Engineers work to open Boeing Starliner's valves as schedule pressures mount Is that the sound of hammering we can hear? Science10 Aug 2021 | 49
Boeing and Rocket Lab hope for the best as both return to launchpad following failures Space is hard Science28 Jul 2021 | 5
Engineers' Laurel and Hardy moment caused British Airways 787 to take an accidental knee A tale of two holes and two mechanics of two different heights Offbeat19 Jul 2021 | 104
Boeing fined $17m after fitting uncertified sensors to 737 Max and NG airliners for 4 years Heads up guidance system since certified but plane maker still violated US airworthiness regs Legal27 May 2021 | 56
Here's how we got persistent shell access on a Boeing 747 – Pen Test Partners In-flight entertainment system ran Windows NT4 – and almost defied access attempts Security21 May 2021 | 78
Boeing successfully flies unmanned autonomous military 'wingman' aircraft that may become pilot's buddy First test flight saw drone take off, follow orders, land by AI control AI + ML04 Mar 2021 | 46
Planespotters’ weekends turn traumatic as engine pieces fall from the sky in the Netherlands and the US It’s a bird, it’s a plane… holy crap there’s a nacelle in my kitchen Security22 Feb 2021 | 107
Boeing confirms last 747 to roll off production line in 2022 Last four built will be freighters. And mighty freighters at that Science13 Jan 2021 | 25
Boeing will cough up $2.5bn+ to settle US fraud charge over 737 Max safety Cash will go to airlines that bought the danger jets, victims' fund Software08 Jan 2021 | 67
US aviation regulator issues safety bulletins over flaws in software updates for Boeing 747, 777, 787 airliners Autothrottle cuts to idle and flight computers fail after latest updates, warns FAA Software16 Dec 2020 | 72
Double trouble for Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit as aborted test flight and COVID-19 keep both grounded In brief Also: ESA signs contracts for the Space Rider and Boeing's Calamity Capsule aims for March 2021 Software14 Dec 2020 | 16
UK MoD bungs Boeing £500m to plug gap left by a system it should have provided under £800m contract from 2010 'Fragile and ageing legacy systems' need to be replaced – now On-Prem11 Dec 2020 | 37
Don’t panic, but five jet drones just used their AI to chat and collaborate while in flight The plan is to make one pilot more potent by having drones follow their lead AI + ML02 Dec 2020 | 50
Boeing 737 Max will return to flight after software updates, says EU's aviation regulator It flew OK without MCAS – but not well enough to be certified as safe Software25 Nov 2020 | 154
EU says Boeing 737 Max won't fly over the Continent just yet: The US can make its own choices over pilot training Safety first, politics second Software20 Nov 2020 | 173
Bad software crashed Boeings. Now it appears the company lacked a singular software supremo Former SpaceX, Tesla, and Google site reliability leader steps into newly-created role Software09 Nov 2020 | 112
Boeing puts Loyal Wingman robot fighter jet through its paces... on the ground Rise of the Machines I feel the need, the need for 16mph taxiing in safety Science22 Oct 2020 | 45
Boeing Starliner commander Christopher Ferguson bows out of first crewed mission due to family commitments Not going anywhere, just not going to space. A bit like the calamity capsule Science09 Oct 2020 | 47
Proposed US fix for Boeing 737 Max software woes does not address Ethiopian crash scenario, UK pilot union warns MCAS saga still hasn't ended as reps warn of trim wheel problem Security23 Sep 2020 | 174
Aviation regulator outlines fixes that will get the 737 MAX flying again Software upgrade to deliver less lethally-stubborn automation Science04 Aug 2020 | 115
Boeing confirms it will finish building 747s in 2022, when last freighter flies off the production line Commercial business slumps but troubled 737 MAX could be back in the skies late this year Science30 Jul 2020 | 57
NASA trusted 'traditional' Boeing to program its Starliner without close supervision... It failed to dock due to bugs All eyes were instead on SpaceX and its newer programming techniques Science08 Jul 2020 | 103
Hey, Boeing. Don't celebrate your first post-grounding 737 Max test flight too hard. You just lost another big contract Norwegian cancels 97 orders, sues for compensation over halted fleet Bootnotes30 Jun 2020 | 84
Two out of three parachutes... is just as planned for Boeing's Starliner this time around Abort test simulated a very bad day – now, how about getting it to the ISS? Science30 Jun 2020 | 21
Astros get to play with VR while Boeing's Starliner stays on the ground Human eye resolution visuals to simulate the CST-100 or Beat Saber in spaaaace? Science11 Jun 2020 | 4
Boeing brings back the 737 Max but also lays off thousands And still no sign of safe software or approval to fly On-Prem28 May 2020 | 116
Stop us if you've heard this before: Boeing's working on 737 Max software fixes for autopilot, stabilization bugs Problems pile up for grounded craft Software09 Apr 2020 | 93
If at first you don't succeed, fly, fly again: Boeing to repeat CST-100 test, Russia preps another ISS taxi Roundup A reflight beckons for Starliner as rival SpaceX admits: 'Rockets are hard' Science07 Apr 2020 | 12
Boeing 787s must be turned off and on every 51 days to prevent 'misleading data' being shown to pilots US air safety bods call it 'potentially catastrophic' if reboot directive not implemented Software02 Apr 2020 | 161
Rocket Lab wants to break free, hopes next mission is more 'A Kind Of Magic' than 'Another One Bites The Dust' Roundup Plus: Last hurrah for v1 Dragon and Boeing is in trouble Science10 Mar 2020 | 27
Axiom signs up with SpaceX to fly private astronauts to the International Space Station Three 'nauts, one commander to ride Musk's missile for an eight-day stay Science06 Mar 2020 | 14
Boeing didn't run end-to-end test on Calamity Capsule, DSCOVR up and running, and NASA buys a Falcon Heavy Roundup 'Test Like You Fly'? Yeah, we've heard of it Science03 Mar 2020 | 36
Starliner snafu could've been worse: Software errors plague Boeing's Calamity Capsule NASA: Defects risked 'loss of vehicle' Software10 Feb 2020 | 81
Big Falcon explosion as SpaceX successfully demos Crew Dragon abort systems Mere months until 'nauts get a ticket to ride? Science20 Jan 2020 | 87
You're not Boeing to believe this: Yet another show-stopping software bug found in ill-fated 737 Max airplanes Jetliner's return to the skies likely to be delayed by more tech glitches Software17 Jan 2020 | 190
Boeing aircraft sales slump to historic lows after 737 Max annus horribilis This is what happens when you scrimp on software dev, testing and docs Software15 Jan 2020 | 146
NASA is Boeing to get to the bottom of that Starliner snafu... plus SpaceX preps to blow up a Falcon 9 Roundup Also: Fancy a trip round the Moon? Of course you do, but there's a catch... Science14 Jan 2020 | 33
What was Boeing through their heads? Emails show staff wouldn't put their families on a 737 Max over safety fears Described FAA regulators being briefed as 'like dogs watching TV' Software11 Jan 2020 | 264
Blackout Bug: Boeing 737 cockpit screens go blank if pilots land on specific runways Odd thing haunts Next Generation airliner family (not the infamous Max) Software08 Jan 2020 | 182
Starliner: Boeing, Boeing... it's back! Borked capsule makes a successful return to Earth Making lemonade out of lemons with Calypso Science23 Dec 2019 | 95
This isn't Boeing very well... Faulty timer knackers Starliner cargo capsule on its way to International Space Station What a clock-up Science20 Dec 2019 | 112
Deadly 737 Max jets no longer a Boeing concern – for now: Production suspended after biz runs out of parking space That kill-everyone-onboard flaw that was supposed to be fixed by now? Yep, still an issue Software17 Dec 2019 | 116
Yeah but, no, but... 'Overpaid' Boeing snaps back at NASA's watchdog Roundup Also: India admits Vikram had 'hard landing', 'nauts continue ISS repair job, and more Science25 Nov 2019 | 20
NASA told to get act together on commercial crew vendors as chance of US-free ISS rises Missed your deadlines? Here, have some more taxpayer dosh Science18 Nov 2019 | 59
Boeing comes clean on parachute borkage as the ISS crew is set to shrink Roundup Also: Four RS-25 engines prepare for, at best, a watery grave Science12 Nov 2019 | 69
Controversies aren't Boeing away for aircraft maker amid claims of faulty oxygen systems and wobbling wings 737 NG and 787 Dreamliner hit with safety flaw allegations Security06 Nov 2019 | 68
Oh chute. Two out of three ain't bad, right? asks Boeing after soft-ish crew module landing Roundup Plus: SpaceX to end Florida Falcon drought and more from the realm of rockets Science06 Nov 2019 | 47
Aviation's been Boeing through a rough patch: Software tweaks blamed for Airbus A220 failures Engine maker Pratt & Whitney says it's working on a fix Software25 Oct 2019 | 52
Imagine finding this bad boy in your shower: Brit startup pulls the sheets off Moon spider mech Roundup Four-legged robot will scuttle a grand total of 10m Science15 Oct 2019 | 45
US govt watchdog barks at FAA over 737 Max inspectors' lack of qualifications People who signed off the type rating course weren't qualified, claims whistleblower On-Prem25 Sep 2019 | 39
NASA's lunar spy looks for hide-and-seek champ Vikram, Starliner test success, and more Roundup Happy 43rd birthday to Space Shuttle Enterprise Science17 Sep 2019 | 23
WTF is Boeing on? Not just customer databases lying around on the web. 787 jetliner code, too, security bugs and all Black Hat Fears of cyber-hijackings? That's plane crazy, says Dreamliner maker Security08 Aug 2019 | 137
Another rewrite for 737 Max software as cosmic bit-flipping tests glitch out systems – report Third time's a charm? Security02 Aug 2019 | 195
Boeing's 737 Max woes trigger BEEELLIONS in losses – and that's just for the latest quarter Commercial airliner customers fly away from beleaguered biz On-Prem24 Jul 2019 | 130
SARGE rocket splutters, Boeing shows us its 'chute, NASA trundles Mobile Launcher to pad Roundup Also, happy Asteroid Day! Let's party like it's 1908 Science02 Jul 2019 | 1
You're not Boeing to believe this, but... Another deadly 737 Max control bug found Sim uncovers code-triggered hardware failure that pitches jetliner nose down Software27 Jun 2019 | 227
This isn't Boeing to end well: Plane maker to scrap some physical cert tests, use computer simulations instead Actually probe expensive gear in real life? Pah. It's 2019. We're Boeing digital HPC17 Jun 2019 | 141
Chinese fireworks, Indian orbits, and NASA names Maxar as maker of its first Moon module Roundup Also, Boeing fires Starliner's rockets Science28 May 2019 | 4
Boeing admits 737 Max sims didn't accurately reproduce what flying without MCAS was like Turning off trim control software in training wouldn't give realistic results – report Security20 May 2019 | 206
'Software delivered to Boeing' now blamed for 737 Max warning fiasco Engineers knew of problem in 2017. Management didn't until after fatal crash Security07 May 2019 | 310
Boeing boss denies reports 737 Max safety systems weren't active If it's Boeing, I'm not going Science30 Apr 2019 | 177
Ethiopia sits on 737 Max report but says pilots followed Boeing drills Promised prelim investigation should be out this week Security04 Apr 2019 | 102