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Officials said that a U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation found that Boeing's ineffective actions and the Federal Aviation Administration's ineffective oversight led to a midair cabin panel explosion of a new 737 MAX 9 in January 2024, which spun the planemaker in a major crisis. The board criticised Boeing's safety culture, and its failure to properly install four bolts on a new Alaska Airlines MAX 9 plane. The NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy stated at a Tuesday meeting to determine the probable causes that the accident was completely avoidable. She said that Boeing should have addressed the unauthorized production...

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is holding an hearing on Tuesday, to determine the likely cause of a cabin panel that blew out mid-flight of a Boeing 737 MAX 9 in January 2024. This caused a major crisis for the planemaker. Officials said that the board would be expected to criticize Boeing for its safety culture, and also for failing to install four bolts on a new Alaska Airlines MAX 9 aircraft. Jennifer Homendy, Chair of the NTSB, said that the incident could have been avoided because the aircraft manufacturer should have addressed the unauthorized production long ago. This...

Authorities said that many people died when an Air India flight bound for London, with 242 passengers on board, crashed just minutes after it took off from Ahmedabad, a western city. This was the worst aviation accident in a decade. Here are some details about other deadly crashes that have occurred in recent years. UNITED STATES On January 29, more than 60 people died when an American Airlines regional jet collided into a U.S. Army Black Hawk chopper and crashed in the icy Potomac River, near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. SOUTH KOREA On December 29, 2024, the Jeju Air...

Authorities said that the death toll is expected to rise as an Air India flight bound for London, carrying 242 passengers, crashed shortly after it took off from Ahmedabad, a city in western India. Here are some fatal accidents that occurred in the last few years. UNITED STATES On January 29, more than 60 people died when an American Airlines regional jet collided into a U.S. Army Black Hawk chopper and crashed in the icy Potomac River, near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. SOUTH KOREA On December 29, 2024, the Jeju Air flight 7C2216 crash-landed at Muan Airport killing all...

Ethiopian Airlines' chief executive said on Monday that the airline is planning to purchase at least 20 small regional jets or narrowbody aircraft to replace older aircraft and expand its domestic fleet. In an interview, CEO Mesfin Tassew Bekele stated that "we are evaluating three aircraft types, the E-2 by Embraer, A220 by Airbus and the 737 MAX 7 by Boeing." He added that the final order amount will depend on which type is chosen. Boeing's 737 MAX 7 has yet to be approved. It is a plane with a higher seating capacity, but it falls at the bottom of...

The tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed on April 2, and the pauses in some cases, have created uncertainty among companies around the world. Some of these companies have withdrawn or stopped giving financial guidance. This is a list that includes companies who have taken such steps: AUTOS & TRANSPORTATION AUTINS GROUP A UK-based company that sells car components delayed its release of market guidance for the month of April, citing uncertainty due to U.S. Tariffs. CUMMINS The U.S. truck engine maker withdrawn its annual forecast on 5 May. Ford The U.S. automaker suspended its annual guidance May 5 after...

The tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed on April 2, and the subsequent pauses in some cases, have created uncertainty among companies around the world. Some of these companies have withdrawn or stopped giving financial guidance. This is a list that includes companies who have taken such steps: AUTOS & TRANSPORTATION AUTINS GROUP A UK-based company that sells car components delayed its release of market guidance for the month of April, citing the uncertainty created by U.S. Tariffs. CUMMINS The U.S. truck engine maker withdrawn its annual forecast on 5 May. Ford The U.S. automaker suspended its annual guidance May...

The following are the leading stories on the business pages of British papers. Reuters has not confirmed these stories and does not guarantee their precision. The Times - British transport operator FirstGroup is campaigning to avoid plans by the new transportation secretary to end private operations on the government's renationalised trains. - Plane is offering financial backing to secret suppliers to enhance production in 2025, after missing delivery targets last year due to supply chain disruptions, including concerns with engine provider CFM. The Guardian - UK medics carried out a groundbreaking operation, getting rid of a. formerly inoperable brain tumor...

Nairobi Securities Exchange has actually raised a suspension on trading shares of national carrier Kenya Airways, the bourse stated on Monday. The suspension on the trading of Kenya Airways PLC shares was lifted following the company's recent performance which saw the business record a profit after tax and the withdrawal of the National Air Travel Management Costs 2020, the bourse said in a declaration. Kenya Airways' shares were suspended from trading in 2020, when at the time the government had announced strategies to renationalise the airline company. The plan did not remove. Among Africa's three biggest carriers, Kenya Airways slid...

The crash on Sunday of a Jeju Air Boeing 737800 in Seoul eliminated a total of 179 people in the deadliest air disaster on South Korean soil. Here are some of the biggest aviation accidents of 2024, in order of severity: SOUTH KOREA Jeju Air worldwide flight 7C2216, originating from Bangkok, Thailand, and directed to Seoul, crashed on Dec. 29, eliminating all 175 passengers and 4 of the 6 team. BRAZIL Voepass regional flight 2283, an ATR-72 turboprop stemming from Cascavel and directed to Sao Paulo, crashed on Aug. 11 in the town of Vinhedo, eliminating all 62 people on...

The following are the leading stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has actually not confirmed these stories and does not attest their precision. Headlines - UK car insurance company Direct Line rejects ₤ 3.3 bn takeover offer by Aviva - Mauritius raises issues about UK strategy to cede sovereignty over Chagos Islands - UK watchdog fines former Wizz Air executive for trick share trading - Michael Ellam tapped up to be UK's next 'EU sherpa' Summary - UK vehicle insurance company Direct Line has actually turned down a takeover technique from Aviva, saying the cash and shares offer was highly...

Portugal's federal government prepares to resume the sale of flag provider TAP in 2025, the nation's. infrastructure minister stated, after receiving interest from more. than a dozen prospective buyers. A previous Socialist administration authorized the. privatisation of a minimum of 51% of TAP in September 2023, but the. sale did not go ahead as Portugal held a snap election in March. which was won by a centre-right alliance. We will start the procedure of privatising the company in. 2025 and, to that end, we have listened to all interested. celebrations, said Miguel Pinto Luz. The facilities minister told a parliamentary...

A U.S. Diplomat said that despite the aggressive spending cuts of President Donald Trump, the United States is committed to funding the Lobito Rail Corridor, which will help transport vital minerals from central Africa's copperbelt into the West. The U.S., through the International Development Finance Corporation (IDFC), set up in Trump's first year in office, has pledged $550 million in loan support for Lobito. Lobito is seen as a key component in countering Chinese control of copper and cobalt in the region. Trump's cuts in spending had caused concern for projects like Lobito, which plans to go to Angola and...

Uganda's government and Turkish building and construction company Yapi Merkezi signed a contract to build a 272 kilometre (169 miles) section of railway, in a bid to improve regional trade, a Ugandan authorities stated on Monday. Uganda's Requirement Gauge Railway project planner, Perez Wamburu, stated the arrangement was for the first area of a. prepared 1,700 km electrical railway. The job will increase trade and minimize transport expenses,. Uganda's works ministry permanent secretary, Bageya Waiswa, stated. at the signing event. He stated Uganda will use its own funds and credit from export. credit organisations to fund the task, which will...