More than a third of global 737 Max fleet grounded

More than 30% of the global fleet of Boeing 737 Max aircraft are now grounded due to safety concerns, following the crash of two almost brand new Max 8s less than five months apart. Twenty-four operators of the type have together grounded 140 aircraft, either voluntarily or following orders by their country’s civil aviation regulator. […]

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Aerolineas, Aeromexico and Gol ground 737 Max fleets

Three Latin American airlines have grounded their Boeing 737 Max fleets, adding to a growing number of global airlines suspending operations of the type after a fatal crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8. Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico and Gol say they have temporarily grounded the aircraft. Aerolineas operates five 737 Max 8s, Aeromexico six […]

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Comair latest to take 737 Max out of service

South African carrier Comair has become the latest Boeing 737 Max operator to take the type out of scheduled service following the fatal crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight yesterday. Comair, which operates flights as a British Airways franchisee as well under the Kulula budget brand says it has decided to remove its one 737 […]

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​ANALYSIS: China and Asia-Pacific lead 737 Max fleet distribution

The grounding by the Civil Aviation Administration of China of Boeing 737 Max aircraft in operation with local carriers removes the single largest fleet worldwide from operation. According to data from Cirium’s Fleets Analyzer, there are 371 737 Max aircraft currently in service, just over a quarter of which are in operation with Chinese carriers […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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