Tag: Ethiopian Airlines

Boeing reported zero new orders for jets in April

According to the report issued on Tuesday, Boeing did report some orders for the other jets in late March, even in the wake of the March 10 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet and the grounding of the 737 MAX that followed, reports CNN. 

May 15, 2019

American Airlines extends Boeing 737 MAX flight cancellations

American Airlines has extended the cancellations of its Boeing 737 Max flights until August 19 due to the indefinite global grounding of the plane model

April 15, 2019

Amid concerns, lawsuit filed against Boeing over Ethiopian Airlines crash in US court

The lawsuit says Boeing failed to warn the public, airlines and pilots of the airplane's allegedly erroneous sensors, causing the aircraft to dive automatically and uncontrollably.

March 29, 2019

Comet to Max

There is little doubt that two crashes of Indonesian and Ethiopian Airlines have raised the stakes for the manufacturer too high to be ignored and too delicate to be delayed. Since Boeing Max has been grounded all over the world, the first priority is to find the root cause of the accidents. Without that, all talk and action would be pre-mature. Accident investigation reports are of supreme importance. Second, Boeing has to ensure that every action linked to the defect of the machine, if any, must be brought to the public domain and any failure to do so will result in passenger’s erosion of minimum confidence in the Max aircraft.

March 24, 2019

Ethiopia crash investigation needs ‘considerable’ time: minister

Identifying the cause of the deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people and caused the worldwide grounding of a brand-new Boeing aircraft model will take "considerable time," an Ethiopian government minister has said.

March 17, 2019

Boeing to deploy software upgrade across 737 MAX fleet ‘in coming weeks’

Boeing says it has been developing the software enhancement for several months, and in the aftermath of the Lion Air flight JT610 crash in October 2018

March 12, 2019

What is Boeing 737 Max? All you want to know

The deadly plane crash in Ethiopia that left 157 people dead has raised questions about Boeing’s new 737 MAX aircraft. It was the second new Boeing 737 Max to crash in four months.

March 12, 2019

No survivors in Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800MAX crash

The Boeing 737-800MAX aircraft carrying 149 passengers and 8 crew members crashed in Bishoftu.

March 10, 2019

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800MAX crashes with 149 passengers, 8 crew on board

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800MAX which took off from capital Addis Ababa at 8.38 pm local time (11.08 am IST) crashed on Sunday, the airlines said in a statement.  

March 10, 2019