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Friday

The FAA is tightening oversight of Boeing and will audit production of the 737 Max 9

The door plug area of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, seen with the paneling removed, awaits inspection Wednesday at the airline's facilities at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash. Lindsey Wasson/AP hide caption

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The FAA is tightening oversight of Boeing and will audit production of the 737 Max 9

Regulators say they're increasing control of Boeing production after a panel blew off a 737 Max 9 jet, and will re-examine whether the company can be trusted to assess the safety of its own planes.

The FAA is tightening oversight of Boeing and will audit production of the 737 Max 9

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Monday

2 major airlines find loose bolts, other problems on grounded Boeing jets

This photo shows the gaping hole where the panel used to plug an area reserved for an exit door on a Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner blew out Jan. 5, shortly after the flight took off from Portland, Ore., forcing the plane to return to Portland International Airport. National Transportation Safety Board via AP hide caption

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2 major airlines find loose bolts, other problems on grounded Boeing jets

About 170 planes were grounded after the "door plug" on a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight. United and Alaska are the two big U.S. carriers that fly Boeing jets with door plugs.

2 major airlines find loose bolts, other problems on grounded Boeing jets

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Saturday

FAA orders grounding of certain Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after Alaska Airlines incident

The first Alaska Airlines passenger flight on a Boeing 737-9 Max airplane takes off on a flight to San Diego from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle on March 1, 2021. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption

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FAA orders grounding of certain Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after Alaska Airlines incident

Alaska Airlines is inspecting all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 planes. United Airlines will also ground some of its jets. Meanwhile, Southwest and American said they do not carry the affected model.

FAA orders grounding of certain Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after Alaska Airlines incident

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Friday

Boeing urges airlines to check its 737 Max jets for loose bolts

A Boeing 737 MAX jet lands following a Federal Aviation Administration test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle, Wash., in June 2020. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Boeing urges airlines to check its 737 Max jets for loose bolts

The FAA says it's closely monitoring the Boeing-requested checks after an unnamed international airline discovered a bolt with a missing nut on a 737 Max while performing routine maintenance.

Thursday

Boeing pleads not guilty to fraud in criminal case over deadly 737 Max crashes

Zipporah Kuria, of London, carries a photo of her deceased father Joseph Waithaka as she walks into federal court for the Boeing arraignment hearing in Fort Worth, Texas on Thursday. Waithaka was killed in 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 Max airliner. LM Otero/AP hide caption

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Boeing pleads not guilty to fraud in criminal case over deadly 737 Max crashes

A top executive entered the plea on behalf of the company in federal court in Texas Thursday, as relatives of those killed in two crashes push to overturn deal giving Boeing immunity.

Thursday

Boeing will pay $200 million to settle SEC charges over 737 Max crashes
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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.

Boeing will pay $200 million to settle SEC charges over 737 Max crashes

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Tuesday

United Airlines Is Buying 270 New Planes In A Massive Bet On The Future Of Travel

A United Airlines plane takes off over another plane on the runway at San Francisco International Airport last year. United Airlines has announced a new order of 270 narrow-bodied planes from Boeing and Airbus. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption

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United Airlines Is Buying 270 New Planes In A Massive Bet On The Future Of Travel

After a devastating pandemic limited travel for more than a year, United is optimistic about the future and plans to spend billions of dollars upgrading and expanding its fleet.

Thursday

Friday

Boeing Warns Of Possible Electrical Issue, And Airlines Ground Some 737 Max Planes

Boeing said Friday that some of its 737 Max planes may have an electrical problem, leading airlines to ground dozens of the jets. An American Airlines flight on a Boeing 737 Max is seen here in December in Miami. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Boeing Warns Of Possible Electrical Issue, And Airlines Ground Some 737 Max Planes

The airplane manufacturer says the issue is not related to the software system that has been blamed in the fatal crashes that killed 346 people.

Friday

Boeing To Pay $2.5 Billion Settlement Over Deadly 737 Max Crashes

Rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max that crashed near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in March 2019. Mulugeta Ayene/AP hide caption

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Boeing To Pay $2.5 Billion Settlement Over Deadly 737 Max Crashes

The airplane manufacturer admits deceiving regulators about the safety of a flight control system blamed in two crashes that killed 346 people. Critics call the settlement "a slap on the wrist."

Boeing To Pay $2.5 Billion Settlement Over Deadly 737 Max Crashes

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Saturday

Senate Report Faults FAA And Boeing For Failures In Review Of 737 Max

A Boeing 737 Max lands earlier this month at an airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil. On Friday, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation released its probe into what went wrong with the airliner after it was involved in multiple deadly crashes. Silvio Avila/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Senate Report Faults FAA And Boeing For Failures In Review Of 737 Max

The scathing report alleged that the FAA retaliated against whistleblowers, and said Boeing officials improperly influenced the outcome of tests of the aircraft's faulty flight control system.

Thursday

Wednesday

FAA Clears Boeing's 737 Max To Resume Passenger Service

A Boeing 737 Max jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson, flies past parked Boeing jets as it prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in September. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption

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FAA Clears Boeing's 737 Max To Resume Passenger Service

After 20 months on the tarmac following two fatal crashes, Boeing's troubled airliner has been given the green light by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Tuesday

Troubled 737 Max Nearing Takeoff As FAA Review Of Jetliner Nearly Complete

A Boeing 737 MAX jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration chief Stephen Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight late September in Seattle. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption

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Troubled 737 Max Nearing Takeoff As FAA Review Of Jetliner Nearly Complete

FAA chief Stephen Dickson says his agency is "in the final stages of reviewing" changes Boeing has made to the aircraft after two deadly crashes and could finish the evaluation "in coming days."

Wednesday