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Summary List PlacementBoeing officials "inappropriately coached" government pilots during a simulator test to ensure that the company's 737 Max plane was safe to fly again, after two deadly crashes involving the model killed 346 people, Senate investigators said in a report Friday. Some pilots of the Federal Aviation Administration, who went through the simulation, were prompted by Boeing to get ready to use the...

Summary List Placement After Boeing notified airlines in late August of manufacturing issues with some of its 787 Dreamliner aircraft stemming from quality-control issues during production, eight planes were grounded as a result. Now, the Federal Aviation Administration is stepping in to investigate potential defects in the aircraft program's production, the Wall Street Journal's Andrew Tangel and Andy Pasztor reported on Monday. Two issues...

FAA head Steve Dickson is testifying before a House transportation committee hearing about the Boeing 737 Max on Wednesday. A former Boeing employee turned whistleblower, Edward Pierson, is also scheduled to appear at Wednesday's hearing, along with others. We'll be updating this story throughout the hearing — refresh this page for updates. Sign up for Business Insider's transportation newsletter, Shifting Gears, to get more...

A former Boeing senior manager said he tried to flag the 737 Max's production issues to the company's executives and three government agencies, but was ignored by all of them, The New York Times and NBC News reported. Ed Pierson told the two outlets that employees at the company's Washington state factory were overworked and made mistakes as a result. He had raised concerns...

The FAA plans to keep full control of certifying individual new Boeing 737 Max planes as they roll off the production line, the regulator said Tuesday. Normally, once the plane type is certified by the regulator, the plane maker is responsible for ensuring that individual units conform to regulatory requirements. Airlines also typically conduct inspections when taking delivery of new planes. Boeing's plan to...