Commander of Boeing’s first astronaut flight chooses daughter’s wedding over space trip

The commander of Boeing’s first astronaut flight has stepped down from the crew because he wants to be on earth – not at the International Space Station – for his daughter’s wedding next year. Former NASA astronaut Christopher Ferguson, 59, made the shock announcement that he was pulling himself off the crew for the troubled CST-100 … Read more

Boeing’s 737 MAX won’t fly again until 2021 due to regulations

The grounded 737 MAX, blamed for two crashes that killed 346 people, will probably not return into commercial service until next year,  government and industry officials said. While a public comment period on software and hardware changes won’t be closed until November, pilot training, maintenance checks and final FAA approvals are still not expected to … Read more