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Boeing Agrees to Buy Spirit AeroSystems, a Longtime Supplier

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Boeing said on Monday that it had agreed to buy a major supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, ending a nearly two-decade experiment in outsourcing production of major components of its commercial planes, including the body of the 737 Max and parts of the 767, 777 and 787. The deal, which was widely expected, was valued at $4.7 billion in stock or $8.3

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Boeing Says Added Inspections Are Raising 737 Max Production Quality

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a Boeing executive, Elizabeth Lund, also provided new detail about how the 737 Max left the plant missing four critical bolts that secured the panel, known as a door plug, in place. The body is made in Wichita, Kan., Lund, the senior vice president for quality in Boeing’s commercial airplane division.

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Boeing Angers Safety Officials With Disclosures on 737 Max Incident

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Elizabeth Lund, a Boeing executive, provided new details on Tuesday about how the plane involved in the incident left the plant apparently without four critical bolts that secured the panel, known as a door plug, in place. Addressing reporters at a company factory in Renton, Wash., Addressing reporters at a company factory in Renton, Wash.,

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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The chief executive, Dave Calhoun, will leave at the end of the year, and Stan Deal, the head of the commercial planes division, which makes the 737 Max, retired immediately. Boeing said that it had increased the number of quality inspectors for commercial planes by 20 percent since 2019 and that inspections per plane had also risen.

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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet

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The employees opened the panel, known as a door plug, because work needed to be done to its rivets — which are often used to join and secure parts on planes — said the person, who asked for anonymity because the person isn’t authorized to speak publicly while the National Transportation Safety Board conducts an investigation.

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