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Авторское P.S.: У "Боинга" было год, когда он вообще не получил ни одного заказа на ЛА. И сократил персонал в 4 раза. И таки - ниХто не умерЪ...

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Boeing Inspects 737 Max for Fuel-Tank Debris in New Setback
By
Julie Johnsson
19 февраля 2020 г., 03:31 GMT+4 Updated on 19 февраля 2020 г., 05:04 GMT+4

• Checks aren’t expected to delay Max’s commercial comeback
• New leader named to oversee Max’s return to service campaign

Forensic investigators comb the ground near a pile of airplane debris at the crash site of Ethiopian airways Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in 2019.
Photographer: Tony Karumbna/AFP via Getty Images

Boeing Co. is inspecting more than 400 stored 737 Max jets after discovering debris such as tools or rags left in the fuel tanks of several newly built but undelivered aircraft.

The checks aren’t likely to create a new delay for the Max, which Boeing estimates will be cleared to fly by midyear, said a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be named as the matter is confidential. The company has been working with regulators to recertify the 737 Max and end a grounding that began almost a year ago after two fatal accidents killed 346 people.

The debris problem -- a potential safety hazard -- is another embarrassment for Boeing as its new leaders work to reassure airlines, crew members and passengers of the company’s commitment to manufacturing quality and safety. Boeing has struggled with similar quality lapses in other aircraft, including KC-46 aerial refuelers supplied to the U.S. Air Force.

Foreign-object debris “is absolutely unacceptable. One escape is one too many,” Mark Jenks, a Boeing vice president and general manager of the 737 program, said in a message to employees that was viewed by Bloomberg.

The Chicago-based planemaker has held meetings with employees to share a new process for stopping debris from winding up in Max frames, Jenks said. The company, which has indefinitely halted Max production, plans to hold additional inspections, audits and checks in its “tank closure process” to ensure that nothing is left within fuel tanks, he added.
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The Federal Aviation Administration said it had stepped up its supervision because of Boeing’s voluntary checks.
“The agency increased its surveillance based on initial inspection reports and will take further action based on the findings,” the FAA said in a statement.
Boeing shares were little changed at $339.05 after the close of regular trading in New York.
An inspection of each stored plane takes about three days to be completed, according to Leeham News, which reported earlier that debris had been discovered in some parked Max jets. The aircraft fuel tanks must be drained and fumes dissipated before work can begin.
Separately, Stan Deal, the head of Boeing’s jetliner division, named Mike Fleming to the newly created role of vice president of 737 Max Return to Service and Global Aviation Safety System. The appointment is one of the first changes to the senior management team that Deal has made since taking charge of Boeing’s main business in October.
Fleming previously was a vice president in charge of commercial services at Boeing Global Services, the division Deal previously ran.
He will oversee Boeing’s sprawling campaign to prepare about 800 grounded Max jets to resume flight. He will also spearhead the company’s safety outreach to customers, regulators and industry.
— With assistance by Alan Levin
(Updates with FAA statement, Boeing personnel change, starting in sixth paragraph.)

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Undelivered Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft To Be Inspected For Foreign Objects

• byNicholas Cummins
• February 19, 2020
• 23 comments
• 3 minute read

The plot thickens with the Boeing 737 MAX crisis after foreign objects from the manufacturing stage were found inside the fuel tanks of ground Boeing 737 MAXs. This has prompted Boeing to head back and inspect all 400 or so grounded aircraft.

Debris has been found in the fuel tanks of MAX aircraft. Photo: Getty ImagesWhat are the details?
This new situation is being reported from a source at Leeham News. According to its latest report, Boeing has informed the FAA that they have consistently found foreign object debris (FOD) inside the fuel tanks of their aircraft. This is unrelated to the grounding issue.
FODs are commonly described as material offcuts, tools or rags. Items that you might expect to find under your floorboards if you were to peel them back. Boeing, having discovered these items, has informed the FAA and said that they will need to inspect each of their grounded 400 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
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The inspection process will take up to three days for each aircraft, as the fuel tanks need to be drained and the fuel vapors evaporate before the tanks can be uncorked and cleaned. This will be part of the main inspection process to get the aircraft flying again and will take place during the recertification process.
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Boeing at this time has not outlined what the rest of the inspection process will entail, but it is believed that the fuel tank cleaning will not delay any redeployment of aircraft.
However, this news might infer some quality issues with the 737 MAX production line.
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Is there a problem with the Boeing 737 MAX production line? Photo: GettyWhat could be the problem?
Debris is not commonly found in aircraft fuel tanks and may show that there is a production line problem somewhere during the construction of the Boeing 737 MAX.
Speaking to his 737 MAX team members, Mark Jenks, the Vice President and General Manager of the 737 Program, outlined how they were going to fix the issue:
“During these challenging times, our customers and the flying public are counting on us to do our best work each and every day. That’s why we’re taking action after a range of Foreign Object Debris (FOD) was recently found in the fuel tanks of several 737 MAX airplanes in storage.”

Boeing has 400 737 MAX aircraft in storage. Photo: Getty Images
“FOD is absolutely unacceptable. One escape is one too many. With your help and focus, we will eliminate FOD from our production system.”
Some of the new steps will include:

• Updating instructions and checklists for team members who are working on the fuel tanks.
• “Additional verifications including inspections audits and checks into our tank closure process to ensure there is zero FOD within the fuel tanks.”
• “New signage added in these work areas to help remind teammates of the appropriate steps to take.”

Whether or not these new steps will fix the problem moving forward with the production of the aircraft remains to be seen. But with the aircraft still grounded it is still a minor problem compared to the bigger elephant in the room.
What do you think of this news? Do you think that there is a problem with the fuel tank assembly process? Let us know in the comments

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F-15E Strike Eagle с новейшей термоядерной бомбой B61-12











Новая хвостовая часть B61-12

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US Navy awards Boeing $84.7m for three more MQ-25A unmanned refuelling tankers
US Navy awards Boeing $84.7m for three more MQ-25A unmanned refuelling tankers
By Garrett Reim
3 April 2020
The US Navy (USN) has awarded Boeing $84.7 million for three additional MQ-25A Stingray unmanned in-flight refuelling tankers.
The unmanned air vehicles (UAV) are expected to be complete by August 2024, says the Department of Defense in a notice online on 2 April.
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The three additional “demonstration test articles” bring the total number of aircraft Boeing is manufacturing in the MQ-25A programme to seven. The award was an option on the original four-aircraft contract, worth $805 million, which was awarded to Boeing in August 2018.
“This order establishes uninterrupted production of the first MQ-25 aircraft and lines up with the Navy’s MQ-25 test and training plans for fleet introduction,” says Dave Bujold, Boeing’s MQ-25 programme director.
Boeing owns the first example of the MQ-25A, called T1. The UAV first flew in September 2019 and has since accumulated 30h in flight time.
Flight testing is paused on the MQ-25A at the moment as Boeing installs an aerial refueling store under the left wing of the T1 UAV. The company is doing tests on its own aircraft in order to gather data faster and prepare the aircraft to move quickly towards production. It has said it plans to start delivering engineering, manufacturing and development examples of the aircraft to the USN in 2021.

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Boeing wins $1.5bn contract for 18 P-8A patrol aircraft for South Korea, New Zealand and US Navy
By Garrett Reim
31 March 2020
The US Navy (USN) has awarded Boeing a $1.5 billion contract for 18 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.
The deal is for six aircraft for the South Korean navy, four aircraft for the Royal New Zealand Air Force and eight aircraft for the USN, Boeing says on 30 March. New Zealand and South Korea are scheduled to received their first aircraft in 2022 and 2023, respectively.

Source: Boeing
Australian P-8 Posiedon with anti-ship missiles
A ship and submarine hunting maritime patrol aircraft, the P-8 is based on the commercial 737-800. However, the jet’s airframe has been ruggedized, a bomb bay has been installed to drop torpedoes and its wings have pylons for weapons such as Harpoon anti-ship missiles. The aircraft can also carry up to 129 sonobuoys.
The aircraft is primarily operated by the USN, which plans to order 117 examples in total to replace its aging fleet of Lockheed P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft.
Other operators include the UK, Australia, India and Norway.
In January 2020, the USN said in a request for information that it is interested in expanding the capabilities of the P-8A to include the ability to carry new anti-ship cruise missiles, bombs, sea mines and decoys. Boeing told FlightGlobal at the Singapore air show that the new capabilities could increase the aircraft’s international sales potential.

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"Боинг" останавливает сборку 787.

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"Боинг" останавливает сборку 787.

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"Боинг" останавливает сборку 787.

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TwilightOil сказал(а):

И Б-773 возможно вообще прекратят до сертификации Б-779/Б-778

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а смысл то будет сертифицировать?

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First F-15QA fighter flown for Qatar
First F-15QA fighter flown for Qatar
By Craig Hoyle14 April 2020
Boeing has conducted a 90min first flight with Qatar’s lead F-15QA fighter, describing the model as “the most advanced version” of the twin-engined type ever manufactured.
The Qatar Emiri Air Force will receive 36 F-15QAs from next year under a $6.2 billion contract awarded in 2017. Boeing also is to provide training for aircrew and maintenance personnel under a separate deal signed last year.

Source: Boeing
Lead F-15QA is part of a 36-aircraft procurement
Conducted from Lambert International airport in St. Louis, Missouri, the debut sortie included a vertical “Viking” take-off and handling manoeuvres including 9g turns.
“Checks of systems such as avionics and radar were also successful”, Boeing says, noting that the fighter “performed as planned”.
“This successful first flight is an important milestone that brings our squadrons one step closer to flying this incredible aircraft over the skies of Qatar,” says Colonel Ahmed Al Mansoori, commander of the Gulf nation’s F-15 Wing.
Pointing to the Qatari model’s claimed “best-in-class range and payload”, Boeing F-15 programme manager Prat Kumar says: “The advanced F-15QA not only offers game changing capabilities, but is also built using advanced processes which make the jet more efficient to manufacture.”
Boeing says this process has supported its development of an F-15EX variant being offered to the US Air Force. The service could acquire up to 144 of the type as replacements for aged C/D-model fighters, with an initial procurement expected to be for eight examples.

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