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Oct 2024
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What’s the Matter With Boeing, Pt. 2: Th...

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As the shareholder revolution takeover continues, Boeing builds a plan that tries to crash itself and fixes it with software that also tries to crash the plane. Hundreds die.

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Boeing CEO Out in Sex Scandal

As Boeing Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fraud, a Look Back at What Led Up to the 737 Max Crashes That Killed 346 People

SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year

Whistleblower Joshua Dean, Who Raised Concerns About Boeing Jets, Dies at 45

How the Boeing 737 Max Disaster Looks to a Software Developer

Key events in the troubled history of the Boeing 737 Max

The inside story of MCAS: How Boeing’s 737 MAX system gained power and lost safeguards

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