US public service Corrupt, Careless, Nonexistent

Boeing, US Officials, Regulatory Failure

Boeing 737 series commercial planes

A

ccidents and incidents Five-year period (2013-2018)

737-100/200 aircraft 

May 18, 2018 – Global Air (Mexico) crashes shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport; 112 dead

737 Classic (737-300/-400/-500) aircraft

November 17, 2013: Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 crashes near Kazan International Airport, Russia; 44 dead

November 22, 2015: Avia Traffic Company Flight 768 (Osh Airport) touches down hard, rips off landing gear, tears left engine from mounting, skids off runway; 8 injured.

August 5, 2016: ASL Airlines Hungary flight QY-7332 (Milan Bergamo’s Orio al Serio Airport) breaks through the airport perimeter fence, a parking lot, a guardrail and comes to a stop on a road 520 meters past the end of the runway, sustaining substantial aircraft damage (loss of both engines, all landing gear legs); captain injured.

March 28, 2017: Peruvian Airlines Flight 112 suffers undercarriage failure, causing a forced landing, then catching fire, aircraft declared total loss; 39 passengers hospitalized.

737 Next Generation (737-600/-700/-800/-900) aircraft

April 13, 2013: Lion Air Flight 904 (Ngurah Rai International Airport) undershoots designated runway and crashes into the sea, fuselage ruptured slightly near the wings; all 108 passengers/crew injured.

July 22, 2013: Southwest Airlines Flight 345 (LaGuardia Airport) touches down collapsing nose gear upward into fuselage, causing severe damage to the electronics bay; 15.5 million aircraft was written off; 9 injured.

March 19, 2016: Flydubai Flight 981 (Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Rostov-on-Don, Russia) crashes on final approach; all 62 passengers and crew dead.

 April 4, 2016: Batik Air Flight 7703 (in takeoff roll) catches fire after striking another plane crossing the runway, seriously rupturing left wing tank and separating vertical tailplane; passengers evacuated via slides.

August 27, 2016: Southwest Airlines Flight 3472 (New Orleans to Orlando Florida) engine fails in flight, damaging airplane fuselage, making a hole, losing cabin pressure; emergency landing in Pensacola, Florida.

January 13, 2018: Pegasus Airlines Flight 8622 (Trabzon Airport) slides off runway

April 17, 2018: Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 (emergency landing Philadelphia International Airport) sustains in-flight left engine failure causing cabin window break and explosive decompression; ejected passenger later dies.

April 29, 2018: Lion Air Flight 892 side tracks runway causing main nose gear collapse.

August 16, 2018: Xiamen Airlines Flight 8667 (crash landing Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila, Philippines) skids off end of the runway, causing left engine and main gear collapse; all aboard evacuated.

September 1, 2018: Utair Flight 579 (landing in Sochi International Airport) overruns runway and catches fire; 18 injured.

September 28, 2018: Air Niugini Flight 73 (Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia to Port Moresby, Papa New Guinea) overshoots runway, lands in a lagoon and sinks; 46 of 47 rescued

737 MAX (737-MAX -7/-8/-9/-10) aircraft 

October 29, 2018: Lion Air Flight 610 (Jakarta, Indonesia to Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia), 10 minutes after takeoff, crashes and falls into the sea; all 189 passengers and crew dead. Boeing’s “deadliest air accident involving all variants of the Boeing 737”

Boeing’s first fatal airline event reportedly occurred on December 8, 1972: United Airlines Flight 553 crashes while attempting to land; 43 onboard and 2 grounds crew died.

The October 29, 2018 Lion Air Flight 610 (737 MAX 8) is recorded as the Boeing 737 series’ largest loss-of-life incident. This plane crashed into the Java Sea and left 189 people dead.

B

oeing Company

Among the largest global aircraft manufacturers, the second-largest defense contractor in the world (2015 revenue base), the largest exporter in the United States (by dollar value), the Boeing Company is a multinational corporation engaged in design, manufacture, and sales of airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide.

2016 recorded sales income: $94.6 billion

2017 estimates

Revenue: US$93.392 billion

Operating income: US$10.278 billion

Net income: US$8.197 billion

Total assets: Increase US$92.333 billion

Total equity: US$412 million

Founded in Seattle, Washington in the early 20th century, Boeing’s corporate headquarters today are located in Chicago, Illinois. The company contains five primary divisions: (1) Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA); (2) Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS); (3) Engineering, Operations & Technology; (4) Boeing Capital; and (5) Boeing Shared Services Group.

B

oeing’s influence on U.S. Government Office and Officials

Open Secrets reports (Center for Responsive Politics)

Boeing Total Lobbying Expenditures: $11,270,000

Boeing Subtotal for Parent Boeing Co: $11,270,000

Boeing Contributions: $3,340,587 (ranked 78 of 17,511)

Boeing Lobbying: 2018: $7,540,000 ● 2017:  $16,740,000 (ranked 10 of 3,757 in 2018)

…to Candidates: $2,567,178

…to Leadership PACs: $259,131

…to Political Parties: $502,801

…to 527 committees: $6,933

…to outside spending groups: $2,335

[527 committees (sky’s the limit), “unregulated under state or federal campaign finance laws because they do not ‘expressly advocate’ for the election or defeat of a candidate or party’”; nevertheless, they are employed “to influence the selection, nomination, election, appointment or defeat of candidates to federal, state or local public office”, all the while being exempted from taxes “under Section 527 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 527).”] 

B

oeing Total Contributions to U.S. Members of House and Senate

Cantwell, Maria (D-WA) Senate $46,234

McCaskill, Claire (D-MO) Senate $39,832

Casey, Bob (D-PA) Senate $38,253

Hatch, Orrin G (R-UT) Senate $32,250

Sessions, Pete (R-TX) House $27,200

Nelson, Bill (D-FL) Senate $27,136

Dingell, Debbie (D-MI) House $17,900

Jones, Doug (D-AL) Senate $17,197

Roby, Martha (R-AL) House $15,500

Strange, Luther (R-AL) Senate $15,000

Kaine, Tim (D-VA) Senate $14,700

Estes, Ron (R-KS) House $14,000

Moolenaar, John (R-MI) House $13,500

Heck, Dennis (D-WA) House $13,200

Pope, Tommy (R-SC) House $12,700

Cartwright, Matt (D-PA) House $12,500

Visclosky, Pete (D-IN) House $12,500

Connolly, Gerry (D-VA) House $12,470

Heitkamp, Heidi (D-ND) Senate $12,262

Culberson, John (R-TX) House $12,250

Biggs, Andy (R-AZ) House $11,500

Wagner, Ann L (R-MO) House $11,500

Womack, Steve (R-AR) House $11,500

Nunes, Devin (R-CA) House $11,350

Pelosi, Nancy (D-CA) House $11,341

Moulton, Seth (D-MA) House $11,300

Rodgers, Cathy McMorris (R-WA) House $11,300

Hurd, Will (R-TX) House $11,000

Russell, Steven (R-OK) House $11,000

Stefanik, Elise (R-NY) House $11,000

Kilmer, Derek (D-WA) House $10,750

Heinrich, Martin (D-NM) Senate $10,502

Babin, Brian (R-TX) House $10,500

Davis, Rodney (R-IL) House $10,500

Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA) Senate $10,500

Wilson, Joe (R-SC) House $10,500

Bacon, Donald John (R-NE) House $10,200

Coffman, Mike (R-CO) House $10,200

Rossi, Dino (R-WA) House $10,200

Walters, Mimi (R-CA) House $10,200

Manchin, Joe (D-WV) Senate $10,046

Ryan, Tim (D-OH) House $10,010

Aderholt, Robert B (R-AL) House $10,000

Aguilar, Pete (D-CA) House $10,000

Amodei, Mark (R-NV) House $10,000

Banks, Jim (R-IN) House $10,000

Barrasso, John A (R-WY) Senate $10,000

Beutler, Jaime Herrera (R-WA) House $10,000

Beyer, Don (D-VA) House $10,000

Bishop, Mike (R-MI) House $10,000

Bishop, Sanford (D-GA) House $10,000

Bost, Mike (R-IL) House $10,000

Bustos, Cheri (D-IL) House $10,000

Byrne, Bradley (R-AL) House $10,000

Calvert, Ken (R-CA) House $10,000

Cardin, Ben (D-MD) Senate $10,000

Carter, John (R-TX) House $10,000

Clyburn, James E (D-SC) House $10,000

Cole, Tom (R-OK) House $10,000

Comstock, Barbara (R-VA) House $10,000

Conaway, Mike (R-TX) House $10,000

Cornyn, John (R-TX) Senate $10,000

Crist, Charlie (D-FL) House $10,000

Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) House $10,000

Curbelo, Carlos (R-FL) House $10,000

Diaz-Balart, Mario (R-FL) House $10,000

Fischer, Deb (R-NE) Senate $10,000

Granger, Kay (R-TX) House $10,000

Graves, Sam (R-MO) House $10,000

Hartzler, Vicky (R-MO) House $10,000

Holding, George (R-NC) House $10,000

Hoyer, Steny H (D-MD) House $10,000

Joyce, David P (R-OH) House $10,000

Kaptur, Marcy (D-OH) House $10,000

Katko, John (R-NY) House $10,000

Kelly, Mike (R-PA) House $10,000

King, Angus (I-ME) Senate $10,000

Kinzinger, Adam (R-IL) House $10,000

Knight, Steve (R-CA) House $10,000

LaHood, Darin (R-IL) House $10,000

Lamborn, Douglas L (R-CO) House $10,000

Langevin, Jim (D-RI) House $10,000

Larson, John B (D-CT) House $10,000

Lucas, Frank D (R-OK) House $10,000

Luetkemeyer, Blaine (R-MO) House $10,000

MacArthur, Thomas (R-NJ) House $10,000

McCarthy, Kevin (R-CA) House $10,000

McCollum, Betty (D-MN) House $10,000

Newhouse, Dan (R-WA) House $10,000

Norcross, Don (D-NJ) House $10,000

Rice, Tom (R-SC) House $10,000

Rogers, Hal (R-KY) House $10,000

Rogers, Mike D (R-AL) House $10,000

Ruppersberger, Dutch (D-MD) House $10,000

Sewell, Terri A (D-AL) House $10,000

Shimkus, John M (R-IL) House $10,000

Simpson, Mike (R-ID) House $10,000

Stewart, Chris (R-UT) House $10,000

Swalwell, Eric (D-CA) House $10,000

Thornberry, Mac (R-TX) House $10,000

 

Sources

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Boeing_737

527 Committees or organizations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/527_organization

Center for Response Politics: Open Secrets

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recips.php?cycle=2018&id=d000000100

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=d000000100

https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000100

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