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Boeing Promises to Release Software Update For 737 Max Planes by April
Boeing announced overnight that the company would release a software update for its 737 Max planes “no later” than next month. The announcement, which was posted to Boeing’s website, calls the software...
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U.S. Finally Grounds Boeing 737 Max Planes, Joining Every Major Country on Earth
President Donald Trump announced this afternoon that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would order all Boeing 737 Max-8 and Max-9 planes grounded in the U.S. following Sunday’s plane crash in...
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Report: Ethiopian Transport Official Says 737 Max 8 Jet Crash Has 'Close...
Ethiopian Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges said that black box data shows the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 jet shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa on March 10, 2019, killing 157...
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A Pilot Who Bummed a Ride on a Boeing 737 Max Saved the Plane Before It...
Ever since all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft have been grounded worldwide, there’s been a lot of discussion about the anti-stall system that seems to have been the cause of the two recent tragic crashes of...
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Boeing May Be About to Lose a $5 Billion Order for Its 737 Max Planes
An airline in Indonesia just became the first in the world to try and cancel its order for Boeing’s Max planes in the wake of the two deadly crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia within the past five...
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Boeing's Grounded 737 Max Fiasco Leads American Airlines to Cancel 90 Flights...
The Federal Aviation Administration grounded models in Boeing’s 737 Max series earlier this month following two separate deadly crashes involving the jets, and a number of changes to aircraft software...
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Creepy Airport Face Scans Like China's Aren't Just Coming to America—They're...
On Sunday, tech analyst Matthew Brennan tweeted an unsettling video of a facial recognition kiosk at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. The kiosk seemed to give Brennan minutely personalized...
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Boeing 737 Max Makes Emergency Landing in Florida, Incident Appears Unrelated...
A Southwest Airlines jet of the Boeing 737 Max line grounded after two catastrophic crashes was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff at Florida’s Orlando International Airport on...
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Boeing's 737 Max Fix Won't Be Ready for Weeks, FAA Says
Boeing’s 737 Max line of jets won’t be flying passengers again for at least a few weeks as the company continues working on software and hardware updates deemed necessary after two air disasters, CNN...
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Ethiopian Air Pilots Followed Proper Procedures Before Boeing 737 Max Crash...
The pilots of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 followed proper procedures before the March 10 flight that killed 157 people, according to a preliminary report by the Ethiopian government.Read more...
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A New Design Promises to Quiet the Terrifying Roar of Flushing an Airplane...
Flying has become an altogether unpleasant experience, from long security lines at the airport to cramped, uncomfortable seats. But one of the more unsettling parts of flying, those airplane lavatory...
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You Don’t Need to Sneak Weed Past Security at LAX
The Los Angeles International Airport now allows passengers to bring weed into the airport. Read more...
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Stratolaunch, World's Largest-Ever Plane by Wingspan, Successfully Takes Off...
Stratolaunch, the world’s largest plane by wingspan and the brainchild of late Silicon Valley billionaire Paul Allen, finally took off at around 10:00 a.m. local time on Saturday for a two and a half...
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FAA Report: Boeing 737 Max Software is 'Operationally Suitable’
The Federal Aviation Administration has released a draft report about its initial review of the Boeing 737 Max software update, following two recent plane crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed...
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United Airlines CEO Promises They're Working on the Shitty Wifi
Airline seats are getting smaller, the wifi sucks, and you’re pissed to even get on a plane. But the airlines hear you. At least that’s what they’re saying.Read more...
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Report: Boeing Insiders Called FAA Hotline to Report Issues With 737 Max Jets
At least four current or former Boeing employees called a Federal Aviation Administration hotline to report issues with the company’s 737 Max line of jets on April 5, the day after Ethiopia’s minister...
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Boeing Jet Sales Have Tanked in the Wake of 737 Max Crashes
After two crashes in the Java Sea near Indonesia and Ethiopia involving Boeing’s 737 Max line of passenger jets killed a total of 346 people, sales of 737 Max models have plummeted, CNN reported on...
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It's About to Get Much More Difficult to Fly DJI Drones Into Planes
Last year, when a Robinson R22 crashed outside of Charleston, South Carolina, the student pilot and instructor in the helicopter said they lost control of the aircraft as they tried to avoid a DJI...
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American Airlines Wants to Win Back Trust in Its Boeing 737 Max Jets by...
American Airlines has a plan for convincing consumers that the Boeing 737 Max aircraft in its fleet are safe for flight: Stick their top brass on them and see how it goes.Read more...
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Metallic Hydrogen, Toxic Fandom, and the Fifth Dimension: Best Gizmodo...
Lying, tech tricks, and snares, oh my: This week at Gizmodo, our team of reporters and editors hit three different ways consumers are being ripped off, manipulated, or tracked in secret in their...
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