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LIVE THREAD: Highlights from the @nytimes coverage of Boeing and the fallout from the two 737 Max crashes. Check below for updates, or click here: nytimes.com/topic/company/…
Lion Air Flight 610 crashed on October 28, 2018, killing all 189 aboard. The cause remained a mystery at first, but experts puzzled over what could have brought down a brand new Boeing 737 Max. nytimes.com/2018/10/28/wor…
MCAS is mentioned for the first time in the Times on Nov. 13. Some airlines had been aware of it before Lion Air, but Boeing began informing all Max customers about the system after the crash. nytimes.com/2018/11/13/wor…
On Nov. 16, we published what stands up as an excellent explainer of how pilots who weren't familiar with MCAS might have confronted a malfunction of the system. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
The Lion Air Flight 610 black box is recovered and analyzed, supporting the theory that MCAS played a role in the crash. nytimes.com/2018/11/27/wor…
On Feb. 3, the Times publishes an in-depth and prescient investigation about the origins of MCAS and the development of the 737 Max. nytimes.com/2019/02/03/wor…
Just over a month later, on March 10, 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 people aboard. nytimes.com/2019/03/10/wor…
The similarities between the two crashes are obvious, raising tough questions for Boeing and the FAA, which certified the Max and didn't ground it after the Lion Air crash. Once again, the FAA decides not to ground the Max, though other regulators do. nytimes.com/2019/03/11/bus…
In the days after the Ethiopian Airlines crash, international regulators and airlines begin to ground the Max. Boeing CEO Dennis Mueilenburg calls President Trump and assures him the Max is safe. The FAA keeps the plane flying. nytimes.com/2019/03/12/bus…
Facing mounting pressure from lawmakers and the public, the FAA finally grounds the Max on March 13. It is the last major aviation regulator to do so. nytimes.com/2019/03/13/wor…
The big picture starts to come into focus in our story on March 16. Boeing added bigger fuel efficient engines to the Max, but those changed the plane's aerodynamics. MCAS was born. nytimes.com/2019/03/16/bus…
We reveal that the two planes that crashed both lacked angle of attack indicators and disagree lights, optional features that may have helped pilots diagnose an MCAS malfunction. nytimes.com/2019/03/21/bus…
Competition with Airbus led Boeing to scrap plans for a new midsize airplane and instead develop a new version of the 737. We publish a detailed history of the development with juicy new details. nytimes.com/2019/03/23/bus…
Meanwhile we keep learning more about just how powerful MCAS was. We reveal that left unaddressed, a malfunction of the system could doom a flight in just seconds. nytimes.com/2019/03/25/bus…
Boeing, facing a swelling crisis, is all but silent. nytimes.com/2019/03/27/bus…
But Washington has taken notice. On March 28, the same day that Boeing hosts customers and media at the Max factory in Renton, lawmakers grill FAA officials on their oversight. nytimes.com/2019/03/27/bus…
By early April, the software fix -- which Boeing had been working on since before the Ethiopian crash -- is delayed. nytimes.com/2019/04/01/bus…
The Ethiopian crash report comes out and includes some chilling details. nytimes.com/2019/04/04/bus…
Boeing slashes production of the 737 Max in April, acknowledging that the grounding will be long and costly. nytimes.com/2019/04/05/bus…
We publish an investigation into how the 737 -- which was first introduced when the Beatles were together -- is still flying today. nytimes.com/2019/04/08/bus…
Just how little the FAA knew becomes a little bit clearer, as we report on April 11 that the final version of MCAS was not subject to an updated safety review. nytimes.com/2019/04/11/bus…
On April 20, the Times publishes an investigation into shoddy manufacturing processes at the Boeing 787 Dreamliner plant in North Charleston, SC. nytimes.com/2019/04/20/bus…
That story is accompanies by a memorable episode of The Daily featuring "Swampy." nytimes.com/2019/04/23/pod…
Following our story about the Dreamliner, the FAA increases scrutiny of the North Charleston plant. nytimes.com/2019/05/02/bus…
Back with the 737 Max, we report that many airlines believed the AOA disagree light was standard, when in fact it was only functional on the few planes that also had the AOA indicator. nytimes.com/2019/05/05/bus…
We reveal details of Boeing's charm offensive, including a recording between company officials and the Association of Flight Attendants. “Reading your body language, you look cynical,” a Boeing exec told the attendants. nytimes.com/2019/05/08/bus…
We reveal details of another meeting, this one between Boeing and pilots from American Airlines after Lion Air, in which a Boeing exec casts doubt on MCAS as a cause of the crash and says the Max remains safe. nytimes.com/2019/05/14/bus…
As Boeing tries to get airlines comfortable with its proposed changes to the Max, it offers time in simulators. But there's a problem: the simulators are flawed. nytimes.com/2019/05/17/bus…
Remember the problems at the 787 Dreamliner factory in North Charleston? A month after our story, the head of the factory is out. nytimes.com/2019/05/22/bus…
As the grounding drags on, debate inside the FAA is brewing by late May about what it will take to get the Max flying again. nytimes.com/2019/05/23/bus…
We publish a major investigation into late changes to MCAS that made the system more aggressive, and how Boeing downplayed the importance of the system to the FAA. nytimes.com/2019/06/01/bus…
It's now been months since the second crash, and Boeing's software fix is facing continued setbacks. nytimes.com/2019/06/26/bus…
787 Dreamliner again... This time, the North Charleston plant is the subject a federal inquiry. nytimes.com/2019/06/28/bus…
Have I mentioned the FAA has been without a permanent leader this whole time? President Trump's pick to lead the agency is under fire by Senate Democrats for stifling a whistleblower. (He's eventually confirmed nonetheless.) nytimes.com/2019/07/02/bus…
The costs are mounting for Boeing. $8 billion and rising, fallout spreading through the economy, and the company says it may halt Max production if the grounding persists. nytimes.com/2019/07/24/bus…
Another major investigation publishes on June 27, this one about the FAA's flawed oversight, and other previously unreported safety concerns about the Max. nytimes.com/2019/07/27/bus…
So many behind these stories including @Nataliekitro @jacknicas @jamesglanz @julie_creswell @thomaskaplan @hkbeech @hadraahmed @adriennecarter @EnnisNYT and more. Will keep updating thread as the story develops.
Here's a handy synopses of the complete coverage as well. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
@Nataliekitro @jacknicas @jamesglanz @julie_creswell @thomaskaplan @hkbeech @hadraahmed @adriennecarter @EnnisNYT Today on The Daily, @Nataliekitro goes behind the scenes of our reporting on the cozy relationship between Boeing and the FAA. nytimes.com/2019/07/30/pod…
