FAA恢复波音部分自主认证权 - 美国联邦航空管理局(FAA)重新授权波音公司为其737和787飞机颁发有限适航证书 此举恢复了波音的部分指定授权权 即代表FAA自行认证飞机适航性的能力 该权限因阿拉斯加航空1282航班中舱门塞爆裂事件暴露安全管理系统故障而被暂停[2] - FAA在事件后加强了对波音制造流程的直接监管 并强制要求将737月产量限制在不超过38架 公司一直致力于恢复监管机构对其质量体系的信任 并计划将737月产量提升至42架[3] - 此次授权标志着监管机构在放宽监管限制方面采取了谨慎措施 对波音而言是急需的积极进展[4] 监管授权体系与安全文化问题 - 指定授权是FAA认证体系的标准程序 通过组织指定授权(ODA)允许制造商的质量代表批准特定合规步骤 波音失去该特权反映了其安全管理系统的缺陷 这已得到FAA专家小组审查的确认[5] - FAA局长在六周审计后指出 波音工厂缺乏安全文化简报 过度关注生产而忽视安全 但确认没有不安全飞机离开工厂[6] - 尽管恢复部分自主认证权显示公司纠正措施正在生效 但FAA将继续密切监控制造商 波音必须展示持续的文化和运营变革才能完全恢复系统信心[6][12] 波音的文化改革与生产指标 - 公司首席执行官承认需要进行深层的文化和运营重置 重点让领导层更接近产品和设计人员 通过搬迁办公室等措施加强组织联系[7][8] - 波音商用飞机团队正在实施安全质量计划 该计划包含六个关键绩效指标(KPI)用于跟踪生产系统稳定性 FAA也将这些指标作为决定增产的因素 其中一个关于返工的KPI在绿色区间附近波动 但整体进展良好[10] - 公司计划通过Capstone评审流程全面评估供应链准备度和持续生产准备度 但文化变革需要多年时间完成 涉及17万员工的大规模转型[10] 生产恢复与认证效率挑战 - 恢复有限指定授权对波音恢复全球监管机构、航空公司和乘客的信誉至关重要 有助于缓解交付瓶颈 公司目标在年底将737 MAX月产量提至42架 明年将787梦幻客机月产量提至10架[11] - 首席执行官指出FAA的认证流程"过于缓慢" 需要与监管机构合作推动流程改进 周五恢复部分自主认证权的决定将有助于解决这些延迟[10][11] - 此次授权并非回归常态 公司强调"这是一个不同的波音" 需要减少傲慢增加谦逊 让技术人员主导工作 组织正围绕新价值观团结起来[12]

Mexico dominates U.S. imports of heavy-duty trucks, accounting for 82.31% of the total this year. The United States also has its second-largest deficit with Mexico.ustradenumbers.comAdd heavy trucks and pharmaceuticals to the long list of imports President Trump has targeted for tariffs in his quixotic battle to rid the nation of its $1 trillion annual trade deficit.Trump announced on Thursday he was imposing 100% tariffs on branded or patented pharmaceutical products – essentially an embargo – and 25% tari ...

No shortage of seaside views, Theodosia is wrapping up its first full season on September 28.Baxter MillerWhen Chef Vivian Howard was a kid, she was the one around the campfire with her head buried in the book Legends of the Outer Banks, that included coastal lore and mysteries from the region. Last spring, she brought some of that lore to life through Theodosia, a new restaurant at The Sanderling Resort in Duck, within the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It wraps up its first season on September 28, and as ...

Silver, silver stocks, silver ETFgettySilver blasted up to a new high in September. The 3 silver stocks listed here (and the silver ETF) joined in the fun. This other precious metal (other than gold) is a desired commodity if tariffs and rate cuts produce greater inflation, which seems likely to those paying attention to the economic environment.When mining companies dig for silver, some also find gold as well as copper and other metals with industrial uses. So, a silver stock is likely to represent more th ...

ToplineThe conservative-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns dozens of ABC affiliates nationwide, said it would bring “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” back to the air Friday night after pre-empting the late-night host’s show over Kimmel’s comments on the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Sinclair had suspended Kimmel on its ABC affiliate stations, including Washington, D.C., its biggest market. (Photo by Randy Holmes/Disney via Getty Images)Disney via Getty Images ...

The US dollar has been steadily falling all year. For US-based investors, that can give you a nice tailwind – in GLOBAL stocks and funds. Find out what’s driving this dynamic market – and how can you profit – from MoneyShow experts this week.Mike Larson MoneyShow.comIn this episode of the MoneyShow MoneyMasters Podcast, emerging markets legend Dr. Mark Mobius shares his outlook on global markets, from Asia’s top growth engines to Latin America’s reform stories.Mobius explains why China is outperforming Indi ...

CHINA - 2023/11/03: In this photo illustration, the Swedish music streaming platform Spotify logo seen displayed on a smartphone with an Artificial intelligence (AI) chip and symbol in the background. (Photo Illustration by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesSpotify announced on Thursday that it has culled 75 million tracks from its catalog that are “spammy," as part of an effort to clamp down on the increasing flood of audio tracks submitted to t ...

Girl using digital tablet. Subscribe conceptgettyMarketers in the $208 billion U.S. subscription economy have been put on notice after Amazon settled a Federal Trade Commission suit against what the FTC termed “deceptive” practices to sign up customers for Prime memberships and making it “exceedingly” difficult to cancel subscriptions. In the settlement, Amazon agreed to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and refund $1.5 billion to approximately 35 million customers who were impacted by unwanted Prime enrollmen ...

Consumer sentiment—a measurement on Americans’ views on the economic outlook—declined to 55.1 in September from 58.2 in August, below the historical benchmark of 100 and the lowest level since May, a reading of the University of Michigan’s survey found. ...

Bitcoin currency going down?gettyThe stock market has struggled this week as heading into Friday’s session and the widely anticipated PCE inflation report, the Spyder Trust (SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) are both 0.90% lower for the week. Both have been lower for the past three days, which has made some traders nervous.Thursday’s survey from the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) revealed no change in the bullish % to 41.7% while the bearish % declined to 39.2% from 42.2% last week. SPDR ...