Retired Boeing engineer for Der Spiegel

Retired Boeing engineer Stan Sorscher poses for a portrait in Mukilteo, Washington, USA, on Thu., Feb. 22, 2024. Sorscher worked for Boeing for 20 years and also served as an elected official and staff member in the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) professional labor union.

For the German newsweekly magazine Der Spiegel, I photographed retired Boeing engineer Stan Sorscher and the sights around Paine Field near the Boeing Everett Factory.

This was the last of a series of coverage of starting in January with the New York Times’ initial report about an Alaska Airlines flight losing a door plug in the air and continuing through the past couple of months of tumultuous news for the company.

Many of these images are now available for licensing via Redux and Zuma Press.

Tourists watch a Boeing 777-9 (777X) airplane land at Paine Field (Snohomish County Airport) near the Boeing Everett Factory in Everett, Washington, USA, on Thu., Feb. 22, 2024.
Retired Boeing engineer Stan Sorscher poses for a portrait at the edge of Paine Field (Snohomish County Airport) near the Boeing Everett Factory in Everett, Washington, USA, on Thu., Feb. 22, 2024. Sorscher worked for Boeing for 20 years and also served as an elected official and staff member in the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) professional labor union.
Tourists watch a Boeing 777-9 (777X) airplane taxi after landing at Paine Field (Snohomish County Airport) near the Boeing Everett Factory in Everett, Washington, USA, on Thu., Feb. 22, 2024.
Retired Boeing engineer Stan Sorscher poses for a portrait at the edge of Paine Field (Snohomish County Airport) near the Boeing Everett Factory in Everett, Washington, USA, on Thu., Feb. 22, 2024. Sorscher worked for Boeing for 20 years and also served as an elected official and staff member in the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) professional labor union.
A Boeing airplane stands parked near the Future of Flight museum at the edge of Paine Field (Snohomish County Airport) near the Boeing Everett Factory in Everett, Washington, USA, on Thu., Feb. 22, 2024.

Other recent Boeing coverage - Outside the Renton and Everett Boeing Factories

A mural featuring a Boeing 737-8 is seen on the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, USA, on Thu., Jan. 25, 2024. The Boeing Renton Factory is where the company manufactures 737 Max airplanes.
Boeing airplanes stand in various stages of maintenance outside the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, USA on Tue., March 12, 2024. The Boeing Renton Factory is where the company's 737 MAX passenger airliners are manufactured.
Razor wire and fences surround a Boeing facility in Seattle, Washington, USA, on Thu., Jan. 25, 2024.
Boeing airplanes stand in various stages of maintenance outside the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, USA on Tue., March 12, 2024. The Boeing Renton Factory is where the company's 737 MAX passenger airliners are manufactured.
Boeing airplanes in various stages of maintenance stand at the edge of the runway of Renton Municipal Airport near the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, USA on Tue., March 12, 2024. The Boeing Renton Factory is where the company's 737 MAX passenger airliners are manufactured.
An unused aircraft maintenance staircase stands outside the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, USA on Tue., March 12, 2024. The Boeing Renton Factory is where the company's 737 MAX passenger airliners are manufactured. The stairs are labeled "Boeing 737."
A tourist holds a Boeing Store shopping bag while watching airplane activity at Paine Field (Snohomish County Airport) near the Boeing Everett Factory in Everett, Washington, USA, on Thu., Feb. 22, 2024.
A "private property" sign on the fence outside  Boeing facilities near Paine Field in Everett, Washington, USA, on Thu., Jan. 11, 2024. After an incident with a Boeing 737 Max 9 airplane almost a week ago, the FAA has today announced an investigation into the company and its safety practices.
The Boeing Everett Factory is an airplane assembly facility operated by Boeing in Everett, Washington, USA, on Thu., Jan. 11, 2024. The facility is one of the largest buildings in the world. After an incident with a Boeing 737 Max 9 airplane almost a week ago, the FAA has today announced an investigation into the company and its safety practices.
A technician on a scissor lift works on a Boeing airplane parked outside the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, USA on Tue., March 12, 2024. The Boeing Renton Factory is where the company's 737 MAX passenger airliners are manufactured.
Tourists watch a Boeing 777-9 (777X) airplane taxi after landing at Paine Field (Snohomish County Airport) near the Boeing Everett Factory in Everett, Washington, USA, on Thu., Feb. 22, 2024.
A surveillance camera is seen in front of a plane outside the Boeing Future of Flight museum near Paine Field in Everett, Washington, USA, on Thu., Jan. 11, 2024. After an incident with a Boeing 737 Max 9 airplane almost a week ago, the FAA has today announced an investigation into the company and its safety practices.
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