Financial pressure mounts to fix Boeing’s troubled jetliner

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 23:22:53 +0000

Financial pressure mounts to fix Boeing's troubled jetliner

Boeing is facing mounting pressure to roll out a software update on its best-selling plane in time for airlines to use the jets during the peak summer travel season.

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Major revamp planned for FAA’s oversight process

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:09:29 +0000

Major revamp planned for FAA's oversight process

America’s standing as the model for aviation-safety regulation will be on trial as congressional hearings begin into the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of Boeing before and after two deadly crashes of its best-selling airliner.

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Garuda Indonesia seeks to cancel order for 49 Boeing Max 8s

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 11:15:09 +0000

Garuda Indonesia seeks to cancel order for 49 Boeing Max 8s

JAKARTA, Indonesia – In a blow for Boeing, Indonesia’s flag carrier is seeking the cancellation of a multibillion dollar order for 49 of the manufacturer’s 737 Max 8 jets, citing a loss of confidence after two crashes in the past six months.

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Boeing insists on 737 Max safety amid widespread groundings

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:22:02 +0000

Boeing insists on 737 Max safety amid widespread groundings

JAKARTA — Boeing is insisting that its 737 Max planes are safe, despite the increasing number of countries that are prohibiting them from flying, following an Ethiopian Airlines crash in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday.

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Wife blows herself, children up after suspected terrorist husband’s arrest—police

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:19:16 +0000

Wife blows herself, children up after suspected terrorist husband’s arrest—police

The National Police have said the wife and children of suspected terrorist Husein, aka Abu Hamzah, blew themselves up early on Wednesday in the family’s residence in Sibolga, North Sumatra, following Husein’s arrest.

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US says ‘no basis’ to ground Boeing 737 MAX jets after crash

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 05:27:06 +0000

US says 'no basis' to ground Boeing 737 MAX jets after crash

The United States said Tuesday there is no basis to ground Boeing 737 MAX airplanes, after a recent deadly crash involving the model occured.

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Singapore bans use of Boeing 737 MAX in its airspace

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 08:08:26 +0000

RENTON, WA - MARCH 11: A Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplane test its engines outside of the company's factory on March 11, 2019 in Renton, Washington. Boeing's stock dropped today after an Ethiopian Airlines flight was the second deadly crash in six months involving the Boeing 737 Max 8, the newest version of its most popular jetliner. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images/AFPs

Singapore’s aviation regulator Tuesday banned the use of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the country’s airspace following a deadly Ethiopia plane crash at the weekend.

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