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BOEING has been told that it can fly its 737 MAX jet again, following a 20-month flight ban due to two fatal disasters. The US Federal Aviation Administration said a number of software upgrades and training changes had to be made, before commercial flights were allowed to resume though. The 737 MAX crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed 346 people within five months in 2018 and 2019, and triggered a hailstorm of investigations, frayed US leadership in global aviation and cost Boeing around $20 billion. The US planemaker's best-selling jet will resume commercial service in a tough market - the coronavirus pandemic has ruined the travel industry. Families of the Ethiopian crash victims said in a statement on Wednesday that they felt "sheer disappointment and renewed grief" following the FAA's decision to return the aircraft to service. "Our family was broken," Naoise Ryan, whose 39-year-old husband died aboard Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 , said on Tuesday. … [Read more...] about Boeing 737 MAX planes can fly again in US following 20-month ban due to two fatal disasters

The 737 MAX has been cleared to return to UK airspace nearly two years after it was grounded following deadly crashes . Britain's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced the decision hours after the Boeing aircraft was declared safe by European authorities. The CAA decision, which also means UK airlines can operate passenger flights with the 737 MAX "subject to close oversight" - also follows similar moves by regulators in the US and Canada. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Boeing 737 Max takes off in Miami It comes as a boost for Boeing on the day it revealed a record annual loss for the company of almost $12bn (£8.7bn). The US plane maker has been locked in crisis mode since the flagship models of its fleet were grounded globally in March 2019 following crashes of passenger flights in Indonesia and Ethiopia that left 346 dead. Advertisement While the 737 MAX was granted clearance by US regulators late … [Read more...] about Boeing 737 MAX cleared for return to UK skies after deadly crashes

Indonesian search and rescue authorities have resumed the search for a passenger plane which plunged into the ocean minutes after taking off from Jakarta airport on Saturday afternoon. Items which appear to come from an aircraft have been found in the Java Sea, in the area of the Thousand Islands. Authorities have revealed that within seconds of the pilot asking for permission to climb higher after take off, the plane appeared to go in the wrong direction then vanish from radar. There was no mayday or distress call and no signal from an emergency locator transmitter was received. Indonesian authorities said Australian satellites had also not registered any signal. Indonesian transport minister Budi Karya Sumadi said the flight took off at 2.36pm and at 2.37pm the pilot asked for air traffic control permission to climb higher and this was granted. “The air traffic control at Soekarno Hatta saw the plane was not going to 075 degrees but going to the north-west,” he said. “Air … [Read more...] about Search resumes for Boeing 737 carrying 62 people feared to have crashed into sea near Jakarta

A Boeing 737 passenger plane has crashed into the sea after disappearing from radar and plunging 10,000ft. The Sriwijaya Air passenger jet lost contact after taking off from Indonesian capital Jakarta earlier today en route to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province. A local life boat captain claims to have found body parts and plane debris while searching for survivors. Indonesian Disaster Victim Identification officers have also reportedly been seen carrying body bags ashore. The missing aircraft had more than 60 people on board - including 10 children. The Indonesian navy claims says it has worked out the last known coordinates of the missing jet, and ships are being sent to the area. Navy official Abdul Rasyid told reporters: "The coordinates have been found and have been given to all Navy vessels in the area." Photos show rescue workers pulling debris from the water in a desperate search for survivors. Captain EKo Surya Hadi, commander of a local life boat, told … [Read more...] about Indonesia plane crash: ‘Body parts found’ in huge search for missing Boeing 737

A second incident involving a Boeing plane's engine catching fire and dropping parts has been reported - this time in the Netherlands. A woman was injured by falling debris when the Boeing 747-400 cargo plane dropped engine parts after taking off from Maastricht Airport on Saturday. It comes after a United Airlines 777 bound for Hawaii was forced into an emergency landing on the same day as its right engine was seen engulfed in flames and debris plunged towards the ground. All 231 passengers and 10 crew onboard, as well as those on the ground, were unhurt. Boeing has recommended temporarily stopping flights of planes with a similar engine to one that suffered a catastrophic failure mid-flight over the weekend. Advertisement The plane in the Netherlands, which was heading from Maastricht to New York, was powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines, a smaller version of those on the United Airlines plane involved in the incident in Denver. … [Read more...] about Airlines urged to suspend use of some planes after second Boeing engine drops parts and catches fire