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Ahmedabad Air India Crash: US FAA finds no mechanical issue with Boeing 787 fuel switches

Wisconsin: The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday the fatal crash last month of an Air India Boeing 787 jet does...

Boeing under scanner after whistleblower says company took ‘manufacturing shortcuts’, didn’t fix flaws

Boeing engineer says about a thousand 787s & 400 777s at risk of premature fatigue damage & structural failure. Boeing dismisses claims, says 'confident' in structural integrity of both.

Boeing whistleblower found dead days after testifying against aircraft giant over production issues

John Barnett, a former quality manager at the company, died of 'self-inflicted' gunshot wound. Boeing under probe for shoddy manufacturing processes, putting passengers' lives at risk.

India meets international standards for aviation safety, says US watchdog FAA after audit

DGCA says India retains ‘Category 1 status’ under FAA’s International Aviation Safety Assessment programme. Category 1 countries allowed to expand services in US, among other things.

Over 1,200 flights delayed in US due to Federal Aviation Administration system outage

A total of 21,464 flights are scheduled to depart airports in the US Wednesday with a carrying capacity of nearly 2.9 million passengers.

Mother of dead Indian pilot criticises Boeing, US FAA for ‘rushing’ 737 Max return

Sangeeta Suneja, whose son flew Lion Air plane that plunged into sea in 2018, criticised Boeing for returning Max 737 to the skies before a 3rd sensor to measure air speed is added.

Failures, deception, errors —what led to Boeing 737 Max crashes, according to US probe

A 245-page report issued Wednesday provides account of miscalculations that led to 346 deaths, grounding of Boeing’s best-selling jet and the company's billion dollar-losses.

Boeing 737 Max looks set to fly back into service in October

The Federal Aviation Administration announced it is set to issue formal legal directives for repairs required, which shows it approves the manufacturer’s proposed redesigns.

US FAA downgrades safety rank of Pakistan’s civil aviation system after fake pilots scandal

The US Transportation Department earlier this month separately notified PIA it was halting all operations after Pakistan said that 262 of its pilots had fake certificates.

Era of jumbo jet is over as Boeing quietly pulls the plug on 747

The last 747-8 will roll out of a Seattle-area factory in about two years, a decision that hasn’t been reported but can be teased out from Boeing statements.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.