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Boeing's Continuing Troubles with 737 MAX By: Kenneth Huddleston       Boeing is a highly regarded name in the aviation industry and has been around since 1916. They have several contracts with the military to include the United States Army and Air Force. In 2018 and 2019 Boeing began having issues with their 737 MAX models, one that led to crashes resulting in the loss of 346 people between two separate incidents. Most recently there was a jet that lost a door plug during flight, resulting in an emergency landing and the grounding of about 171 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. A Brief Overview of Boeing’s 737 MAX Troubles      In 2018 and 2019 Boeing began having issues with their 737 MAX models, which led to crashes resulting in the loss of 346 people between two separate incidents. Most recently there was a jet that lost a door plug during flight, resulting in an emergency landing.    The Global Grounding of the 737 MAX The...

Ethics in Aviation and What it means to Me

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Boeing continues to face issues with 737 MAX       Boeing is a highly regarded name in the aviation industry and has been around since 1916. They have several contracts with the military to include the United States Army and Air Force. In 2018 and 2019 Boeing began having issues with their 737 MAX models, one that led to crashes resulting in the loss of 346 people between two separate incidents. Most recently there was a jet that lost a door plug during flight, resulting in an emergency landing and the grounding of about 171 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.     On top of the loss of the aircraft in question, Alaska Airlines also had to ground 65 more of their Boeing 737s temporarily for maintenance and safety inspections according to NBC News. I chose this particular issue because this is not the first incident that has happened with the 737 MAX, and it has continued to have problems that plagued Boeing shortly after the plane entered into service in 2017. ...