Tag: audit

Lake Wales Commission seeks audit as backers defend business incubator

As Derrick Blue stood inside the BizLinc office in Lake Wales on a recent afternoon, he directed a visitor’s attention to a conference room fronted by glass walls. The design is intentional, he said, allowing those outside the room to see what happens inside. “It’s like a fish tank kind of thing,” Blue said. Lately, […]

FAA audit, Southwest impact, whistleblower found dead

There is a trio of terrible headlines for Boeing (BA) on Tuesday morning. First, Southwest Airlines (LUV) is reevaluating its full-year guidance given the airplane maker’s troubles. Southwest says Boeing told it to expect 46 737-8 aircraft deliveries in 2024, well below the 79 737 Max deliveries the airline was expecting. As a result, Southwest […]

FAA audit finds Boeing 737 production issues: NYT

STORY: Boeing’s 737 MAX production process has dozens of issues with quality control. That’s according to the New York Times…. reporting on Monday on an audit from the Federal Aviation Administration. The checks came after a door panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight in January. The paper said the aerospace giant failed 33 […]

FAA audit finds dozens of issues in Boeing 737 MAX production, NYT reports

(Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) audit of Boeing’s 737 MAX production process after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines jet in January failed 33 of 89 tests, The New York Times reported on Monday. In the wide-ranging investigation, Boeing failed a check which dealt with the component that blew off the jet, known […]

Will NASA be able to return Mars samples to Earth? New audit raises doubts

NASA’s bold plan to get pristine samples of Mars to Earth for analysis is facing major challenges, according to a new report. Design, cost and scheduling are all significant obstacles, an audit report of NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) Program by the agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) finds. MSR aims to return Martian geological […]

HART postpones discussion on scrapping internal audit

Feb. 28—A call to scrap a previously sought top-down internal review of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation was postponed this week. A call to scrap a previously sought top-down internal review of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation was postponed this week. HART’s board of directors Tuesday was set to consider a recommendation from […]

HART board to consider scrapping internal audit

Feb. 27—Plans to scrap a previously sought top-down internal review of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation are expected for review today. Plans to scrap a previously sought top-down internal review of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation are expected for review today. HART’s board of directors will consider a recommendation from its Internal Audit […]

Visit Orlando facing audit after County Commissioners cut funding last month

Visit Orlando facing audit after County Commissioners cut funding last month Visit Orlando, Central Florida’s Chief Marketing Agency, which has received hundreds of millions of dollars collected from tourists on hotel stays, is facing an audit. Orange County Comptroller Phil Diamond is speeding up that audit, coming on the heels of last month, when County […]