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  • With protesters in the audience, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun arrives to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations to answer to lawmakers about troubles at the aircraft manufacturer since a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Leadership

    Boeing CEO David Calhoun accused of ‘strip-mining’ the company for profit as Senators attack scandals at planemaker: ‘You’re proud of the safety record?’

    By David Koenig and The Associated Press
  • Bob Jordan, president and chief executive officer of Southwest AirlinesFinance

    Activist investor Elliott Investment Management wants to force out Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan after buying $1.9 billion stake

    By David Koenig and The Associated Press
  • Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Mike WhitakerFinance

    Boeing has laid out its plan to fix the safety and quality problems that battered its reputation: ‘Now they need to execute’

    By David Koenig and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The logo for Boeing appears on a screen above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, July 13, 2021. Boeing is due to tell federal regulators Thursday, May 30, 2024, how it plans to fix the safety and quality problems that have plagued its aircraft-manufacturing work in recent years. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)Finance

    Boeing reaches deadline for telling the FAA how it will fix safety and quality problems that have battered trust in the aircraft maker

    By David Koenig and The Associated Press
  • AirportLifestyle

    Over 6,000 flights delayed ahead of the busiest Memorial Day in decades

    By David Koenig and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Travelers move through a security checkpoint in Denver International Airport ahead of the Memorial Day holiday on May 26, 2023, in Denver. A record number of Americans are expected to hit the pavement and the air over the 2024 Memorial Day weekend. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)Lifestyle

    Memorial Day travel jams expected to be the worst in nearly 20 years

    By David Koenig and The Associated Press
  • UNITED STATES – AUGUST 01: James McNerney Jr., chairman, president, and CEO, speaks with Sen. Mark Dayton, D-Mn., before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the “The Boeing Company Global Settlement Agreement.” The Boeing Company has a $615 million settlement with the Justice Department regarding two outstanding cases related to Boeing’s defense work. One involved rocket launch data stolen from competitor Lockheed Martin Corp. and the other Darleen Druyun, a former Air Force weapons buyer who admitted holding illegal job talks with Boeing. (Photo By Chris Maddaloni/Roll Call/Getty Images)Leadership

    Boeing criminal charges: DOJ sees breach of settlement that staved off prosecution

    By David Koenig, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others
  • Sam SalehpourFinance

    Boeing could face criminal charges after violating a deal negotiated in secret with regulators

    By David Koenig, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others
  • Air traffic controllers are in short supply.Politics

    Congress passes $105 billion bill to ease air traffic controller shortage as planes keep nearly crashing on the tarmac

    By David Koenig, The Associated Press, and others
  • FILE – Rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight of a Boeing 737 Max 8 plane crash near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 11, 2019. Boeing said Wednesday, April 24, 2024, that it lost $355 million on falling revenue in the first quarter, another sign of the crisis gripping the aircraft manufacturer as it faces increasing scrutiny over the safety of its planes and accusations of shoddy work. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File)Finance

    Boeing’s financial woes continue as families of 737 Max crash victims push U.S. to prosecute the plane maker

    By David Koenig and The Associated Press
  • Volkswagen automobile plant employee Stephanie Romack celebrates after employees voted to join the UAW union Friday, April 19, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Finance

    UAW’s next big Southern test after winning Tennessee union vote is Alabama, where it faces ‘aggressive management resistance’ from Mercedes

    By David Koenig and The Associated Press
  • BoeingLeadership

    Congress hauls in Boeing whistleblower who claims 787 skin is so loose it could break apart

    By David Koenig and The Associated Press
  • Pete ButtigiegPolitics

    Frustrating flight cancellations, daylong waits prompt DOT to strike deal on airline consumer complaints

    By David Koenig and The Associated Press
  • Boeing planeLeadership

    Boeing fights off fresh whistleblower allegations, while saying employee reports have ‘exploded … which is what we want’

    By David Koenig and The Associated Press
  • FILE – In this April 10, 2019, file photo, a Boeing 737 Max 8 airplane lands following a test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle. Federal investigators have confirmed in a report Thursday, March 7, 2023, an account by pilots who say the rudder controls on their Boeing Max jetliner failed during a landing last month. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)Finance

    Boeing promises to work with employees to correct quality lapses after FAA review finds aircraft maker failed 33 production aspects at one plant

    By David Koenig and The Associated Press