See inside the world's largest private jet, a $400 million Boeing 747 typically used by governments and the world's elite

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A Boeing 747-8i.
A Boeing 747-8i, the world's largest private jet model.

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Investigators: Boeing Overwrote Security Footage Related to Jet Door That Blew Out

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Boeing has been the subject of a federal investigation ever since January, when an Alaska Airlines flight involving one of its planes had its door blown out. Since then, concerns about the safety of Boeing’s production process have swirled and investigators have sought to determine just how such a thing happened.

The pilot seat could have caused a Boeing 787 to suddenly drop midair. It wouldn't be the first time a similarly bizarre event happened to a widebody aircraft.

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Inside a Boeing 787 cockpit.
A Latam Airlines Boeing 787 drop may have been caused by a pilot seat, which would be reminiscent of when a military Airbus A330 nose-dived because of a moving cockpit chair in 2014.

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A Boeing whistleblower says he got off a plane just before takeoff when he realized it was a 737 Max

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Ed Pierson, former senior manager at the 737 factory who approached a executive at the company with concerns about the 737. listen to FAA ADMINISTRATOR Stephen M. Dickson before a Oversight Hearing on December 11, 2019 in Washington, DC.
Ed Pierson testified before Congress in 2019.

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I toured an experimental Boeing 777X aircraft, which the planemaker is using to certify the new $442 million widebody. See inside.

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I toured an experimental Boeing 777X in January to see how engineers conduct tests and analyze flight data.

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Boeing couldn't give investigators key video of the Alaska blowout 737 Max being repaired because it deletes security footage after 30 days

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The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.

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Airline tickets could get more expensive amid the Boeing 737 Max fallout

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A United 737 Max 8 at the Boeing Renton factory in January.
Airlines, including United, Delta, Southwest, and Alaska, may see higher ticket prices amid the Boeing 737 Max fallout.

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'We all need Boeing to be better': Airline bosses are getting annoyed that Boeing's problems are derailing their plans

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A Boeing 737 Max is displayed during the Farnborough Airshow, in Farnborough, on July 18, 2022
A Boeing 737 Max.

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Boeing Whistleblower’s Attorneys Want Answers About Their Client’s Death

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The lawyers for a Boeing whistleblower who was recently found dead say they need “more information” about what happened to him.

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The Scariest Boeing Safety Scandals So Far

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The world got an uncomfortable reminder about the need to scrutinize air travel last January when a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines flight 16,000 feet over Portland, OR. The culprit was a Boeing 737, and in the days that followed, it was soon clear that catastrophic failure wasn’t a freak accident but the result…

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