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Thursday, July 31, 2025
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Topic: Federal Aviation Administration

SpaceX ‘forcefully rejects’ claims of violation of federal regulations during rocket launches

The Federal Aviation Administration has asserted that the Elon Musk-led company failed to follow regulations ahead of 2 launches in 2023, and proposed fines of up to $633,000.

Top US aviation regulator to test-fly Boeing’s 737 Max in a bid to assure public aircraft is safe

The 737 Max was grounded in March 2019 after a two fatal crashes, caused by a systems malfunction, killed 346 people off the coast of Indonesia and Ethiopia.

Boeing struggles to convince tough crowd of airline bosses on safety of 737 MAX

At the IATA event in Seoul, airline chiefs told Boeing it must convince regulators worldwide about the 737 MAX’s safety, not just the US’ FAA.

Emirates predicts 737 Max won’t fly until after Christmas

Tim Clark, president of Emirates says "it’s going to antagonise a lot of people if they insist that this aircraft is safe to fly".

The next plane you fly could be built by 3D printers

‘Additive manufacturing’ of 3D printers is a natural fit for aerospace industry as printed parts are lighter & lighter planes are more fuel-efficient.

Boeing 737 Max jetliner still airworthy, says US aviation body despite second crash

The statement shows US regulators have no immediate intention of grounding the 737 Max 8 after this weekend’s crash that killed 157 people in Ethiopia.

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Big win for Delhi factories as MCD scraps an extra layer of red tape for ease of doing business

Until now, units operating even in recognised industrial areas needed a separate factory licence. The move is expected to especially give a boost to small and medium enterprises.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.