David Koenig

Associated Press

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

A passenger uses a laptop aboard a commercial airline flight from Boston to Atlanta on July 1, 2017. Concern about new high-speed wireless service interfering with airplanes appears to be easing. Federal safety regulators said Friday, Jan. 28, 2022 they have cleared the way for Verizon and AT&T to turn on more 5G towers.

FAA Clears Verizon, AT&T to Turn on More 5G Towers

Dire predictions of thousands of canceled flights did not come true, but dozens of flights were grounded by 5G concerns.

5g 61e7293fede10

AT&T, Verizon Pause Some New 5G After Airlines Raise Alarm

Airlines want the new service to be banned within two miles of airport runways.

AT&T, Verizon Delay New 5G Service After Buttigieg Request

The announcement reversed the companies’ decision from one day earlier.

American Airlines passenger jets prepare for departure at Boston Logan International Airport, July 21, 2021.

American Blames Boeing Delays for Dropped Flights

Boeing has been unable to deliver its Dreamliner due to a series of manufacturing problems.

In this Monday, March 1, 2021 file photo, The first Alaska Airlines passenger flight on a Boeing 737-9 Max airplane takes off on a flight to San Diego from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. A Boeing pilot involved in testing the 737 Max jetliner was indicted Thursday, Oct. 14,2021 by a federal grand jury on charges of deceiving safety regulators who were evaluating the plane, which was later involved in two deadly crashes.

Former Boeing Pilot Involved in Max Testing Indicted

He could face up to 100 years in prison.

Feds Say Tougher Rules Needed to Protect Texas Power Plants

Officials hope to prevent a repeat of blackouts that killed over 200 people in February.

General Motors said Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 that production has resumed for battery modules used in recalled Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles, and customers could start getting replacement parts by mid-October.

GM Says Production Starts on Replacement Batteries for Bolts

At least 13 battery fires have been reported.

Photos captured by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aircraft Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021 and reviewed by The Associated Press show a miles long black slick floating in the Gulf of Mexico near a large rig marked with the name Enterprise Offshore Drilling.

Photos Show Black Slick in Water Near Oil Rig after Ida

State and federal regulators said they had been unable to reach the stricken area.

A Spirit Airlines jet approaches Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. On Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, Spirit said the cancellation of more than 2,800 flights over an 11-day stretch this summer cost the budget airline about $50 million in lost revenue and caused spending to soar.

Spirit Air Says Canceled Flights Cost $50M, Hurt Bookings

Spirit said it canceled 2,826 flights from July 30 through Aug. 9.

In this May 4, 2019, file photo, a charter plane carrying 143 people and traveling from Cuba to north Florida sits in a river at the end of a runway in Jacksonville, Fla. Investigators say the loss of braking power on a rain-soaked flooded runway caused a cargo plane chartered by the Pentagon to slide into a Florida river in 2019, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday, AUg. 4, 2021.

Loss of Braking Cited in 2019 Florida Plane Incident

The pilots landed too fast and waited too long to deploy speed-reducing panels.

Stranded travelers sleep on the seats of the ticketing waiting area, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia.

Spirit Cancels Half Its Flights; American Also Struggling

Spirit and American canceled 60% and 11% of its schedules, respectively.