Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crash news
Visit RT to get the latest news and breaking updates on Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crash, which took place on March 10, 2019. The plane, which was on its way from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, had eight crew members and 149 passengers from more than 30 countries onboard – check out RT to learn more. The accident occurred just months after a Lion Air plane of the same model crashed in Indonesia – get more details on that at RT. Don’t miss photos and videos, including live feeds, from the crash site, as well as official statements and vigils. Visit RT for experts’ and analytics’ opinions on Ethiopian Airlines crash, and on Boeing 737 security in general.
- FAA overlooked ‘critical safety risks’ in Boeing 737 MAX – report
Senior officials at the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) failed to properly oversee safety tests on the flight-control system of Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft, according to an internal investigation leaked to the press.May 14, 2019 18:07USA News - Missing safety alarm on crashed 737 MAX was ‘not necessary,’ FAA didn’t need to know, Boeing claimsBoeing has claimed that a safety warning light packaged as an optional extra on the 737 MAX 8 was not “necessary for safe operation,” even after the light’s absence had been blamed for two fatal crashes.May 6, 2019 14:48World News
- Airbus gets chance to cash in as Boeing’s second biggest client turns its back on troubled jetsEmirati state-owned low-coster Flydubai is negotiating potential purchases of new А320 Neo jets with European aerospace giant Airbus to replace its Boeing 737 MAX planes that have been grounded globally after two deadly crashes.Apr 30, 2019 10:03Business News
- Safety optional? Boeing told Southwest 737 MAX alert feature NOT ON by default after Indonesia crashSouthwest Airlines, the largest Boeing 737 MAX customer, says Boeing told them a standard flight angle alert system had to be bought separately to be activated, contradicting the manual – and only after the deadly Lion Air crash.Apr 29, 2019 17:44USA News
- Boeing withdraws 2019 financial forecast & pauses share buybacks amid mounting concerns over 737 MAXThe yet unresolved issues surrounding Boeing’s once best-selling 737 MAX aircraft have forced the world’s biggest aerospace corporation to pull its full financial forecast for the current year.Apr 24, 2019 14:42Business News
- ‘What the hell do I know?’: Trump roasted on Twitter for unsolicited Boeing adviceAmid the ongoing Boeing 737 MAX scandal, the company's share price has plummeted and international fleets of the problematic plane are grounded, but one unlikely source has offered some advice: Donald Trump.Apr 15, 2019 12:58USA News
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