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TopicBoeing 737 MAX

Topic: Boeing 737 MAX

Boeing ‘turned aside’ Ethiopian Airlines’ query on 737 Max flaw before 2019 crash, but briefed US pilots

NYT reported Ethiopian Airlines chief pilot asked Boeing how to deal with flaw that led to 2018 Lion Air crash. ‘Boeing chose not to answer beyond referring pilot to public document’.

2nd whistleblower dies in 2 months — Joshua Dean accused Boeing supplier of manufacturing defects

The quality auditor was fired by Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems after he flagged defects in production at its Kansas plant. He alleged that his concerns were ignored.

Akasa Air orders 150 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, international foray in ‘very near future’

This comes after India’s two big airlines, Air India and IndiGo, placed orders for 970 planes in total with Boeing and Airbus in 2023.

India’s Boeing planes audited twice recently — one was ‘satisfactory’, 2nd ‘found missing part’

Aircraft major Boeing courts scrutiny after 5 January incident where a portion of an Alaska Airlines plane’s fuselage blew off shortly after take-off, forcing an emergency landing.

SpiceJet’s Boeing 737 Max returns to Mumbai after mid-air emergency

The plane turned back after about 15 mins in the air. No one was injured. DGCA said the crew shut down the second engine after an 'oil filter bypass light got illuminated in cruise'.

India set to allow Boeing 737 Max to resume flights within days

An official said that Boeing continues to work to safely return the Max to service, adding that over 170 out of 195 global regulators have opened their airspace for the model.

How SpiceJet is making money off grounded Boeing 737 Max aircraft

SpiceJet booked other income of Rs 10.9 bn, the amount it expected to get in compensation from Boeing for not being able to fly its 13 Max aircraft, helping the company to trim its losses.

Months after comeback, Boeing’s 737 Max has a new issue that will ground dozens of jets again

US carriers parked a combined 67 of the workhorse planes Friday, about a third of the Max jets currently in service around the world.

UK aviation regulator faces Brexit test with Boeing 737 Max approval

Britain’s aviation regulator, granted new powers in the Brexit split, faces an early test of how it uses them with the looming return of...

Boeing’s settlement with US govt should be the beginning of the period of introspection

It’s striking the degree to which the US Department of Justice paints the 737 Max crisis as the result of actions by two rogue employees.

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In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.