Dominic Gates

Gates was born in Dungannon, Northern Ireland, as one of six children. He was educated at St Patrick's Academy in Dungannon and graduated with a mathematics degree from Queen's University, Belfast. Gates taught high school mathematics in Northern Ireland and Zimbabwe before relocating to the United States. ==Journalism career==

While having no formal training in journalism, Gates contributed several articles to the magazine Fortnight on an unpaid basis. After moving to Seattle with his wife in 1992, he took on several freelancing assignments for various magazines and news organizations while continuing to teach mathematics. Gates was hired by technology magazine The Industry Standard in 2000, but the magazine went out of business 18 months later. On March 14, 2025, Gates retired from The Seattle Times after 22 years as the newspaper's aerospace reporter. ==Personal life==

Gates is married to Nina Shapiro, a fellow journalist at The Seattle Times whom he met while teaching in Zimbabwe. They have two adult daughters. ==Selected bibliography==

• "Boeing's 737 MAX Crisis", The Seattle Times – award-winning series :#"Engineers say Boeing pushed to limit safety testing in race to certify planes, including 737 MAX", May 5, 2019 :#"The inside story of MCAS: How Boeing's 737 MAX system gained power and lost safeguards", June 24, 2019 :#"Boeing rejected 737 MAX safety upgrades before fatal crashes, whistleblower says", October 3, 2019 :#"Boeing pushed FAA to relax 737 MAX certification requirements for crew alerts", October 3, 2019 ==References==