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TopicLion air crash

Topic: Lion air crash

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’.

Grounded pilots without practice spark safety fears for some airlines

Pilots aren’t getting enough opportunity to fly because airlines have grounded planes & scaled back operations due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.

‘Fake photos’ create new twist in Boeing 737 Max crash investigation

Time displayed in photos of computer screen in cockpit of Lion Air Boeing 737 Max indicated they had been taken before the repair was performed.

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.

Flying has become more dangerous. Don’t just blame Boeing

Aircraft accidents occurred more frequently in almost every region worldwide in 2018 & death toll climbed to 4-year high of 523, according IATA.

Ethiopian pilot had warned bosses of dangers long before 737 Max crash

The pilot urged superiors in December to bolster training on a 737 Max feature so crews would be better prepared for what Lion Air crash pilots faced.

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Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.