A top politician said he avoids flying on Boeing planes because his family 'care about me.' An airline boss jumped to its defense and called him stupid.

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A collage of French finance minister Bruno Le Maire and Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary
Bruno Le Maire and Michael O'Leary

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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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Boeing is delaying its 737 Max production expansion after the Alaska Airlines door plug incident

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Boeing 737 MAX9 takes part in a flying display over the Le Bourget Airport during the 52nd International Paris Air Show on June 22, 2017
Boeing had been ramping up production rates for the 737 Max jets before the Alaska Airlines incident in January drew FAA scrutiny.

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FAA had 'no presence' in Boeing's factory, despite its headquarters being 20 minutes away, former employee says

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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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Workers who build Boeing 737s will stop for a day to take lessons on quality control

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National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators examine the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was jettisoned and forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing, at a property where it was recovered in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
NTSB investigators examine the door plug from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.

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Abigail Disney regrets that she once flew alone on her family's private Boeing 737 from California to New York

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Abigail Disney is calling for a tax on extreme wealth.

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The latest awkward news for Boeing: Blinken's plane broke down on his Davos trip

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken got stuck on his way home from the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.

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Why the Boeing 737 Max seems to have so many issues

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Boeing 737 Max crosses in front of a Boeing 777x
It seems every few months Boeing has major or minor issues with its Max family of airliners.

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Alaska Airlines cancels hundreds more flights in wake of Boeing 737 Max 9 incident

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An Alaska Airlines plane.

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How to tell if you're flying on a Boeing 737 Max 9

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The exterior of a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet in Boeing corporate livery.
The Boeing 737 Max 9 plane is under scrutiny after an incident with an Alaska Airlines flight on Friday.

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