FLYERSRIGHTS APPEALS FAA DECISION KEEPING BOEING QC PLAN A SECRET FlyersRights has appealed the FAA denial of its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the Boeing Quality Control Improvement Plan. This plan was submitted to the FAA seeking relief from restrictions on 737 MAX manufacturing due to numerous safety defects, including the inflight blowout […]
Update: Our Letter to the Boeing CEO Recently, we wrote to the new CEO of Boeing requesting that he provides more transparency to and communication with stakeholders, such as passenger representatives and independent safety experts. We believe open communication could foster a productive dialogue and that transparency can provide a way for Boeing to convince […]
Our Recent Meeting with the FAA FlyersRights met with Deputy FAA Administrator Katie Thomson two weeks ago. More meetings will be required to adequately discuss all of the following issues, including meetings with Administrator Michael Whitaker. Administrator Whitaker has yet to meet with any consumer representatives. The 12 issues we raised and our proposed solutions […]
Brian Barsky on the 737 MAX in Salon: "Stop this madness" Brian Barsky's article in Salon: "Stop this madness": Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737 MAX door plug blowout follows a trail of negligence" Brian A. Barsky is a professor at the University of California-Berkley, and he teaches the course "Boeing 737 MAX: Money, Machines, and Morals […]
Boeing News Roundup From the Past Week The FAA recommends airlines inspect all 737-900ER planes with the same faulty door plug United Airlines regrets Boeing MAX purchases, casts doubt on future plans Alaska Airlines finds more loose bolts in its 737 MAX 9 More meaningless pledges of safety and transparency made by Boeing CEO United […]
Gregory Travis on the Alaska 737 MAX 9 Door Plug Incident On January 5, 2024, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 suffered an uncontrolled decompression after a door plug blew out. This incident occurred on a two-month old Boeing 737 MAX 9. Fortunately, no one was seated in the seat nearest the door plug and no one […]
Boeing 737 MAX Documents FOIA Oral Argument on Thursday, April 20 Public Access to Safety and Health Data at All Federal Agencies at Stake See Flyers Rights Education Fund v. FAA (21-5257) Oral Arguments In Person Where: United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Prettyman Courthouse, Courtroom 31, 333 Constitution Ave. NW; (Use […]
FlyersRights Files 737 MAX FOIA Reply, Oral Arguments on 4/20 FLYERSRIGHTS.ORG FILES BOEING 737 MAX FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT LAWSUIT REPLY BRIEF The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals set Oral Arguments for April 20, 2023. For more information, contact, Paul Hudson, President of FlyersRights.org, 800-662-1859, paul@flyersrights.org Washington, DC – March 13, 2023 FlyersRights.org submitted its […]
Eight Lines of Code Could Have Saved 346 Lives Excerpt from Matt Hamblen's article, "Eight lines of code could have saved 346 lives in Boeing 737 MAX crashes, expert says" “If we could trust the FAA, then 346 people would be alive. The FAA outsourced its job to Boeing and Boeing intentionally withheld information from […]
Appeals Court Denies FlyersRights' Mandamus Petition For Immediate Release APPEALS COURT DENIES FLYERS RIGHTS MANDAMUS PETITION; RULES THAT CONGRESS DID NOT COMMAND FAA TO SET MINIMUM SEAT SIZE STANDARDS Airline passenger group’s lawsuit sought to compel the FAA to enact the seat size minimums required by the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act March 9, 2023, Washington, […]
