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Topic: FAA

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.

Now mobile phones suspected to be endangering hundreds of Boeing 737 and 777 planes

Boeing cockpit screens were vulnerable to interference from Wi-Fi, mobile phones & even outside frequencies, US FAA found in 2014.

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.

Pilots found software problems with Boeing planes aside from 737 Max jets

In the past 3 years pilots have reported issues in many other Boeing planes, including losing airspeed on takeoff.

Boeing’s grounded 737 Max have a new safety risk, U.S. regulators order design changes

Boeing agreed with the FAA finding and said it was addressing the issue as well as a broader software redesign.

Aviation insiders told Boeing new aircraft has safety flaws

A 2017 report by three unions representing aviation safety inspectors said that new version of the Boeing 737 Max was approved with a vulnerable flight-control system and flaws in its fuel tank.

US regulator sees no need for new Boeing 737 Max simulator training

The proposal by an FAA board stops short of requiring costly simulator training as it could complicate the grounded 737 Max aircraft's return to service.

Ethiopia report says Boeing Max plunged on its own despite pilots following procedure

The crashed Boeing 737 Max appeared normal on takeoff but soon suffered repeated uncommanded nose-down, Ethiopia's transport minister said.

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.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy doesn’t need DOGE. Hiring more would be better for efficiency

The view that bureaucracies are bloated with far too many employees preying on taxpayers money is a widely held myth. Research shows how significantly understaffed the Indian state is.

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.