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BOEING 737 MAX 8

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2020
The 737 MAX debacle won’t be the end of Boeing
Is Boeing Co. capable of making commercial aircraft at all?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2020
Boeing seeks to borrow $10 billion or more amid 737 Max crisis: CNBC
Boeing Co. is in talks with banks about borrowing $10 billion or more amid rising costs after the two fatal 737 Max crashes, CNBC reported on Monday citing people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2020
'Designed by clowns': Boeing releases internal messages about 737 Max and regulators
Boeing Co. on Thursday released hundreds of internal messages containing harshly critical comments about the development of the 737 Max, including one that said the plane was "designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 24, 2019
For Boeing's new CEO, saving the troubled 737 Max is just the first hurdle
Boeing Co.'s incoming boss David Calhoun faces a daunting task when he takes over as chief executive officer next year: rescuing the 737 Max while mending the company's fractured relationship with U.S. regulators. But that's just the first of the hurdles awaiting him.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 5, 2019
U.S. House Democrats say Boeing CEO's testimony prompts new questions over 'culture of concealment'
The chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the head of its aviation subcommittee said on Monday that Boeing's testimony on two fatal 737 MAX crashes prompted new questions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2019
U.S. lawmakers will press Boeing CEO for answers on 737 Max crashes
The head of a U.S. Senate panel reviewing two catastrophic Boeing 737 Max crashes told Reuters ahead of hearings this week that the plane would not return to U.S. skies until "99.9 percent of the American public" and policymakers are convinced it is safe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 30, 2019
Boeing omitted safeguards on 737 Max that were used on military jet, WSJ reports
Boeing Co. engineers working on the 737 Max passenger plane's flight-control system omitted safeguards included in an earlier version of the system used on a military tanker jet, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2019
Grappling with uneven 737 supply chain, Boeing targets producing 52 planes a month from February
Boeing Co has told suppliers it will resume production of its best-selling 737 jets at a rate of 52 aircraft per month in February 2020, then stepping up to a record 57 jets monthly in June, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 18, 2019
Boeing to spend $50 million to support 737 Max crash victim families
Boeing Co. said on Wednesday it will dedicate half of a $100 million fund it created to address two crashes of its 737 Max planes to financial relief for the families of those killed, with compensation expert Ken Feinberg hired by the world's largest plane maker to oversee the distribution.
COMMENTARY / World
May 7, 2019
Boeing's 737 defense a textbook mess
Quibbling over the meaning of 'safety feature' adds to a litany of errors.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2019
Boeing cuts 737 Max output in wake of two deadly crashes
Boeing Co. said Friday it plans to cut its monthly 737 aircraft production by nearly 20 percent in the wake of two deadly crashes, signaling it does not expect aviation authorities to allow the plane back in the air anytime soon.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2019
Report: Pilots in doomed Ethiopian Airlines jetliner followed Boeing's emergency steps
New details in the probe into the Ethiopian 737 jetliner crash indicate the pilots disabled a safety system driving down the nose yet still crashed, deepening the mystery of what happened.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2019
With 737 Max grounded, airlines face daily scheduling and route challenges
Following the global grounding of Boeing's 737 Max jets, U.S. and Canadian airlines that fly the roughly 175-seat aircraft face a fresh logistical challenge every day: which flights to cancel and which to cover with other planes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2019
Probe of FAA's oversight of Boeing 737 Max began before second crash
U.S. federal authorities began exploring a criminal investigation of how Boeing Co.'s 737 Max was certified to fly passengers before the latest crash in Ethiopia involving the new jet, according to sources familiar with the probe.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 18, 2019
FAA workers sounded alarm about Boeing performing its own safety checks as early as 2012
Employees of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration warned as early as seven years ago that Boeing Co. had too much sway over safety approvals of new aircraft, prompting an investigation by Department of Transportation auditors who confirmed the agency hadn't done enough to "hold Boeing accountable."...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2019
ANA has no plans yet to halt purchase of 30 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets despite two deadly crashes
Japan Investment Adviser Co. bought 10 of the planes in 2017, and a spokesperson said it also does not have plans to change the order.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2019
U.S. aviation agency to declare Boeing 737 Max 8 airworthy but will act on any safety concerns
The United States will tell international carriers later Monday that the agency believes the Boeing 737 MAX 8 is airworthy but officials emphasized they will "take immediate action" if regulators identify any safety issue following Sunday's fatal crash in Ethiopia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2019
Ethiopian jetliner smoked, strewed debris and shuddered before death plunge, say witnesses
The Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed killing all 157 people aboard was making a strange rattling noise and trailed smoke and debris as it swerved above a field of panicked cows before hitting earth, according to witnesses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2019
China orders airlines to ground Boeing 737 Max planes after model's second fatal crash in months
China's aviation regulator said Monday it had ordered Chinese airlines to suspend their Boeing Co. 737 Max aircraft operations by 6 p.m. following a deadly crash of a 737 Max 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2018
Doomed Lion Air jet was deemed 'not airworthy' on penultimate flight: investigators
A Lion Air jet that crashed into the sea off Indonesia last month was not in an airworthy condition on its second-to-last flight, when pilots experienced similar problems to those on its doomed last journey, investigators said on Wednesday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
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For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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