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GE CEO Larry Culp raising his hand

GE extends CEO Larry Culp’s contract through at least 2027 after successful turnaround—taking him out of the running to lead Boeing

By Ryan Beene and Bloomberg

Airport traveler

Your summer travel plans just got thrown up in the air as airlines scramble for alternatives to anything but Boeing 737s

By Anthony Palazzo, Julie Johnsson, and others

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is arriving for a meeting with Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) in the Hart Senate Office Building, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on January 25, 2024, as Boeing is dealing with the fallout of multiple recent safety mishaps, including a door blowing out mid-flight. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Boeing is in talks to buy its former unit Spirit AeroSystems and says the move would ‘strengthen aviation safety’

By Julie Johnsson, Ryan Beene, and others

Dave Calhoun

Boeing just sacked the head of its 737 Max program, an 18-year company veteran

By Ryan Beene, Julie Johnsson, and others

WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 20: FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker speaks at a press conference on Thanksgiving holiday air travel at the Department of Transportation on November 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. This year’s Thanksgiving holiday week is expected to be the busiest year ever with an estimated 30 million air passengers through Sunday. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FAA hardens stance on grounded 737 Max 9 jets, demands more data from Boeing: ‘Our only concern is the safety of American travelers’

By Ryan Beene and Bloomberg

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JANUARY 6: An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane sits at a gate at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on January 6, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. Alaska Airlines grounded its 737 MAX 9 planes after part of a fuselage blew off during a flight from Portland Oregon to Ontario, California. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

FAA responds to Alaska Airlines incident with temporary grounding of some 737 Max jets: ‘All of a sudden I heard a big bang’

By Mary Schlangenstein, Julie Johnsson, and others

United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 passenger aircraft as seen taxiing at Chicago International Airport O’Hare ORD preparing for a departure flight. The modern and advanced Boeing 737M is a new commercial airplane, flying less than half year, with the registration tail number N77543, ETOPS certified and is powered by 2x CFMI jet engines. United is a major American airline with headquarters in Chicago Illinois USA. It is the third largest airline in the world, with a fleet of 891 planes and member of Star Alliance aviation Group. Chicago, United States of America on May 2023 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

As more airlines find fake parts, Safran CEO says he can’t quantify the scandal’s magnitude: ‘I can’t tell you what I don’t know’

By Albertina Torsoli, Ryan Beene, and others

LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 31: A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 prepares for takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport at the start of the Labor Day holiday on August 31, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

Southwest Airlines is first major carrier to confirm removing an engine part that may have been fake, as supplier scandal grows

By Mary Schlangenstein and Ryan Beene

ROISSY-EN-FRANCE, FRANCE – AUGUST.14, 2023:<br />
Air France Airbus A320 seen at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, on August 14, 2023, in Roissy-en-France, France. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Fake components went into 68 jet engines, including ones on Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 planes, says lawsuit

By Ryan Beene and Bloomberg

Maplewood, Minnesota, 3M company global headquarters. 3M produces the N95 respirator masks for the coronavirus. (Photo by: Michael Siluk/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

3M agrees to pay $5.5 billion over defective military earplugs—about half what financial analysts expected

By Jef Feeley, Ryan Beene, and others

Vehicles in traffic travel along Interstate 80 in Emeryville, California, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed freezing fuel efficiency requirements for autos at 37 miles per gallon in 2020, instead of letting them rise to 47 mpg by 2025 under Obama-era regulations. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

U.S. urges recall of 67 million air bag parts that are responsible for two deaths, but the manufacturer ‘strongly disagrees’

By Keith Laing and Ryan Beene

SHANGHAI, Nov. 5, 2019 — Mike Roman, chairman and chief executive officer of 3M company, addresses the parallel session “Opening-up, Regulation and Business Environment” of the second Hongqiao International Economic Forum in Shanghai, east China, Nov. 5, 2019. (Photo by Fang Zhe/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Manufacturing giant 3M is cutting 6,000 jobs including senior executive roles to try and turn around its troubled business

By Ryan Beene and Bloomberg

Larry Culp, chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric Co., speaks during an interview in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. General Electric suspended operations in Russia but will continue to supply health-care equipment and support existing power-generation operations in the region. Photographer: Christopher Goodney/Bloomberg via Getty Images

GE’s chief took a $14.5 million pay cut last year after agreeing to a reduced stock award amid investor complaints

By Ryan Beene and Bloomberg

Airlines just can’t get enough jet engine parts and it could be a huge problem for the upcoming summer travel season

By Siddharth Vikram Philip, Julie Johnsson, and others

Robert Jordan

‘We’re behind,’ Southwest CEO admitted just a month ago. ‘As we’ve grown, we’ve outrun our tools.’

By Mary Schlangenstein, Ryan Beene, and others