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Topic: Aviation

Boeing is now in ‘endgame’ of getting 737 Max back in the air, says CEO

Boeing is fine-tuning a software upgrade for 737 Max’s flight-control computers and preparing for the evaluation of a final version by line pilots.

Boeing underestimated risks of 737 Max during flight tests, says US investigators

An oversimplified test was used during the development of 737 Max. The US National Transportation Safety Board now wants Boeing to better certification process.

US regulator believes Boeing 737 Max pilots don’t need fresh simulator training

Boeing 737 Max pilots would be required instead to take a computer-based training course they could perform at home or in a classroom.

Air India & Indigo fly without extra fuel for diversions, risky experiment say experts

New system allows such flights if destination airport has two or more runways, and if there’s good weather and a 5 km visibility when the plane is an hour away.

Flying cars: automating the skies means playing with our lives

Accidents in the air tend to have much more severe consequences than those on tarmac.

Boeing and FAA need to show their accountability to regain faith

After the twin crashes, Boeing and the FAA are attempting to steer the conversation away from what went wrong with promises to do better in the future.

Debt-ridden Jet Airways may lose planes amid demand for older Boeing models

Demand for older versions of 737s is set to increase after two recent crashes involving 737 Max 8 jets prompt regulators to bar the plane amid safety investigations.

Is DGCA callous about Indian fliers’ safety and soft on Boeing 737 MAX & Airbus A320 Neo?

The DGCA issued safety regulations regarding the operation of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, a day after an Ethiopian Airlines’ plane crash.

Indian Airlines defined flying for three generations post-Independence

Despite chronic delays and unexciting food, Indian Airlines was a brand Indians were close to.

Despite engine troubles, IndiGo & GoAir’s A320neo aircraft unlikely to be grounded: DGCA

Pratt & Whitney engines on Airbus A320neos have suffered several problems the world over. The civil aviation ministry is meeting Tuesday to review the situation.

On Camera

Brokerages & hedge funds make a killing as India’s inexperienced youth flocks to the equity market

Indians aged 20-30 are trading in options market in droves, but know nothing about it & so keep losing money. If losses mount, it could undo gains India saw in investment culture, analysts fear.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.