Three months of public catastrophes led to what many believe was a necessary first step in addressing the Boeing Co.’s severe quality and safety issues. In a message to employees on Monday, much-scrutinized Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun announced he is stepping down from his role at the end of the year. Calhoun said his decision […]
There’s more bad news for Boeing. The aircraft manufacturer is either having a run of bad luck or is suffering from internal rot like so many once-iconic corporations. Maybe it’s a combination of both. Whatever the case, passengers who rely on Boeing aircraft to get from one place to another in a world where air […]
Federal regulators are increasing their oversight of United Airlines, the company announced Friday, following a series of recent issues including a piece of the outer fuselage falling off one jet, an engine fire and a plane losing a tire during takeoff. United’s vice president of corporate safety, Sasha Johnson, said the Federal Aviation Administration will […]
A Boeing aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles on Wednesday night in the latest bit of negative publicity for the company. No injuries were reported when the Boeing 777 operated by American Airlines touched down safely at Los Angeles International Airport just before 9 p.m., KTLA-TV reported. According to the […]
If Boeing was seeking to mend its reputation among the general public after numerous public safety incidents, the company sure has a strange way of going about it. While investigating the in-flight structural failure of the Alaska Airlines flight back in January — the one where the door blew off mid-flight — the National Transportation […]
A United Airlines flight that departed from Houston, Texas, en route to Fort Meyers, Florida, on Monday was forced to turn back just minutes into the trek after one of the engines caught fire. The ordeal was captured on video as passengers could only look on helplessly during the mid-air mishap. According to a video […]
A manager at a Kentucky Dairy Queen location is under fire after allegedly forcing numerous employees to ingest ice cream that was knowingly tainted with chemicals. Some of the employees found themselves in a hospital after consuming the spiked snack, according to WKYT-TV in Lexington. The mother of one of the affected employees said her […]
Police and experts in handling hazardous materials were dispatched to the Florida home of Donald Trump Jr. on Monday after he received a threatening letter in the mail that was laced with an unknown white powder. Trump, 46, was unharmed and later said there is no place for such actions in American politics. CBS News […]
Ever look at one of those old ads for airline flights in the 1950s? Well-dressed people in spacious seats amidst a wide aisle being served by a somewhat glamorous woman in a flight attendant — or, as they called them, stewardess — uniform. Ah, what a pleasant scene. Of course, it’s not like that anymore. […]
A video recording of a call between an undercover journalist and an official with the American Red Cross on Tuesday has caused an uproar among the unvaccinated community. The recording reveals that the organization does not separate blood donations based on COVID-19 vaccination status. Conservative political commentator, media host and comedian Steven Crowder shared the […]
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