aircraft certification

ATIS Jun 28, 2026

Boeing's ODA and the 737 MAX - How the FAA Lets Industry Police Itself

The FAA's Organization Designation Authorization lets Boeing certify its own aircraft - here's what the 737 MAX crashes revealed about how that system failed and what changed.

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ATIS May 20, 2026

Boeing's 777X storage crisis and the thirty-plus jets no airline wants to take

Boeing has 30+ undelivered 777X jets in storage, built to outdated specs during years of certification delays.

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ATIS May 13, 2026

The Boeing seven thirty-seven MAX crashes and the safety reckoning that reshaped how we certify airplanes

The Boeing 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people and triggered sweeping FAA certification reforms that changed how all aircraft are approved to fly.

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