Tag: Crash

19 dead after commercial flight crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

By Idris Mukhtar, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Larry Madowo, CNN CNN — A Tanzanian commercial flight operated by Precision Air crash-landed in bad weather in Lake Victoria on Sunday, killing 19 people. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said officials believe all bodies have been recovered from t...

British Airways plane suffers ‘nose collapse’ at Heathrow

By Rachel Russell, express.co.uk A British Airways plane suffered a "nose collapse" at Heathrow Airport this morning, as the jet was seen crumpling to the tarmac. The incident took place as the British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was about to take off at Heathrow. The nose gear of the a...

Ethiopian Airlines Max 8 crash pilots ‘repeatedly’ attempted recovery

Ethiopian Airlines Max 8 crash pilots ‘repeatedly’ attempted recovery

Preliminary findings from a report into the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crash inquiry have revealed the crew was unable to control the aircraft despite repeatedly performing required recovery procedures. The Ethiopian Transport Ministry has released initial recommendations in the wake of ...

Boeing CEO says US manufacturer is working with authorities on 737 Max 8 crash

Boeing CEO says US manufacturer is working with authorities on 737 Max 8 crash

Boeing chief executive officer (CEO) Dennis Muilenburg says the US aircraft manufacturer is working with aviation authorities to evaluate new information into the crash of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Boeing 737 Max 8 crash. The aircraft crashed last Sunday (10 March) killing all 157 on boar...

UPDATE: Boeing 737 Max aircraft grounded ‘until May at least’

UPDATE: Boeing 737 Max aircraft grounded ‘until May at least’

All Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 aircraft will remain on the tarmac at least until May after the Ethiopian Airlines crash which killed 157 on board on Sunday, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reported. The aircraft will not fly until a software update can be tested and installed, the US...

Norwegian CEO: We will not take the cost related to the new aircraft we have to park

Norwegian CEO: We will not take the cost related to the new aircraft we have to park

Norwegian chief executive officer (CEO) Bjørn Kjos said the airline will not pay for the costs related to the suspension of its 18 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft. The carrier operates the aircraft mostly for trans-Atlantic flights between Europe and the East Coast of the US. The airline has also orde...

UPDATE: Norwegian suspends 737 Max 8 operations

UPDATE: Norwegian suspends 737 Max 8 operations

Norwegian is the latest airline to temporarily suspend operations of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft and it said it made the move following recommendations by European aviation authorities. The low-cost carrier said it will not operate any flights with this aircraft type until further notice. It operat...

Boeing says 737 Max 8 safe to fly, as more countries stop the aircraft from flying

Boeing says 737 Max 8 safe to fly, as more countries stop the aircraft from flying

Boeing said the 737 Max 8 is a "safe airplane" and it is developing a flight control software upgrade in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday (10 March) that killed all 157 passengers and crew on board. The US aircraft manufacturer released a statement, just as more country aviation...

UPDATE: Comair the latest airline to ground Boeing 737 Max 8

UPDATE: Comair the latest airline to ground Boeing 737 Max 8

The South African-based airline Comair said this afternoon it is grounding the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft it operates from flying after the Ethiopian Airlines crash yesterday (Sunday) which crashed minutes after taking off killing 157 on board. Comair has one 737 Max 8 in its  fleet but a further...

UPDATE: Lion Air crash black box retrieved from missing 737 Max 8

UPDATE: Lion Air crash black box retrieved from missing 737 Max 8

The "black box" flight data recorder from Lion Air flight JT 610 that crashed on Monday has been found by divers off the coast of Indonesia, according to reports. The low-cost carrier's Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft with 189 people on board crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Jakarta S...

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