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Aviation Daily, March 13, 2019

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Regulatory/Legislative

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FAA Stays Course With Planned MAX Changes, No Groundings

Mar 12, 2019
The U.S. FAA is pressing on with planned changes to Boeing 737 MAX aircraft stemming from the October 2018 Lion Air Flight JT610 accident, but has not seen evidence from the recent Ethiopian Airlines MAX 8 accident to take additional steps, such as the precautionary groundings around the globe.
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EASA Suspends All Boeing MAX Operations

Mar 12, 2019
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) decided Mar. 12 to suspend all Boeing 737 MAX flight operations in Europe until further notice.
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U.S. Senators Join Chorus Calling For Grounding Of 737 MAX 8s

Mar 12, 2019
Several U.S. senators are urging the FAA to follow the lead of countries including China, Germany and France by temporarily grounding all Boeing 737 MAX 8s, following the deadly crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 Mar. 10.

Safety

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NTSB: Elevator Inputs Preceded Atlas Air Crash

Mar 12, 2019
The last control inputs from the flight deck of Atlas Air Boeing 767-300ER that dove into a marshy bay on approach to Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) Feb. 23 included maximum thrust and nose-down elevator deflection, a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) update reveals.

Airframers

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Ethiopian 737-8 Crash Not Enough To Disrupt Boeing Production, Yet

Mar 12, 2019
Boeing’s reputation and stock price will be bruised after the Mar. 10 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8, but financial analysts suggest the effect will be relatively short-lived—and importantly for suppliers, should not affect continued production of the key program.

Airlines

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European Airline CEOs Foresee More Airline Failures

Mar 12, 2019
The CEOs of some of Europe’s largest airlines—easyJet, International Airlines Group (IAG), KLM, Lufthansa and Ryanair—are all anticipating further airline failures, despite reasonably positive market conditions.
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Swedish Regional Carrier To Include Emissions Compensation In Tickets

Mar 08, 2019
Swedish regional carrier Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA) plans to automatically include “climate compensation” for all CO2 emissions from its flights in its ticket prices.

Airports

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Heathrow Airport Expansion Plan Challenge Begins

Mar 11, 2019
A series of legal challenges to the planned expansion of London Heathrow Airport has commenced in the UK High Court, with London Mayor Sadiq Khan and environmental organization Greenpeace joining local authorities in a bid to stop plans to build a third runway.