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1 year after Lion Air crash, Boeing 737 Max remains grounded
AFP, Published on 29/10/2019
» NEW YORK: On March 12, 2019, Dennis Muilenburg phoned US President Donald Trump for support after European and Chinese regulators grounded the Boeing 737 Max following an Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people.
Boeing CEO on 737 MAX problems: 'We clearly fell short'
AFP, Published on 30/05/2019
» NEW YORK - The head of Boeing acknowledged Wednesday that the company "clearly fell short" in dealing with the accident-ridden 737 MAX and said that it had not adequately communicated with regulators.
Boeing's 737 Max defence is a mess
News, David Fickling, Published on 08/05/2019
» For decades, business schools have taught Johnson & Johnson's handling of its 1982 Tylenol scandal as a textbook example of good crisis management.
FAA considered grounding some Boeing 737 Max planes last year
AFP, Published on 29/04/2019
» NEW YORK: US regulators considered grounding some Boeing 737 MAX planes last year after learning belatedly of a problem with a system that is now the main suspect in two deadly crashes, a source close to the matter said.
Boeing must do more work on proposed 737 fix: US regulator
AFP, Published on 02/04/2019
» NEW YORK - Boeing must perform more work on its proposed fix to 737 MAX aircraft before it can be submitted for review, US officials said Monday, suggesting the planes could stay grounded a while longer.
Boeing MCAS anti-stall system was activated in Ethiopia crash: source
AFP, Published on 29/03/2019
» NEW YORK - Boeing's MCAS anti-stall system, which was implicated in the October crash of a 737 MAX 8 in Indonesia, was also activated shortly before a recent accident in Ethiopia, a source with knowledge of the investigation said Friday.
Boeing unveils fix to flight system after deadly crashes
AFP, Published on 28/03/2019
» RENTON, United States: Embattled aviation giant Boeing unveiled a fix to the flight software of its grounded 737 MAX aircraft on Wednesday, pledging to do all it can to prevent crashes like the two that killed nearly 350 people in recent months.
Boeing rolls out safety feature previously sold as option
AFP, Published on 22/03/2019
» NEW YORK: Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft will be outfitted with a warning light for malfunctions in the anti-stall system suspected in October's fatal crash in Indonesia, an industry source told AFP Thursday, standardizing a feature previously sold as an optional extra.
Doomed jets lacked 2 features Boeing sold as extras
New York Times, Published on 21/03/2019
» As the pilots of the doomed Boeing jets in Ethiopia and Indonesia fought to control their planes, they lacked two notable safety features in their cockpits.
Ethiopian Airlines crash: What is the MCAS system on the Boeing 737 Max 8?
AFP, Published on 18/03/2019
» WASHINGTON - Similarities between the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes, confirmed by black box data, have focused attention on an anti-stalling system used in the new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft.