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Boeing engineers: Company was negligent, Trump’s FAA undermined inspections
May 9, 2019The privatization of safety inspections is a classic case of Boeing assigning the fox to guard the henhouse.
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After dragging its feet, Trump FAA finally grounds troubled Boeing planes
March 14, 2019Showing just how cozy regulators are with the industry, it's been reported that as many as 1,000 FAA inspectors are Boeing employees.
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Flight attendants’ union: We may refuse to board Boeing 737 Max 8
March 13, 2019American Airlines told maintenance staff to "strike a balance between safety and productivity." Unions are telling the airline CEOs to do the right thing and "put people over profits.”
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Flight attendants’ union calls for grounding Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes
March 12, 2019“This is about public confidence in the safety of air travel,” said Sara Nelson, AFA president.
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Trump’s national emergency declaration not justified by the facts
February 15, 2019Trump has been so desperate to fund his signature campaign promise that he’s gone so far as to shut down the government over it for over a month, which caused federal employees to suffer and billions...
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