Boeing's new CEO is already showing that improving quality control is his top priority

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Boeing's new CEO Kelly Ortberg tours the planemaker's 737 factory floor in Renton, Washington, U.S., August 8, 2024.
Kelly Ortberg spent his first day as Boeing CEO visiting the planemaker's 737 Max factory.

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Boeing's ambitions of challenging SpaceX are hanging by a thread

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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft docked on the International Space Station.

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China says it has an uncrewed cargo plane that can carry 4,400 pounds that just made its 20-minute maiden flight

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China tested its largest unmanned cargo plane in Zigong, Sichuan province.
China tested its largest unmanned cargo plane in Zigong, Sichuan province.

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Trump spent the weekend flying around America on a plane previously owned by Jeffrey Epstein

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Jeffrey Epstein standing next to Donald Trump in 1997
Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump in 1997

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Budget airlines like Spirit and Southwest are getting more desperate. You're going to hate it.

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Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 arrives at Los Angeles International Airport during Memorial Day weekend on May 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Southwest Airlines will soon roll out assigned seating on all of its flights as the industry faces high costs and falling profits.

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A crew member on the Alaska Airlines blowout flight said they would no longer feel safe on a Boeing 737 Max, a newly released interview shows

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Boeing 787 Max 9 interior showing missing door plug in NTSB photo of Alaska Airlines emergency landing
A door plug came off a Boeing 737 Max 9 during Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.

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Elon Musk initially said the Cybertruck would cost from $39,900. Now, you can't buy it for much less than $100,000.

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The Tesla Cybertruck has had a rocky rollout since its launch last year, with multiple recalls.

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A stolen helicopter crashed into a hotel in Australia, killing the pilot and somehow only minorly injuring 2 other people

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This frame grab taken from video footage provided by Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on August 12, 2024, via AFPTV shows a piece of the helicopter lying on a roadside after a helicopter crashed into the roof of a Hilton hotel in Cairns on August 12, 2024, killing the pilot and igniting a blaze on the building's roof.
A piece of the helicopter on a roadside in Cairns.

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Waymo robotaxis have made their standby parking lot into a honking mess

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A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar electric vehicle sits parked at an EVgo charging station
Waymo autonomous self-driving electric vehicles sit parked at an EVgo charging station.

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Fisker owners say they're hunting for parts and struggling to keep their cars on the road after the company's bankruptcy

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Some Fisker EV owners now find themselves stuck with slowly falling-apart vehicles.

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