I flew a Boeing 737 Max simulator and it gave me a new respect for just how hard ... with the view projected onto a curved wall in front of the replica ... even with an expert pilot by my side.

Following the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX 9s, opposition is growing to its petition for an FAA safety exemption for the next model of the same jet.

U.S. regulators grounded most MAX 9 jets after a panel blew off an Alaska Boeing 737 MAX 16,000 feet above Oregon earlier this month, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the plane.

Hundreds of 737-9 Max 9 flights have been canceled since January 5’s emergency landing, while United Airlines has discovered loose door plug bolts in at least one of its own 737 Max 9 planes.

Boeing wanted to limit changes to the Max, from previous versions of the 737. Anything major could have required airlines to spend millions of dollars on additional training.

But on January 5, 2024, when Boeing’s two-month-old 737 MAX 9 narrowly escaped disaster after a mid-cabin door plug blew out, causing explosive depressurization of the aircraft cabin on Alaska ...

Boeing, which has yet to recover financially from two deadly crashes of Max jets in 2018 and 2019, has lost more than $25 billion since the start of 2019. Later this week, the company will get its ...