Boeing 737 missing door report

I believe it was a fright attendant serving food to the pilots who leaned on the switch (which would normally not be a problem if the switch was correctly fitted.)

Seems a bit of a pointless switch. Our crew are trained to use the normal switches and manual overrides in the event of an incapacitated pilot. Thus one seems placed at exactly the place everyone leans when they come into the flight deck.

Boeing in the news again but not really it's fault this time?

A cowling detaching from a planes engine after it not being secured...

after it not being secured…

…by ground crew.  🤷‍♂️

Boeing in the news again but not really it’s fault this time?

To be fair this isn't a problem unique to Boeing. It got so bad on A320s that Airbus had to add a lock and a sensor to warn if the cowls weren't latched completely.

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It got so bad on A320s that Airbus had to add a lock and a sensor to warn if the cowls weren’t latched completely.

Pop down the autoparts store and get a set of these?

The difference is that Airbus didn't add the sensor as an optional extra - they just keep adding sensors and systems, possibly to their own and pilots continued confusion when they go wrong in ways they don't expect them to go wrong...

From today's hearing a whistleblower reports:

Why was Tarzan mentioned today?
One of the rather extraordinary claims made today by whistleblower Sam Salehpour, a quality engineer at Boeing, was that he said he saw workers jumping on plane pieces to force them into place.

Workers building the planes would struggle to bridge the joints in the planes' mechanisms, he told the hearing, and would sometimes use blunt force.

"I literally saw people jumping on pieces of the airplane to get them to align," he said.

"I call it the Tarzan effect."

This is not the first time Salehpour has made this claim, and according to the Associated Press, Boeing officials have previously dismissed the allegation.

Boeing has said his claims are "inaccurate" and that it was confident its planes are safe.

"The issues raised have been subject to rigorous engineering examination under [Federal Aviation Administration] oversight," the company said last week.

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More woes for Boeing.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68966894

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it would look into whether staff had falsified records.

Well, the good news is that if they only have to build 1 per week, they should have time to do quality control.

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1800880113912844741

Basically, Boeing abandoned the outsourcing model and bringing manufacturing back in house.

Boeing nearing deal with supplier Spirit Aero after months of talks

Boeing is nearing a deal to buy back Spirit AeroSystems (SPR.N), opens new tab after its former subsidiary made substantial progress in separate talks with Airbus (AIR.PA), opens new tab over a transatlantic breakup of the struggling supplier, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Boeing initiated talks earlier this year to buy back the Wichita, Kansas-based supplier it spun off in 2005, seeking to stabilize a key part of the supply chain for its strongest-selling jet following a mid-air blow out on a new 737 MAX in January. However, talks hit a stumbling block over Spirit's work for Airbus, with the European group threatening to block any deal that involved Boeing building parts for its newest models.