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Ransomware Gang Lockbit Posts What It Says Is Boeing Data on Site
Nov 13 2023 // The notorious hacking gang Lockbit has posted what it described as documents belonging to Boeing Co. on its website, two weeks after claiming credit for a cyberattack against the aircraft manufacturer. LockBit recently...
FAA to Hold New Round of Runway-Safety Meetings After Close Calls
Nov 8 2023 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday it would hold runway safety meetings at 16 additional airports in the coming weeks after a series of troubling close-call aviation incidents. In August, the FAA...
Boeing Says ‘Cyber Incident’ Hit Parts Business After Ransom Threat
Nov 6 2023 // Boeing, one of the world’s largest defense and space contractors, said on Wednesday it was investigating a cyber incident that impacted elements of its parts and distribution business and cooperating with a law...
Boeing Assessing Lockbit Hacking Gang Threat of Sensitive Data Leak
Oct 30 2023 // Boeing Co said on Oct. 27 that it was assessing a claim made by the Lockbit cybercrime gang that it had “a tremendous amount” of sensitive data stolen from the aerospace giant that it would dump online if...
SpaceX Paid Her $92K While Men Got $115K Suit in California Says
Oct 10 2023 // SpaceX was accused in a lawsuit of discrimination for allegedly paying women and minority employees less than their male and White co-workers. The proposed class action, which cites California’s Equal Pay Act, was...
SpaceX’s Starship Probe Ends With 63 Regulatory Fixes
Sep 11 2023 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration wrapped up a technical investigation into SpaceX’s April test launch of its giant Starship rocket, saying in a Friday statement that the company must implement dozens of...
US Sues SpaceX, Alleges Hiring Discrimination Against Asylum Seekers, Refugees
Aug 25 2023 // The U.S. Justice Department sued Elon Musk-owned rocket and satellite company SpaceX on Thursday for allegedly discriminating against asylum recipients and refugees in hiring. “The lawsuit alleges that, from at least...
FAA Holding Runway Safety Meetings After Close Call Incidents
Aug 22 2023 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it will hold runway safety meetings at 90 airports over the next few weeks after a series of troubling close-call aviation incidents. Earlier this month, the FAA and...
NOAA Increases Prediction for Atlantic Hurricane Season to “Above-Normal”
Aug 11 2023 // The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is increasing its prediction for the ongoing 2023 Atlantic hurricane season to “above-normal” activity. Warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures across...
Boeing 737 MAX Engine Fire at Newark Airport Under Investigation
Jul 11 2023 // The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it is investigating an engine fire last week on a Boeing BA.N 737-900 MAX plane operated by United Airlines UAL.O at Newark Liberty International Airport in New...
United Airlines CEO Blames FAA as Storms Trigger Flight Cancellations
Jun 28 2023 // United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby has blamed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after severe storms led to thousands of canceled flights in recent days. “I’m … frustrated that the FAA...
Boeing Accused in Lawsuit of Stealing Trade Secrets for NASA Rocket
Jun 8 2023 // Boeing was sued on Wednesday by a Colorado company that accused the aerospace giant of stealing trade secrets for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, and then building components with “critical” safety...
Boeing 737 MAX Relatives May Pursue Pre-Impact Victim Compensation Claims
May 31 2023 // A U.S. judge ruled late on Tuesday that relatives of those killed in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX Ethiopian Airlines crash may seek compensation for pain and suffering of passengers before the plane hit the ground. Boeing in 2021...
NOAA Predicts Near-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season
May 26 2023 // As the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season approaches June 1, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting “near-normal” activity. The season’s expectations are mostly due to the fact NOAA...
Italian Insurer Unipol and SpaceX Join Forces to Help People Hit by Flooding
May 23 2023 // Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Unipol Gruppo agreed to join forces to help people hit by flooding in northern Italy connect to the Internet, facilitating rescue operations, the Italian insurer said on Saturday. Torrential...
Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Over SpaceX Launch License
May 2 2023 // Conservation groups sued the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday, challenging its approval of expanded rocket launch operations by Elon Musk’s SpaceX next to a national wildlife refuge in South Texas without...
French Court Clears Air France, Airbus Over Rio-Paris Plane Crash
Apr 17 2023 // A French court on Monday cleared European planemaker Airbus and Air France of “involuntary manslaughter,” upsetting families of some of the 228 people killed when an airliner vanished into an Atlantic storm...
Toxic Connection Not Proven, Appeals Court Finds in Florida Cancer Suit vs. Raytheon
Mar 30 2023 // In closely watched and widely publicized toxic-tort litigation that has percolated through the courts for more than a decade, federal appeals judges this week underscored the strict standard that expert witnesses are held...
FAA Forms Safety Review Team After Near Miss Incidents
Feb 15 2023 // The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is forming a team of experts to review airline safety after several recent near miss incidents raised questions about the U.S. aviation system. Acting FAA...
Texas Judge Rejects Bid to Nullify Boeing Deal Over Max Crashes
Feb 13 2023 // DALLAS (AP) – A federal judge has rejected an effort by families of passengers who died in Boeing 737 Max crashes to reopen an agreement that allowed Boeing to avoid prosecution for fraud in how it won regulatory...
