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FAA Implements Rigorous Measures Following Boeing 737-9 MAX Incident

admin — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 17:22:28 +0000

In the wake of the January 5 incident involving a Boeing 737-9 MAX, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is taking extensive measures to ensure the safety of every aircraft. Announcing additional actions, the FAA has informed Boeing that there will be no approval for any production expansion of the MAX series, including the 737-9 MAX. [...]

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Ethiopian Airlines Expands Fleet with Landmark Boeing Agreement at Dubai Airshow 2023

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:28:54 +0000

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s flagship carrier, made aviation headlines on the second day of the Dubai Airshow 2023 by finalizing its largest-ever aircraft purchase agreement with Boeing. The deal includes 11 state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 20 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, with an option to increase the order by an additional 36 planes. Following the tragic [...]

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Cabo Verde Airlines Welcomes Historic Boeing 737 MAX to its Fleet

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:41:35 +0000

Cabo Verde Airlines has successfully secured its second aircraft, a Boeing 737 MAX, as part of its expansion plans. According to information obtained from planespotters.net, the aircraft with registration D4-CCJ was delivered on July 18, 2023, and will soon be entering into service. The aircraft was leased from Boeing Capital Corporation (BCC), a subsidiary of [...]

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Air Algérie Takes a Major Step in Fleet Modernisation with Boeing 737 MAX 9 Order

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Fri, 19 May 2023 05:32:54 +0000

Air Algérie, the national airline of Algeria, has solidified its fleet modernisation plans with the official confirmation of an order for eight Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft. The agreement between Air Algérie and Boeing comes as part of the airline’s ambitious fleet expansion program, which aims to enhance its operational capabilities and provide an elevated [...]

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Boeing Ordered to appear in court over 737 Max crashes

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:07:34 +0000

Boeing will have to appear in a Texas court at the end of January to be indicted for fraud, following complaints from the families of victims of the 737 MAX 8 crashes at Lion Air and then Ethiopian Airlines, which left 346 dead. A Texas federal judge ruled on Thursday (January 19) that the aircraft [...]

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Turkish Airlines Begins Juba Flights

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 17:55:19 +0000

Turkish Airlines has increased the number of destination countries to 129, and overall destinations to 338 with Juba, the capital of South Sudan its latest addition.The airline continues to expand its flight network with flights to Juba, as of June 1, 2022, connecting Africa to more destinations than any other in the world.Turkish Airlines increased [...]

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Ethiopian Confirms 737 MAX return. Which other African Airlines will Own and Fly the Type…

admin — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 19:23:40 +0000

Ethiopian Airlines has confirmed it will return the Boeing 737 MAX to active service in February 2022. Close to 3 years after its grounding in the wake of the crash of ET302, the MAX is firmly back on track. Today more MAX aircraft are actively flying around the world than at the time of the [...]

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Comair Axes its 737 MAX, while Ethiopian sets Return Date for the Aircraft Type

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 19:17:35 +0000

Johannesburg-based Comair, which flies franchise services for British Airways has withdrawn its only B737-8 which has been in storage since the type’s global grounding in March 2019. The airline still in business rescue process is reportedly in talks to cancel its remaining order for the aircraft type which it ordered from Boeing in 2013. The ch-aviation [...]

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Tanzania Seals USD 726 Million Order for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, two 737 MAX and a 767-300 Freighter

admin — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:49:03 +0000

Boeing and the Republic of Tanzania have sealed a deal for a 787-8 Dreamliner, a 767-300 Freighter and two 737 MAX jets at the 2021 Dubai Airshow. The aircraft will be operated by Air Tanzania, the flag-carrier of Tanzania, giving it the capability to expand service from the country to new markets across Africa, Asia and Europe. The [...]

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Boeing Remembers Lion Air Crash Today as CEO Reports Increased 737 MAX Production

admin — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:41:11 +0000

Today, Friday October 29 marks three years since the Lion Air Flight 610, a Boeing 737 MAX crashed into the Java Sea 13 minutes after take-off and claimed the lives of 189 people. As history will remember, a related incident, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 in March 2019 led to a global grounding of the 737 [...]

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