Lion Air

‘Too soon’ to let Boeing 737 MAX fly again, say families of Lion Air crash victims

Some of the relatives of victims of a fatal Boeing 737 MAX crash in Indonesia have slammed a decision by U.S. aviation authorities to allow the jets to return to…

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Boeing Max Design and Pilot Failures Blamed for Lion Air Crash

Indonesian investigators found scores of problems and missteps in connection with last year’s fatal Lion Air crash, ranging from design flaws in Boeing Co.’s 737 Max airplane to certification failures by U.S. regulators…

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Lion Air families told of fatal Boeing 737 crash causes, changes at the helm of Boeing

Mechanical and design problems with the flight control system were among the causes of last year's Lion Air crash, families of the victims have been told. Indonesian investigators focused on…

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Top German blue-chip companies targeted in cyber-attacks

German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel along with a host of others said on Wednesday they had been victims of cyber-attacks, confirming a German media report which said the likely…

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Tui warns of negative effect on profits after 737 MAX grounding

Tour operator Tui on Friday warned it would take a 200 million euro profit hit in 2019 due to the grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX aircrafts in the wake of…

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First lawsuit against Boeing over Ethiopian Airlines crash

A lawsuit against Boeing Co was filed in US federal court in Chicago in what appeared to be the first suit over an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crash that…

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Indonesian airline Garuda cancels order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets

Indonesia’s national carrier Garuda has cancelled a multibillion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets blaming blames loss of passenger trust after Ethiopia Airlines and Lion Air disasters…

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Confusion and a Prayer – The final moments of the LionAir crash audio released

As the seconds ticked by on the doomed Indonesian flight, the pilot handed the controls to his co-pilot and flipped through the pages of a technical manual, trying to figure…

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US Department of Transportation investigating FAA’s approval process of Boeing 737 Max planes

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the US Department of Transportation is investigating the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) approval process for the Boeing 737 Max aircraft, which were involved…

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LionAir Boeing MAX crash is potentially the result of a mix of factors including decisions taken by manufacturers and the FAA and the airline

In the brutally competitive jetliner business, the announcement in late 2010 that Airbus would introduce a more fuel-efficient version of its best-selling A320 amounted to a frontal assault on its…

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Lion Air reviewing further Boeing purchases after fatal flight

Indonesia’s Lion Air is reviewing airplane purchases from Boeing and has not ruled out cancelling orders as relations worsen in a spat over responsibility for a 737 jetliner crash that…

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