Boeing

Waiver from international fuel efficiency standards preserves FedEx, UPS access to preferred aircraft model.

The spacecraft’s inaugural crewed flight test will now occur no earlier than 4:43 p.m. EDT on Tuesday after teams discover a new issue.

Aerospace giant has until June 13 to respond to the government’s allegation it failed to make required safety changes and could face criminal charges.

A former contractor of Boeing valve supplier Aerojet Rocketdyne is urging the space agency to “redouble” safety checks before attempting another launch.

The space agency and manufacturer are now targeting a launch no earlier than 6:16 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 17.

The probe is triggered after the aircraft manufacturer admitted that some inspections at its South Carolina assembly plant may have been falsified.

An issue with the relief valve on the upper stage of the Atlas rocket prompted the decision about two hours before the scheduled launch from Cape Canaveral.

The launch of the spacecraft headed to the International Space Station is one of the last steps before its certification for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

While working at Spirit AeroSystems, Josh Dean reported improperly drilled holes on the pressure bulkhead that eventually led to a suspension of production at Boeing’s Washington State Max plant.

NASA intends to deploy the reusable capsule for crew rotation missions to the International Space Station, but the program has been marred by delays.