Trump Says He’ll Scrap ‘Crazy’ EV Mandates If Re-Elected
Good morning! It’s Monday, June 17, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …
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The Feds Wants to Know How Fake Titanium Got in Boeing’s Planes
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has opened yet another investigation into Boeing, this one centered around concerns that counterfeit titanium may have been installed in some of the aviation giant’s …
FAA probing suspect titanium parts used in some Boeing and Airbus jets
Federal transportation officials are investigating how titanium sold with phony documentation made its way into parts used in making Boeing and Airbus planes. The Federal Aviation Administration and Spirit AeroSystems, …
Boeing Employees to Get Whistleblower Training From Their Union
The Boeing logoPhoto: Celal Gunes/Anadolu (Getty Images) Reuters reports that the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace locals that cover workers at Boeing and fuselage supplier Spirit AeroSystems will …
Boeing Fails 33 FAA Safety Checks Over Dish Soap, Hotel Keys
Boeing is having a rough time of it right now, with parts falling off its planes left, right and center. Just last week, a wheel came loose and smashed through …
‘Extremely Dumb’ Arson Attack Means Tesla’s German Plant Won’t Have Power For 10 More Days
Good morning! It’s Thursday, March 7, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …
Four Boeing Door Plug Bolts Were Missing On Blowout 737 Max Plane: Report
Photo: National Transportation Safety Board (AP) The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on how a door plug blew out of a Boeing 737 Max 9 at 16,000 …
EVs Will Max Out At 30 Percent Market Share: Toyota Chairman
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, January 23, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …
Malaysian supplier provided Boeing with part that blew off Alaska Airlines jet
Boeing’s CEO spent the day visiting Spirit AeroSystems’ headquarters and factory in Wichita, Kansas, and vowed that the two companies will work together to “get better.” In Washington, Homendy and …
‘Overstretched’ Regulators Keep Missing The Boeing 737 Max’s Serious Flaws
Photo: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (Getty Images) The door plug blow-out on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 has rightly provoked an intense outburst of public scrutiny regarding the Boeing 737 Max 9. Initial …