Boeing is facing fresh scrutiny over its handling of 737 MAX safety issues, as newly released documents show the company withheld critical information from Ethiopian Airlines pilots before the second fatal crash in 2019. A federal judge has scheduled a hearing for Friday, October 11, to consider objections from victims’ families to a proposed plea
The recent firing of Ed Clark, a seasoned executive at Boeing who was in charge of the 737 MAX passenger jet program, has prompted reactions from families who lost loved ones in the tragic crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 jet in Ethiopia almost five years ago. The termination, effective immediately, follows a concerning incident
According to anonymous US officials close to the investigation, so far, there has been no evidence of technical malfunction, leading safety experts to again question if the plane, which was seen by witnesses to nosedive to the ground, was intentionally crashed.
Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington, both pilots and cousins attempted the stunt on Monday, and while Aikins was able to safely land his swapped Cessna 182, Farrington was forced to parachute land as his aircraft crashed into the Arizona desert.
The data recorder was found on Sunday morning at around 9:20am local time, according to Chinese state media, and CCTV reported it was located beneath a 1.5-meter layer of soil at the crash site.
The damages have made it unclear as to whether it is the flight data recorder or the cockpit recorder, but according to Mao Yanfeng, the director of the accident division of the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC), there is a current investigation to retrieve the other one.
