A new whistleblower report alleges some faulty airplane parts may have been used on Boeing jets. It comes as the company has faced a series of safety and quality concerns, including a door panel ...

Part of his job as a quality investigator is keeping track of defective airplane parts in what employees call quote "the parts jail." Sharyn Alfonsi: Why parts jail? Sam Mohawk: Because they're ...

In June 2023, a keen-eyed employee at TAP Air Portugal spotted a discrepancy: Parts for an airplane engine didn’t seem to match the paperwork. The employee contacted the manufacturer ...

Another even posted a diagram showing the airplane windows’ multiple layers ... They continued, “Fix it correctly using the proper replacement parts. This type of jerry-rigging makes ...

A new Spokane facility hopes to make lighter, more fuel-efficient airplane parts, marking the inland Northwest corridor as a hub for sustainable aviation manufacturing. Using three giant machines ...

In addition, there is also a more short-term issue - airplane parts suppliers in both the U.S. and Canada are now facing a lack of workers to produce those parts, threatening the supply chain.

Airbus received its final BelugaXL freighter in July 2023, used mostly to transport airplane parts. The jet replaced the old Beluga "Super Transporter" as Airbus' airliner production rates increased.

WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - A report issued by an aviation industry coalition on Wednesday called for new steps to help prevent future unapproved parts from entering the aviation supply chain.