THE Singapore Airshow is Boeing's first major aviation event since a cabin panel detached mid-flight from a brand new Alaska Airlines boeing 737 Max 9, reports BBC News.
The planes are now flying again but the Federal Aviation Administration (F) said it will not yet allow Boeing to expand production of its best-selling narrow body family of jets, which includes the 737 Max 9.
In contrast, Boeing's arch-rival Airbus took to Singapore's skies with its A350-1000 passenger jet.
Said Boeing's president Dave Calhoun: 'Whatever final conclusions are reached, Boeing is accountable for what happened.
'There is no message or slogan to do that. It will take transparency and demonstrated action - that starts with each of us along with a commitment to listening to each other and speaking up,' he said.
At the Singapore Airshow, Boeing marketing executive Dave Schulte said the plane was 'by far the most scrutinised' and 'safest' in the world, adding that he had flown on one with his family the previous week.
Some of Boeing's biggest customers have voiced their frustrations with the company, with the boss of Emirates airline warning that Boeing is in the 'last chance saloon' after a 'progressive decline' in its performance.
This is not the first time Boeing has faced a safety crisis. In 2018, the 737 Max 8 was grounded after two fatal crashes off the coast of Indonesia and over Ethiopia in 2018 and 2019. Altogether, 346 people were killed.
Those crashes were attributed to flaws in its flight control software, forcing both aircraft to make catastrophic dives, despite the best efforts of the pilots.
Boeing's biggest challenge is regaining the trust of both the buyers of its planes and those who fly on them, with the editor of Asian Aviation magazine Matt Driskill saying it would be 'really hard' for Boeing to earn back trust.
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The planes are now flying again but the Federal Aviation Administration (F) said it will not yet allow Boeing to expand production of its best-selling narrow body family of jets, which includes the 737 Max 9.
In contrast, Boeing's arch-rival Airbus took to Singapore's skies with its A350-1000 passenger jet.
Said Boeing's president Dave Calhoun: 'Whatever final conclusions are reached, Boeing is accountable for what happened.
'There is no message or slogan to do that. It will take transparency and demonstrated action - that starts with each of us along with a commitment to listening to each other and speaking up,' he said.
At the Singapore Airshow, Boeing marketing executive Dave Schulte said the plane was 'by far the most scrutinised' and 'safest' in the world, adding that he had flown on one with his family the previous week.
Some of Boeing's biggest customers have voiced their frustrations with the company, with the boss of Emirates airline warning that Boeing is in the 'last chance saloon' after a 'progressive decline' in its performance.
This is not the first time Boeing has faced a safety crisis. In 2018, the 737 Max 8 was grounded after two fatal crashes off the coast of Indonesia and over Ethiopia in 2018 and 2019. Altogether, 346 people were killed.
Those crashes were attributed to flaws in its flight control software, forcing both aircraft to make catastrophic dives, despite the best efforts of the pilots.
Boeing's biggest challenge is regaining the trust of both the buyers of its planes and those who fly on them, with the editor of Asian Aviation magazine Matt Driskill saying it would be 'really hard' for Boeing to earn back trust.
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