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FAA: revolutionizing approach to aircraft certification

"Holistic" attitude and open to dialogue with manufacturers

US air safety regulators are considering radically modifying aircraft certification procedures after incidents in Ethiopia and Indonesia with Boeing B-737 Max aircraft that caused the death of 346 people in all (see AVIONEWS).The head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Stephen Dickson said that he wanted to adopt a more holistic approach to controls as well as the possibility of involving...

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Washington, USA, 11/19/2019 16:22
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

Civil aviationB-737 Max airplane: India imposes stricter rules for pilot training

More flight hours and on the simulator

India is considering the possibility of establishing stricter rules for the pilots of B-737 Max aircraft: these are new conditions that will be imposed on Boeing to allow the aircraft to return to service,... more

Civil aviationBoeing and the "forum non conveniens"

The trial could take place in Indonesia

Boeing could resort to the "forum non conveniens" for judicial diatribes relating to fatal accidents in Ethiopia and Indonesia (see AVIONEWS). This is a doctrine according to which a court recognizes that... more

Civil aviationA year ago the B-737 Max plane crashed in Indonesia

The final report by the National Trasportation Safety Committee - ATTACHMENT

Exactly one year ago, on October 29, 2018, a B-737 Max aircraft of the Lion Air crashed in Indonesia, killing 189 people (see AVIONEWS).It was the JT610 flight, PK-LQP registration, which connected Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta... more

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AirlinesAir Canada orders five additional A-220 airplanes

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Civil aviationBrazilian Air Force acquires second firefighting equipment unit to equip KC-390 aircraft fleet

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