Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 14:01:19 +0000
From nearly the moment they roared down the runway and took off, the pilots of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 encountered problems with the plane.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 23:22:53 +0000
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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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 11:15:09 +0000
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.
Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:21:06 +0000
Similarities between the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes have focused attention on an anti-stalling system on Boeing’s 737 Max 8.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:46:25 +0000
Black box data recovered from an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed last week show “clear similarities” with a crash in Indonesia.
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:42:30 +0000
The ban on the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft became worldwide on Wednesday after the United States joined Canada
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 11:55:22 +0000
HEJERE, Ethiopia – Flight data recorders from a doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight arrived in France for analysis Thursday as frustrated relatives of the 157 people killed stormed out of a meeting with airline officials in Addis Ababa.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 23:55:56 +0000
The US grounded the Boeing 737 MAX as authorities noted similarities between two recent crashes that echoed complaints from American pilots.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 22:38:42 +0000
The ban on the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft became worldwide on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump grounded the aircraft.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 23:11:21 +0000
A number of countries grounded Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 medium-haul workhorse jet in response to an Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157.
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