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The legal troubles Boeing into its troubled 737 MAX plane continue..

Boeing board to face investors’ lawsuit over 737 MAX crashes

Boeing’s directors must face an investors’ lawsuit accusing them of failing to properly oversee development of the 737 MAX line of planes that were involved in two fatal crashes.

  • Jef Feeley and Julie Johnsson

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Boeing 'need to take a good hard look at themselves,' the Emirates chief says.

'Still work to do': Emirates boss slams Boeing over handling of MAX crisis

One of Boeing's biggest customers wants fundamental changes from the planemaker after its flawed 737 MAX jet and has urged it to recognise "culpability and accountability" from the very top.

  • Alexander Cornwell
Questions about the 737 Max 8's operation were raised by pilots after the Lion Air crash in Indonesia in 2018.

Congressional panel says Boeing has 'culture of concealment'

Disclosed troves of internal Boeing documents highlighted company employees' safety concerns about the 737 Max before hundreds of people were killed in two crashes.

Analysts say the production halt will save Boeing billions, but it will be still burning cash.

First time since 1962: Boeing's woes continue as it takes zero orders

Boeing booked no new orders for planes last month as the planemaker continues to grapple with the 737 MAX crisis.

  • Ankit Ajmera and Eric M Johnson
The 737 MAX has been grounded worldwide since March.

Boeing customer says 'damaged' MAX brand should be dropped

"We've asked Boeing to get rid of that word MAX," the chairman of a major aircraft leasing firm said.

  • Conor Humphries
The cockpit of a grounded Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8.

Boeing mocked Lion Air calls for more 737 MAX training before crash

The airline considered putting its pilots through simulator training before flying the Boeing 737 MAX but abandoned the idea after the planemaker insisted it was unnecessary.

  • Ryan Beene and Harry Suhartono
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Boeing chief Dennis Muilenburg oversaw a culture that put profits ahead of safety, plane crash victims' families claim.

Crash victims' families 'sickened' by fired Boeing CEO's $90m payout

"Boeing executives should be walking away in handcuffs, not with millions of dollars," said Zipporah Kuria, whose father was among 149 passengers who died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash.

  • Aaron Gregg
Departing Boeign CEO Dennis Muilenburg.

Boeing's ousted CEO departs with $90 million

Dennis Muilenburg was fired from the job in December as Boeing failed to contain the fallout from two fatal crashes that halted output of the company's bestselling 737 Max jetliner.

  • David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski
Investigators have focused on the sensor's role in the two disasters.

Boeing to suspend production of 737 Max from January

Boeing shifted gears as the US Federal Aviation Administration signalled it wouldn't certify the revamped Max this year.

  • David Shepardson and Eric Johnson
Boeing 737 MAXs around the world have been grounded since March 13.

Boeing says 737 MAX should resume commercial flights in January

Shares jumped as investors grew more hopeful the planemaker had addressed software problems at the heart of two fatal crashes.

  • David Shepardson

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