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NASA astronauts will have to wait until another day to launch to orbit in the Boeing Starliner spacecraft. The planned launch for Monday night was called off at 8:34 p.m. Eastern because of a problem with a propellant valve in the second stage of the Atlas V rocket that was to lift the crew to orbit.It is not yet kn...

U.S.WorldBusinessArtsLifestyleOpinionAudioGamesCookingWirecutterThe AthleticSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.The whistle-blower, an engineer, says that sections of the plane’s body are being ...

SKIP ADVERTISEMENTLetters sent by the bureau’s Seattle office are a sign that the Justice Department’s investigation into Boeing, the maker of the plane whose fuselage panel blew off, is ramping up.The Justice Department investigation is among the mounting troubles for Boeing over its manufacturing process.Credit......

SKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.The LatestBoeing’s New CrisisA Harrowing FlightHow a ‘Door Plug’ Blew OffJohn Barnett had accused the plane manufacturer for retaliating against him after he ...

SKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.The LatestBoeing’s New CrisisA Harrowing FlightHow a ‘Door Plug’ Blew OffThe company failed 33 of 89 audits during an examination conducted by the Federal Avi...

SKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.The LatestBoeing’s New CrisisA Harrowing FlightHow a ‘Door Plug’ Blew OffThe investigation is tied to an incident on an Alaska Airlines flight in early Januar...

SKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe LatestWhat to KnowWhy a Panel Tore OffMissing Plane Piece RetrievedCockpit Recording ErasedEmployees at its Washington State factory are said to have removed the door plug for further work before the plane was delivered to Alaska Airlines.The Alaska Airlines plane that had to make an emergency ...

As Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 made its ascent on Jan. 5, few, if any, passengers knew that a panel called a “door plug” — hidden behind the interior surface of the cabin at both window seats in Row 26 — was all that stood between them and the cold evening sky. Nor did they know that when the jet reached an altitude...

SKIP ADVERTISEMENTWhat to KnowA Harrowing FlightWhy a Panel Tore OffMissing Plane Piece RetrievedBoeing Under ScrutinyGuidance for TravelersRegulators are examining whether Boeing complied with safety rules on a plane that lost a fuselage panel while in flight last week.The door plug of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737...