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737 MAX aircraft, claims for compensation directed to Boeing

The companies suffered huge losses from the grounding of the new model

After China Eastern (see AVIONEWS), China Southern and AirChina, now it's the turn of Shandong Airlines. The major Chinese companies had been among the first in the world to stop the flights of B-737 MAX after the accident occurred on 10 March to an Ethiopian Airlines' plane, the second involving the new aircraft after October 2018, when a flight of the Indonesian airline Lion Air crashed into the...

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Airlines737 MAX aircraft, Muilenburg admits the error

The problem of the alarm system was not properly managed

"Communication with regulators, customers and the public was not consistent. This is unacceptable". Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing CEO, said it from Paris, where he went to take part in the beginning of "Le... more

AccidentsB-737 MAX aircraft, Muilenburg (Boeing): "I apologize to the victims' family members. We failed"

On the flight software error there was a lack of communication with authorities

"I personally apologize to families: as a leader of this company it is something that strikes me directly". Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing CEO, apologizes to the families of the 346 victims killed in the two... more

Civil aviationB-737 MAX: Iata stops Boeing to fly back airplane

The decision has been delayed. It's up to the international regulators

The times for B-737 MAX airplane to come back to fly are still long. "We do not expect something before 10 to 12 weeks in re-entry into service" said the general director of the International Air Transport... more

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