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Captain hailed hero after bird strike disables Russian plane

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 11:47:10 +0000

Captain hailed hero after bird strike disables Russian plane

MOSCOW — The captain of a Russian passenger jet was hailed as a hero Thursday for landing his plane in a cornfield after it collided with a flock of gulls seconds after takeoff, causing both engines to malfunction. While dozens of people sought medical assistance, only one was hospitalized. The event drew comparisons to the […]

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Pressure mounts on aviation industry over climate change

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 09:28:54 +0000

Under pressure from frequent flyers alarmed over climate change, the aviation industry says it is “hellbent” on reducing emissions.

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Boeing finds wing defect, including among some MAX

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 02:12:23 +0000

Boeing finds wing defect, including among some MAX

Boeing announced Sunday that some of its medium-haul 737s, including the 737 MAX 8, could have a defective wing part, but that there had been no reports of flight issues linked to the defect.

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US says ‘no basis’ to ground Boeing 737 MAX jets after crash

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 05:27:06 +0000

US says 'no basis' to ground Boeing 737 MAX jets after crash

The United States said Tuesday there is no basis to ground Boeing 737 MAX airplanes, after a recent deadly crash involving the model occured.

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Singapore bans use of Boeing 737 MAX in its airspace

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 08:08:26 +0000

RENTON, WA - MARCH 11: A Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplane test its engines outside of the company's factory on March 11, 2019 in Renton, Washington. Boeing's stock dropped today after an Ethiopian Airlines flight was the second deadly crash in six months involving the Boeing 737 Max 8, the newest version of its most popular jetliner. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images/AFPs

Singapore’s aviation regulator Tuesday banned the use of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the country’s airspace following a deadly Ethiopia plane crash at the weekend.

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UN environment talks open under shadow of Ethiopian plane crash

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 09:03:20 +0000

An assembly of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) opened in Nairobi on Monday under a dark cloud cast by an Ethiopian plane crash.

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Boeing likely to face new questions after another 737 crash

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 02:47:51 +0000

FILE- In this Nov. 14, 2018, file photo Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes are parked near Boeing Co.'s 737 assembly facility in Renton, Wash. Investigators were rushing to the scene of a devastating plane crash in Ethiopia on Sunday, March 10, 2019, an accident that could renew safety questions about the newest version of Boeing's popular 737 airliner. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Sunday’s devastating plane crash in Ethiopia could renew safety questions about the newest version of Boeing’s popular 737 airliner.

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Search for bodies, clues after Ethiopian Airlines Boeing crash

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 02:29:43 +0000

A man carries a piece of debris on his head at the crash site of a Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines flight near Bishoftu, a town some 60 kilometres southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 10, 2019. - A Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines Boeing crashed minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa on March 10, killing all eight crew and 149 passengers on board, including tourists, business travellers, and "at least a dozen" UN staff. (Photo by Michael TEWELDE / AFP)

Ethiopia will observe a national day of mourning Monday as investigators search for bodies and clues into the crash of a Nairobi-bound Boeing minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people on board.

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Turbulence injures 30 on flight from Istanbul to New York

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 04:21:31 +0000

In this still image taken from video provided by WNBC-TV News 4 New York, emergency medical personnel tend to an injured passenger from a Turkish Airlines flight at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Officials say severe turbulence injured at least 30 people aboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul that landed safely at New York's Kennedy International Airport on Saturday. (WNBC-TV News 4 New York via AP)

Severe turbulence over the Atlantic Ocean tossed terrified passengers and crew around a Turkish Airlines plane cabin on Saturday, with 30 people suffering bumps, bruises, cuts and a broken leg before the flight landed safely at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, officials said.

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