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Rep. Sam Graves (R-Missouri), the ranking member of the U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, said the decision by countries in Europe and Asia to ground Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash was premature, adding “up until [Mar. 13], there was no reason to ground these planes from the U.S. point-of-view.”
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By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
In the aftermath of global groundings of the Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft, our editors discuss what measures need to be taken to overcome the crisis for the OEM and operators.
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By Bill Carey
Eurocontrol devises steps to spread air traffic management capacity across Europe this summer and tackle flight delays.
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By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
Precautionary groundings eschew data-driven approach to safety risk analysis.
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By Bill Carey
Air navigation service providers (ANSPs) in the UK and Canada later this month will start a joint trial of space-based surveillance of aircraft flying over the North Atlantic, a capability that will deliver immediate safety and capacity benefits for oceanic travel.
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By Alan Dron
Etihad Airways recorded another major loss in 2018, although the company pointed to gradually improving results from its five-year transformation project.
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Turkish Airlines has confirmed it will transfer operations from its current hub at Istanbul Atatürk Airport to the new Istanbul Airport on Apr. 6.
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By Michael Bruno
Embraer on Mar. 14 confirmed it delivered 91 executive jets and 90 commercial jets last year, in line with what the Brazilian aircraft maker advised in January, but its financial results for 2018 and expectations over closing two Boeing mergers left analysts and investors underwhelmed.
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By Michael Bruno
Embraer on March 14 confirmed it delivered 91 executive jets and 90 commercial jets last year, in line with what the Brazilian aircraft maker advised in January.
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By Bradley Perrett
China Eastern Airlines plans to eventually station 200 aircraft at the new Beijing Daxing International Airport set to open this year, Chairman Liu Shaoyong said.
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By Helen Massy-Beresford
Norwegian Air Shuttle will seek compensation from Boeing over the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX, the low-cost airline’s CEO Bjorn Kjos said.
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By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa would have “ordered less aircraft” from Airbus if the manufacturer had not agreed to take back six Airbus A380s, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said Mar. 14.
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A series of bilateral aviation safety agreements reached by the governments of the U.S. and UK ensure that cooperation on air travel and aviation safety will remain mostly unchanged in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit.
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By Helen Massy-Beresford
French air accident investigation agency BEA has received the flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) that were recovered from the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 crash site.
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By Karen Walker
Refined satellite tracking data combined with some non-defined physical evidence from the wreckage of the Ethiopian Airlines crash site prompted Canada, and then the U.S., to ground the Boeing 737 MAX.
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By Adrian Schofield
The global grounding of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is causing major operational headaches for many Asia-Pacific airlines, as they scramble to adjust their schedules to replace MAXs.
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Africa has still not realised the full benefits of aviation, according to a panel of industry experts. Alan Dron finds out more at the launch of a new report setting out the sector’s potential to drive the continent’s economic and social sectors.
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An Ethiopian delegation led by Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has flown the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) to Paris, France for investigation.
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By Guy Norris
The official unveiling marks the prelude to an intense series of ground tests in the run-up to first flight.
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By Sean Broderick
The U.S. FAA, relying on refined satellite tracking data and new physical evidence that more closely links two crashes of Boeing 737 MAX 8s, grounded Boeing’s newest narrowbody Mar. 13, hours after a similar move by Canadian regulators.
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By Sean Broderick
The U.S. FAA, relying on refined satellite tracking data and new physical evidence that more closely links two crashes of Boeing 737 MAX 8s, grounded Boeing’s newest narrowbody Mar. 13, with immediate effect.
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By Victoria Moores
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation’s net profits rose 5.8% to $620 million in 2018, marking a record year for the company.
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By Victoria Moores
EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren is pressing ahead with plans to partner directly with hotels to boost ancillary revenues, despite two other major European LCCs stepping back from leisure-holiday packaging.
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U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the FAA to ground Boeing 737 MAXs immediately, ending three days of mounting pressure as industry seeks answers in two MAX aircraft accidents in five months.
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By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific has produced a dramatic turnaround in its financial results for 2018, providing the strongest evidence yet that its transformation plan is paying off.
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