption
Manny Briones, an iron machinist from Seattle, welcomes members and supporters of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Worker Union District 751 for an early strike-sanction vote at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on July 17. Jason Redmon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
This image, taken from NASA video, shows the Boeing Starliner capsule coming down through the darkness over New Mexico. NASA hide caption
With no crew aboard, spacecraft Starliner lands without a hitch
In this long-exposure photo provided by NASA, Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is docked to the Harmony module of the International Space Station on July 3. NASA/AP hide caption
In this photo provided by NASA, Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore (left) and Suni Williams pose for a portrait inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on June 13. NASA/via AP hide caption