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TopicBoeing 737 MAX

Topic: Boeing 737 MAX

Grounding the 737 Max eases turbulence for airlines

A 737 takes off or lands somewhere in the world every 1.5 seconds, and there are about 2,800 in the air at any moment. But it may be beneficial to ground them.

India’s DGCA, snubbed globally, is a cosy club of IAS officers with no aviation expertise

In the past decade, India's civil aviation watchdog DGCA has only had IAS officers heading it, none of whom have had real domain expertise. 

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.

Ethiopian Airlines pilot had warned managers of a 737 Max malfunction

Bernd Kai von Hoesslin said he had repeatedly raised safety concerns over the 737 Max flight control feature after it malfunctioned months before the Ethiopian Airlines crash.

SpiceJet posts record profit of Rs 260 cr on compensation hope from Boeing for 737 Max jets

The collapse of local rival Jet Airways allowed SpiceJet to raise fares by 11% and show a notional income of Rs 114 crores.

Boeing working on overhauling 737 Max flight control system to boost jetliner’s reliability

Boeing is aiming to present a final software package to aviation regulators by September after it came under the scanner for the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes.

US govt test pilots detect potential fault in Boeing 737 Max on flight simulator

The plane’s flight computer tried to push the aircraft’s nose down repeatedly during a simulator run, prompted by a stream of erroneous flight data.

Boeing’s 737 Max timetable for return seems like guesswork

Boeing said that it was planning for an early return for Max, giving investors hope but later, executives said that production may get halted.

Boeing putting a price tag on its 737 Max crisis is only the end of the beginning

Boeing declaring a $4.9 billion after-tax charge in the second quarter shows it sees a light at the end of the tunnel, but there's still a long way to go before the 737 crisis is fully resolved.

Boeing 737 Max has a new problem, European aviation safety regulators say

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has sent its list of five major requirements to both the US Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing.

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Fourth phase is high noon of 2024 Lok Sabha polls. It could end in a draw for INDIA & NDA

This phase belongs to the ‘non-aligned’ parties. They could play a critical role in the eventuality of a hung parliament, which looks much more likely than it did one month ago.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

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.