flight control

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Starliner slipped into that category, which includes Space Shuttle tragedies, because of a loss of flight control and other factors.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

The company also provides software for flight control and edge computing, and last July acquired Atlas Space Operations to improve its offerings on that front.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

The incident reignited questions about what Boeing had done to improve its safety and quality record since the accidents, which were tied to the company's flight control system.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

A laser cutter was poised halfway through carving out a flight control unit.

From New York Times • May 4, 2024

Both crashes — killing 189 people in Indonesia in October 2018 and 157 people in Ethiopia four months later — were caused by flawed flight control software on the then-new jet.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024