Category Archives: Plane crashes

Trump follows lead of other nations and grounds Boeing 737 Max planes

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FAA supported the grounding saying it had uncovered information in the Ethiopia crash that was similar to the Indonesia crash in October

Donald Trump grounded Boeing’s 737 Max fleet on Wednesday, days after the second fatal crash involving the plane in five months.

Issuing an emergency order, Trump said all 737 Max jets in the US would now be grounded. “Planes that are in the air will be grounded if they are the 737 Max. Will be grounded upon landing at their destination,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

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Ethiopian Airlines crash – a visual guide to what we know so far

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Disaster marks second crash for Boeing 737 Max 8 in four months, with passengers from 35 different countries

An Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed on Sunday near Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people on board. Here’s what we know about the crash.

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Boeing and US under pressure to ground 737 Max as further bans brought in

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Federal Aviation Administration increasingly isolated in maintaining plane is safe as EU countries halt flights

Boeing and the US aviation authorities have come under increasing pressure to ground the 737 Max despite repeated reassurances as the European Union and numerous other countries halted flights and Donald Trump weighed in following a second fatal crash involving the plane in less than five months.

US regulators, airlines and the manufacturer have become increasingly isolated in maintaining that the plane is safe.

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Ethiopian Airlines crash: six members of Canadian family killed in disaster

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Three generations of the Dixit-Vaidya family were travelling on a family holiday to Kenya

Six members of one Canadian family were among those killed in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet on Sunday, it has emerged.

Three generations of the Dixit-Vaidya family were travelling on a family holiday to Kenya, where Kosha Vaidya, 37, was born. She had not been back to visit her birthplace in years.

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Ethiopia plane crash: what we know about the disaster so far – video

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Investigations are under way after Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 crashed shortly after taking off. The incident killed all 149 passengers and eight crew members onboard. The plane was on its way to Nairobi from Addis Ababa when it crashed six minutes after takeoff early on Sunday. The cause has not yet been determined

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Ethiopia plane crash: search operation continues at crash site – video

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A search and rescue operation is in progress after the Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302 crashed, killing 149 passengers and eight crew members. The plane was on its way to Nairobi from Addis Ababa when it crashed six minutes after takeoff early on Sunday. The cause has not yet been determined

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Ethiopian Airlines crash: China grounds Boeing 737 Max 8 jets in wake of disaster

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Chinese aviation regulator suspends operation of aircraft after second tragedy involving the new plane in four months

China’s aviation authorities have ordered the country’s airlines to ground their Boeing 737 Max 8 jets after a crash in Ethiopia killed 157 people.

The disaster was the second involving the new aircraft in the last four months. In October, a Lion Air plane crashed into the sea off the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, killing all 189 onboard.

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Ethiopian flight 302: second new Boeing 737 to crash in four months

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Confidence that a newer plane inevitably means a safer plane in danger of being shaken

The crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 from Addis Ababa to Nairobi is a tragedy that threatens to leave fresh questions hanging over the aircraft manufacturer Boeing.

Few details about the crash are yet available, but according to Ethiopian Airlines the pilot, who was experienced with an excellent flying record, reported difficulties and asked to turn back.

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MH370 search: glimmer of hope remains with Malaysia open to fresh hunt

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Transport minister’s comments give families glimmer of hope five years after flight’s disappearance

Five years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Malaysian government has said it is open to renewing the search for the missing plane.

Two large-scale searches, covering a total of 200,000 sq km, have so far failed to find MH370 since it disappeared on 8 March 2014, with 239 people on board.

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Plane crash deaths jump sharply in 2018 – but fatalities ‘still rare’

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Analysis shows that 500 people died in major accidents last year compared with none in 2017

The number of people killed in plane crashes jumped sharply in 2018, according to new analysis.

There were more than 500 deaths stemming from passenger airline crashes in 2018, according to Dutch aviation consulting firm To70 and the Aviation Safety Network, but both groups emphasised that fatal crashes remain rare.

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