Boeing moved quickly on Wednesday to reassure airlines that the discovery of potentially dangerous debris in 737 MAX fuel tanks would not delay vital maintenance work designed to return the stricken model to service. The statement comes after an internal memo leaked to Reuters revealed how ‘foreign object debris’ – thought to include rags, tools

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has reported an annual loss of $636 million in 2019, the first negative result in more than two decades.

Boeing has replaced the head of its commercial airplanes business as the global grounding of the 737 MAX stretches into a seventh month.

Boeing says it has commenced implementing the recommendations of an independent review into the company's engineering and aircraft design that was conducted after two fatal crashes involving the 737 MAX.