Pilots of a chartered jet that ran into a river at a Florida military base made a last-minute change to the runway where they would make a landing, a federal investigator said on Sunday.
The Boeing 737 charter jet that was seen floating on the St. Johns River in Florida after crashing, was reminiscent of the January 2009 emergency landing of a now-defunct US Airways jet in New York's freezing Hudson River.
A Naval Air Station Jacksonville news release says a Boeing 737 arriving from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, crashed into the St. Johns River Friday night.
Boeing last week announced earnings fell 21 per cent in the first quarter because of the crisis. The company suspended its share repurchase plans to conserve cash.
The announcement comes at a time when airfares have been on an upswing across India for the last few weeks due to sharp decline in number of flights primarily caused by grounding of around 90 per cent of cash-strapped Jet Airways' 119-aircraft fleet.
Boeing is temporarily cutting production of its best-selling 737 airliner in the continuing fall-out from crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia.
The updated software designed by Boeing uses input from two sensors on the nose of the plane, instead of one, and is designed to not trigger the MCAS system repeatedly.
An Ethiopian Airlines Flight crashed on March 10, killing 189 people onboard. In October 2018, a Lion Air flight plunged into the Java Sea, killing 157 people.
The aircraft manufacturer is taking actions to ensure the safety of its 737 Max jets in the wake of two crashes that killed 346 people.
This move is a standard safety procedure and follows the decisions taken by civil aviation authorities in many countries in the world: UN spokesperson said
In wake of the safety concerns arising after the Ethiopian airline crash that killed all 157 onboard, countries across the globe including, India, China, Australia, USA, and Europe have grounded Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft. Here's the list of countries that have banned Boeing 737 Max 8 from flying:
Airfares were at least 15 percent higher this year compared to last year, and owing to the current situation, airfares are expected to rise further this season," said Sharat Dhall, Chief Operating Officer (B2C), Yatra.com
SpiceJet has cancelled 14 flights in wake of India's civil aviation authorities decision to ground the Boeing 737 max aircraft by 4 pm today. The DGCA's decision comes after growing concerns on the safety of the aircraft in wake of Ethiopian Airlines aircraft carsh that killed 157 people. Almost half of the world, including Europe, China and Australia have banned the 737 Max 8 from its airspace.
An Ethiopian Airlines plane en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, Kenya crashed on Sunday, killing all 157 people aboard.
India on Tuesday grounded Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft used by the country's airline companies in light of the Ethopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people.
William Waldock, an aviation-safety professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, said suspicion will be raised because the same type of plane appeared to crash the same way — a fatal nosedive that left wreckage in tiny pieces.
These flights were cancelled following grounding of six Boeing 737 planes due to non-payment of lease rentals.
Naresh Goyal-promoted Jet Airways and signed a formal agreement with Boeing Co to acquire an additional 75 latest single-aisle 737 Max aircraft valued at USD 8.8 billion at current list prices
The incident late Saturday created panic among the 162 passengers and crew on board the Pegasus Airlines flight, but they were all evacuated safely.
In what is touted as one of the biggest deals in the Indian aviation sector, India's second-biggest budget carrier SpiceJet will purchase up to 205 new aircraft from Boeing with the order valued at Rs
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