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Boeing Says Malaysian 777-200 Not Subject To New FAA Checks
Boeing on Wednesday said the missing Malaysia Airlines 777-200 was not subject to a new US safety directive that ordered additional inspections for cracking and corrosion on certain aircraft. The Federal Aviation Adminis...
Air India Reviews Fuel Performance Of Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Air India is reviewing the performance of all its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet to see if they are using more fuel than expected, but has no plans to ground the aircraft, the state-owned carrier’s chairman said on We...
SpiceJet Orders 42 Boeing 737 MAX’s
Indian budget airline SpiceJet has signed a deal with Boeing company to buy 42 737 MAX jets in a deal worth USD$4.4 billion at list prices, the company said on Wednesday. Delivery of the new jets will begin in 2018, S.L....
CIA Says Cannot Rule Out Terrorism On Malaysia Boeing 777-200
The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) said on Tuesday intelligence officials could not rule out terrorism as a factor in the disappearance of the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777. “You cannot disc...
Malaysian Military Tracked Missing Boeing 777-200 To West Coast
Malaysia’s military believes it tracked the missing Malaysia Airlines plane by radar over the Strait of Malacca, far from where it last made contact with civilian air traffic control off the country’s east co...
Missing Malaysian Boeing 777-200 Unlikely To Be Terrorism
Interpol does not believe the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 was the result of a terrorist attack, its head said on Tuesday. Interpol secretary general Ronald Noble also suggested that two men who ...
