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The first civil trial over a Boeing 737 Max crash in Ethiopia more than six years ago opened Wednesday before a federal court jury that was asked to decide how much the American aerospace company must pay to the family of one of the 157 victims. The eight-person jury in Chicago, where Boeing used to have its headquarters, had been expected to set financial compensation amounts for the families of two women who were among the people who died when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 plunged to the ground in March 2019. But moments before jurors arrived in the courtroom for opening statements, US District Judge Jorge Luis Alonso was notified that one of the cases had been settled out of court. We are grateful, Fredrick Musau Ndivo, the father of Mercy Ndivo, a 28-year-old mother originally from Kenya, told the judge after his family reached a settlement with Boeing. We wish you the best and wish the legal system of America to hold up the rights and justice for the people for all walks of ...

The company is also laying the groundwork to increase the manufacturing pace again in April and once more in late 2026

The new narrowbody aircraft programme aims to restore market confidence after 737 MAX crises and strengthen Boeing's position against Airbus

According to the lawsuit, both companies were aware of the risk, particularly after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a 2018 caution about disengaged locking mechanisms on several B

Debojo Maharshi, Chief Business Officer, SpiceJet, said the induction will help the airline increase frequency on key routes ahead of the festival season

SpiceJet has signed multiple settlements in recent years to resolve disputes with lessors and other creditors, but has continued to struggle with capacity expansion

While most of these aircraft will join the fleet in October, a few are scheduled to arrive a couple of weeks earlier, the airline said in a company statement

The aviation regulator acted after Air India reported multiple safety violations, including breaches in cabin crew rest rules, flight duty hours, and training procedures

The DGCA's directive followed the preliminary report issued on July 12 by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the June 12 crash of Air India flight AI171, which killed 260 people

Following the June 12 crash of a Boeing Dreamliner in Ahmedabad, Air India completed checks on fuel control switch locking systems and found no faults in its fleet

Sandhu, who was with Air India for nearly 39 years in various capacities, is the founder of aviation consultancy firm Aviazione

A month after Air India crash, DGCA has asked all airlines to inspect Boeing 737 and 787 fuel switches for locking faults

AAIB's preliminary report on the June 12 Air India crash reveals engine failure, mid-air fuel cutoff, and pilot distress call; 240 onboard and 19 on ground died in the Ahmedabad accident

The Boeing 737 aircraft operated by Spring Airlines Japan, with 191 people on board, experienced a cabin pressure irregularity. Passengers described the incident on social media as 'life-threatening'

The midair blowout in January 2024, which left a gaping hole in the side of the plane operated by Alaska Airlines, didn't result in any fatalities, but it plunged Boeing into crisis

Lawyers for 15 families argued Boeing should stand trial for criminal conspiracy as the government had originally planned, to hold the company more accountable for the deaths of 346 people

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said on Wednesday that due to the tariffs, many of our customers in China have indicated that they will not take delivery

Started operation just less than three years ago, the airline's passenger traffic more than doubled over the past year

The Mumbai-based low-cost airline, Akasa Air, which started operations about three years ago, has a fleet of 27 planes, but has 226 jets - all Boeing 737 MAXs - on order

Domestic budget carrier SpiceJet on Tuesday said it is set to re-induct one of its grounded Boeing 737 Max aircraft into operations from January 29, as part of its plan to put all these planes back into service in a phased manner. The first such plane is set to be deployed on high-demand markets such as Jeddah and Riyadh, starting Wednesday, it said. Grounded for several months, the aircraft's return marks a significant milestone in the airline's fleet restoration and operational enhancement efforts, SpiceJet said in a statement. Under its ongoing fleet restoration plan, the airline aims to bring ten aircraft, including four Boeing 737 MAX planes, back into service by mid-April and this is the first 737 MAX aircraft to be brought back under the exercise, it said. In addition to this, SpiceJet said it has since October last year added 10 aircraft to its fleet, comprising three previously grounded planes and seven newly-leased aircraft. This has enabled the airline to expand its net