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Third ARJ21 Operator Prepares for Service with Comac Jet

Low-cost carrier Urumqi Air expects to take delivery of its first Comac jet within six months.

Canada Bans Boeing 737 Max, U.S. Remains Last Holdout

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration still sees “no basis” for grounding the 737 Max.

U.S. Grounds Remaining Boeing Max 8s and 9s

The FAA stood as the last authority in the world to allow the model’s operation into and over its territory.

UK, Australian Authorities Among Latest To Ground 737 Max

U.S. FAA now faces pressure from lawmakers to ground the Max.

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FSF, Aireon Collaborate on Space-based ADS-B Data

The ADS-B payloads in Iridium Next satellites will generate data that can help facilitate safety improvements.

EASA Suspends Boeing 737 Max Operations In and To Europe

The European safety agency joins China and several other jurisdictions as groundings of the Max mount.

Atlas Air 3591 Pitched Down in Response to Elevator Deflection

In a March 12 update, the NTSB noted the Boeing 767-300 Freighter appears to have encountered turbulence before entering a steep dive into a coastal bay.

China, Ethiopian Airlines Ground Their Max 8 Fleets

The Civil Aviation Authority of China grounds more than a quarter of the global fleet of Boeing 737 Max 8s.

FDR, CVR Recovered from Doomed Ethiopian Max 8

More airlines ground the Boeing narrowbody following the suspension of all Max 8 operations in China.

Russia To Convert Tu-204 Passenger Jets into Freighters

The federation’s postal service cites a need for 10 more narrowbody cargo airplanes.

Myanmar Government Pushes for Airline Mergers

A shrinking Burmese market has already claimed five carriers in the past 15 months.

LCCs Set To Catalyze Argentine Growth

Traffic in Argentina’s domestic air travel market will triple within eight years, according to ICF aviation consultant Carlos Ozores.

Azul Makes Offer for Avianca Brasil Slots, Airbus Leases

A deal between Brazil’s third- and fourth-largest carriers would triple the number of slots Azul would control at São Paulo Congonhas Airport.

Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8 Crashes, Killing 157

Flight ET 302 lost contact with ATC six minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa.

Boeing Invests $3M for Embry-Riddle Scholarships

Boeing's investment will help pay for student scholarships and for program certification costs.

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Airbus Inks Single Contract for Four Aircraft in 2019

Deliveries accelerate for the European OEM, as it ships 39 airplanes in January and 49 in February.

Boeing Declines Comment on Lion Air Crash Lawsuit

Seventeen relatives of victims of Lion Air Flight 610 file suit in Seattle.

Bangkok Airways Outlines Expansion Plans

The Thai regional airline aims to add airplanes, codeshare partners, and MRO capacity.

Jet Airways’ Future Hinges on Bank Debt Settlement

More than a third of the Indian carrier’s fleet remains grounded, forcing the cancellation of some 200 flights a day.

European Airlines Highlight Environmental Costs of ATC Woes

Strikes, technical failures, and airspace inefficiencies have led to 1 million metric tons of avoidable CO2 emissions since 2014.

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