Monday, March 11, 2019

Both flight recorders retrieved from Ethiopian 737 crash site

Recovery personnel have retrieve both flight recorders from the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 which crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa on 10 March. The airline states that personnel have recovered the cockpit-voice and digital flight-data recorder from the crash site. It reiterates that the carrier has grounded the remainder of its 737 […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/both-flight-recorders-retrieved-from-ethiopian-737-crash-site/

Controversy of prior Ethiopian crash hangs over Max probe

Investigation into the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max crash is likely to be scrutinised as much for impartiality and independence as for its analysis of technical and operational circumstances. Under ICAO standards Ethiopian authorities are poised to lead the inquiry into the 10 March accident involving the Nairobi-bound flight ET302, which occurred just outside Addis […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/controversy-of-prior-ethiopian-crash-hangs-over-max-probe/

Surgical strike was done as elections are approaching: Farooq Abdullah

Updated Mon, 11 Mar 2019 The Election Commission has decided to hold only Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The Congress, National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have slammed the Centre for not holding the assembly polls along with the parliamentary elections. These parties have criticised Prime Minister […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/india-news/farooq-abdullah/

India Polls Announced: Ruling Party BJP Miles Ahead

Congress party, which late in 2018 somehow managed to beat BJP in three cowbelt states, is trying to stitch together alliances with regional and caste-based outfits to defeat Modi.

source http://www.ncairways.co/india-news/boost-modi/

Sunday, March 10, 2019

​Ethiopian grounds 737 Max fleet

Ethiopian Airlines has grounded its Boeing 737 Max 8 fleet as a precaution following the crash of flight ET302 on the Addis Ababa-Nairobi route on 10 March. The grounding is until further notice, says the airline. “Although we don’t yet know the cause of the accident, we had to decide to ground the particular fleet […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/%e2%80%8bethiopian-grounds-737-max-fleet/

​Boeing to delay 777X rollout after Ethiopian crash

Boeing will push back the official rollout of the 777-9 following the 10 March crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines. “Boeing is deeply saddened by the Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 accident and our focus is on supporting our customer,” says the company in an email to FlightGlobal. “In light of […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/%e2%80%8bboeing-to-delay-777x-rollout-after-ethiopian-crash/

Ethiopian 737 pilot requested return to Addis Ababa: chief

Ethiopian Airlines has indicated that the crew of the crashed Boeing 737 Max 8 sought to return to Addis Ababa after experiencing problems after take-off. Group chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam said the pilot had “mentioned that he had difficulty” and wanted to return, and was given clearance. Gebremariam states that the crew was not seeking […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/ethiopian-737-pilot-requested-return-to-addis-ababa-chief/