Boeing's new chairman is trying to repair broken trust with some of its biggest customers

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Steve Mollenkopf, CEO of Qualcomm, speaks during a meeting of the Economic Club of Washington December 7, 2017 in Washington, DC
Steve Mollenkopf.

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Summer travel could be extra chaotic as United pilots take unpaid leave and Boeing issues pile up

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A United Airlines plane lands at Newark Airport, with a widebody and narrowbody in the foreground, and the New York skyline in the background.
United Airlines planes at Newark Liberty International Airport.

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People injured on the Latam Boeing 787 that dropped midair last month are being offered up to $7,650 in compensation, law firm says

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Passengers stand at the LATAM Airlines check-in counters at Auckland International Airport in Auckland on March 12, 2024.
Passengers stand at the LATAM Airlines check-in counters at Auckland International Airport on March 12, 2024, after the midair drop.

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I flew 2 European airlines across the Atlantic in economy. The seats were similar, but the food was night and day.

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Selfies of the author on British Airways and Finnair.
Between mid-February and early March, I flew on British Airways and Finnair on flights across the Atlantic.

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A British Airways jet came 'extremely close' to a drone that was flying 24 times above its legal maximum altitude, report says

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A collage of a British Airways Airbus A321 and a quadcopter drone against blue skies.
A British Airways aircraft and a drone.

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Airbus flew its first 'Beluga Transport' mission to the US, using a freighter designed to carry oversized cargo like engines, tanks, and even other aircraft. Take a look.

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The BelugaST with an A320 fuselage inside.
Airbus recently secured an operator's certificate to fly in the US.

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Dave Calhoun was supposed to turn Boeing around, but after 4 years on the job, he's out. Here's where things went wrong.

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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun departs from a meeting at the office of Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) on Capitol Hill January 24, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will leave the company at the end of the year.

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Boeing needs a 'strong engineering lead' to clean up the fallout from its latest crisis, airline CEO says

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Dave Calhoun walking away from crowd of reporters
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun did not have a background in engineering nor much experience as an aerospace executive before taking the helm.

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A truck got stuck underneath an Emirates A380 at a Moscow airport and tore a hole in the fuselage

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Firemen and officials in high-vis jackets surround an Emirates Airbus A380 seen from behind with a yellow truck stuck underneath the fuselage.
The truck wedged underneath the Airbus A380.

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See the moment dozens of festival-goers shone laser pointers at a passenger jet as it flew over a fireworks festival

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People take shelter while others run around a traditional
A model of a bull is burned during the National Pyrotechnics Festival.

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