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Update: I flew !!! [Trip to Las Vegas 2nd Thoughts Boeing Problems]

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January 24, 2024
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Update: I flew !!!
https://www.direct2usales.com/VEGAS.HTM

My upcoming trip to Las Vegas is on Alaska Airlines... I am watching the investigation into the problem(s) with Boeing planes closely... and I am very concerned that 'several' planes have been found to have problems... I have trip insurance that I have never used before, and I'm thinking that I may find out this time just how easy/hard it is to make a claim... my trip is in late March, so I will decide early in the month if I want to cancel... or not

https://apnews.com/article/boeing-investigation-ntsb-safety-airplanes-d9e28fe1a11dafe4f639268504bdb85f

https://apnews.com/article/united-airlines-ceo-boeing-manufacturing-problems-4090ea6176ef59e382dd18e9522596bc

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John T Smith

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I wonder if the people involved in the 'door plug incident' will face criminal charges?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/explainer-how-boeings-latest-crisis-could-imperil-its-2021-doj-crash-agreement/ar-BB1lk34Z

John T Smith

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This is in addition to however much Boeing pays for the lawsuits

Alaska Air says Boeing paid $160 million in compensation after MAX 9 grounding (msn.com)

Chuck Uebele

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Back on a plane and headed home to NC.

John T Smith

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Posting dated yesterday, so I hope your flight went well

Chuck Uebele

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Ut we t well. Got home, this morning. Then my wife tripped and broke her wrist. Not a good day.

John T Smith

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In the rush to fix the problem the REQUIRED work order was not created to remove the door plug... without a formal removal document, a reinstall inspection was not done... and still no information on exactly which workers were involved
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I flew in March without any problems, so hopefully the added inspections by the FAA and the two airlines that buy from Boeing will insure that there won't be any future problems
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-disarray-inside-boeing-s-737-factory-before-the-door-plug-blowout/ar-BB1kUFFP

Nancy OShea

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United Airlines just asked their pilots to take Unpaid Time Off while they address Boeing's safety & production problems.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/01/united-asks-pilots-to-take-unpaid-time-off-citing-boeing-delays.html

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John T Smith

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Update: I flew !!!
https://www.direct2usales.com/VEGAS.HTM

Leaving Portland

Arriving Vegas

Nancy OShea

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Boeing just pulled a classic corporate America move and promoted a woman to clean up its safety mess, also known as promotion to the "glass cliff." In times of crisis, male-led companies pick women and people of color to try to right the ship.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/boeing-just-pulled-a-classic-corporate-america-move-and-promoted-a-woman-to-clean-up-its-mess/ar-BB1kxEoG

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Chuck Uebele

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That might be, but I think it's good that they hired within the company rather than bring in a no nothing fixer. A good part of the time that I was at Boeing I worked under a VP named Claire Leon. She was an engineer, and brought on at a time when they were trying to get more female engineers. She was hard nosed, but really did a great job. She hated her photo being taken and we bad this silent pack that I would take her photo at social events, but do it quickly and get out of her way. I did get a letter from her thanking me for working 12 to 16 hour days on special programs, but she had to be goaded into writing the letter by a corporal who worked with me, and saw that I was always there, no matter what shift it was. I definitely respected her.

Nancy OShea

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In a related Boeing matter, report says Boeing 787 nosedive that left 50 passengers injured was likely caused by flight attendant bumping cockpit switch.

https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/03/15/boeing-787-nosedive-latam-cockpit-incident/

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John T Smith

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I said there need to be criminal charges... maybe the ones involved will be charged

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fbi-tells-alaska-airlines-737-max-9-passengers-they-may-be-crime-victims/ar-BB1koazs

Nancy OShea

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The plot thickens: Boeing whistleblower found shot dead in the head.

John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017. In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68534703

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John T Smith

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Hmm... article said he retired due to healh, and gunshot was self inflicted... timing is 'odd'

Chuck Uebele

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On my way to CA.

Nancy OShea

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Have a safe flight!

It's raining like crazy here.

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Chuck Uebele

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Thanks, yea, my wife has been out in C for 2 months and has been filling me in. Flight wasn't bad, except that I got there before my luggage, so had to go back and get it. Had a little visitor, this morning.

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