In an interview with Global News’ Jackson Proskow shortly after testifying at a hearing before the U.S. House subcommittee on aviation, Paul Njoroge called Boeing’s announcement a “total gaffe.” Continue reading
Ethiopian Airlines insists the carrier’s pilots went through all the extra training required by Boeing and the FAA to fly the 737 MAX 8 jet. Continue reading
The Calgary-based airline says it won’t follow the lead of Indonesia’s flag carrier, which cancelled its multibillion-dollar order for 49 MAX 8 jets, citing a loss of confidence after two deadly crashes in the past six months. Continue reading
The pilots of a doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX scoured a handbook as they struggled to understand why the jet was lurching downwards, but ran out of time before it hit the water, three people with knowledge of the cockpit voice recorder contents said. Continue reading
The CEO of Boeing says the embattled aviation giant is doing everything it can to improve the safety of its 737 MAX aircraft in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air passenger jet crashes. Continue reading
Both planes were Boeing 737 MAX 8s, and both crashed minutes after take off after pilots reported flight control problems. Continue reading
A Boeing 737 MAX operated by Lion Air crashed and killed 189 people on Oct. 29. Continue reading
The preliminary report from Indonesia’s transport safety committee didn’t give a cause for the crash, but it identified problems with the plane. Continue reading
Relatives of the victims of an Indonesian jet that crashed into the sea off Jakarta last week killing all 189 on board demanded answers on Monday as to why the plane had been passed fit to fly and called for no let up in the search for loved ones. Continue reading
Just minutes after takeoff, their Lion Air flight plunged into the Java Sea, tearing apart the plane and the people in it. Continue reading