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Sriwijaya Air crash results in FAA probe into 737 Classic wiring
The US Federal Aviation Administration has warned operators of Boeing 737 Classic aircraft to check for possible wiring failures, following the investigation into the January crash of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182. Flight SJ182, a 26-year-old Boeing 737-500, crashed into the Java Sea just minutes after take-off from Jakarta on Saturday, 9 January 2021, killing all
Read moreDon’t holiday in Spain, Brit Health secretary says
Budget European carriers were dealt a blow after British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Brits should “certainly not” travel to countries such as Spain and Greece on holiday.
Read moreUK to spend US$2bn upgrading its Chinooks
The UK Ministry of Defence has approved a £1.4 billion ($2.5 billion) contract to modernise the Armed Force’s Chinook fleet over the next 10 years.
Read moreMicrosoft Flight Simulator gets audio voice tours
/The sound is AI-generated and has been created by the website Bushtalk Radio, covering locations from the Chrysler Building in New York City to the Galapagos Islands.
Read moreUS airlines expect MAX jets back in the air ‘in the coming days’
Major airlines in the US are expected to get their entire 737 MAX fleets back up and running within days, having already begun the necessary electrical repairs on affected MAX models. Just yesterday, Boeing released its service bulletin on the required repairs for the MAX’s electrical issues, which has seen nearly a quarter of all
Read moreRegulator calls for stronger engine cowlings on B777s after United incident
The US Federal Aviation Administration has said it will soon mandate the strengthening of the engine cowling on Boeing 777s with Pratt & Whitney engines, following a United Airlines incident in February. On 20 February, United Airlines flight UA328 suffered a “catastrophic and uncontained engine failure” on its right Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series engine
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