Analysis: How Bad Is The Latest MAX Debacle For Boeing And Airlines?

Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 door plug blowout
Credit: NTSB
Since the two fatal crashes of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 in 2018 and 2019, followed by a worldwide grounding of the aircraft and redesign of the architecture of one of its systems, the US manufacturer has changed senior leadership and repeatedly promised that it would rebuild the trust of its airline and...
Karen Walker

Karen Walker is Air Transport World Editor-in-Chief and Aviation Week Network Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief. She joined ATW in 2011 and oversees the editorial content and direction of ATW, Routes and Aviation Week Group air transport content.

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