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Regulator orders deeper testing after Boeing engine scare
AFP, Published on 24/02/2021
» NEW YORK: US aviation regulators on Tuesday ordered inspections of all Pratt & Whitney engines similar to the one that broke up on a Boeing 777 passenger plane over Denver at the weekend, directing the tests be carried out before any return to service.
Metal fatigue suspected in Boeing 777 engine scare
AFP, Published on 24/02/2021
» NEW YORK - Metal fatigue has emerged as the chief suspect in last week's spectacular engine failure on a United Airlines plane, which scattered debris over suburban Denver and led to dozens of Boeing 777 aircraft being grounded worldwide.
Boeing grounds 777s after engine fire
AFP, Published on 22/02/2021
» WASHINGTON - Boeing confirmed Monday that dozens of its 777 aircraft were grounded globally after the engine of a United Airlines plane caught fire and scattered debris over a suburb of Denver, Colorado.
Some Boeing 777s grounded worldwide after engine failure
Reuters, Published on 22/02/2021
» Boeing called for the grounding of 128 of its 777 planes around the world on Sunday as US regulators investigated a United Airlines flight whose engine caught fire and fell apart over a suburban American city.
US aviation body orders extra inspections of some Boeing 777s
AFP, Published on 22/02/2021
» WASHINGTON: The US Federal Aviation Administration ordered extra inspections Sunday of some Boeing 777 passenger jets, after a United Airlines flight suffered engine failure a day earlier, scattering debris across a Colorado community.
Australia, Netherlands slam Russia withdrawal from MH17 talks
AFP, Published on 16/10/2020
» SYDNEY - Australia on Friday joined the Netherlands in slamming Russia's decision to withdraw from consultations over its involvement in the 2014 downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine, which killed 298 people, mostly Dutch and Australian citizens.
Boeing to cut staff, plane output as pandemic batters airline industry
AFP, Published on 29/04/2020
» NEW YORK - Boeing announced sweeping cost-cutting measures Wednesday after reporting a first-quarter loss of $641 million following the hit to the airline business from the coronavirus pandemic.
Boeing extends factory shutdown in Washington state
AFP, Published on 06/04/2020
» WASHINGTON: Boeing has said it will indefinitely extend a shutdown at its factories in Washington state because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Spain’s fatalities climb, Putin remote meetings: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/04/2020
» Spain reported another increase in fatalities, while Italy and Germany moved to extend lockdown measures. US President Donald Trump warned of a “painful” two weeks ahead after projections showed that as many as 240,000 Americans could die.
MH17 murder trial starts with calls for justice
AFP, Published on 09/03/2020
» BADHOEVEDORP (NETHERLANDS) - Four men accused of murder over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 went on trial in the Netherlands on Monday, with families of the 298 victims calling for justice.