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Trump Names Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford To Lead US Air Safety Agency
US President Donald Trump named Bryan Bedford, chief executive of Republic Airways, to lead the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday as the agency contends with safety questions following a deadly crash in January.
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Singapore To Fork Out Billions For Changi Airport Upgrades
Singapore will pour an additional $3.7 billion into upgrades at Changi airport, including a long-awaited fifth terminal, as the nation seeks to maintain its position as a top global aviation hub, its leader said Tuesday.
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Washington Air Traffic Control Tower Was Short Staffed During Plane-Chopper Crash: Report
Staffing was "not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic" at the time of the deadly crash in US, an internal preliminary Federal Aviation Administration safety report said.
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Nepal Halts Helicopter Services in Everest Region After Protests
Nepal's airlines have halted helicopter flights to the Everest region after locals angry at the environmental impact and loss of income from trekkers threatened landing sites, aviation officials said Monday.
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South Korea To Send Jeju Air Crash Black Box To US For Analysis
South Korean investigators probing a Jeju Air crash which killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil said Wednesday they will send one of the retrieved black boxes to the United States for analysis.
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US Judge Rejects Boeing 737 MAX Accord Over Diversity Policies
A US judge rejected a criminal settlement with Boeing over the 737 MAX crashes on Thursday, slamming diversity policies at the aviation giant and the Justice Department that made him "skeptical" of a fair outcome.
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Four-Year Ban On Pakistan State Airline Lifted By European Union
The European Union's aviation authorities have lifted a four-year ban on Pakistan's beleaguered national airline that was at the centre of a pilot license scandal, officials said Friday.
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Boeing To Fire Over 2,000 Employees In US, Home To Its Oldest Facilities
The US aviation giant Boeing sent out its first redundancy notifications on Monday as part of a previously announced plan to cut 10 percent of its global workforce.
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Southwest Airlines Plane Hit By Gunfire On Runway In US
A Southwest Airlines plane was hit by gunfire while taking off from an airport in the US city of Dallas on Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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EU, Rolls Royce To Inspect Fleet Of Airbus A350 After Cathay Engine Fire
Europe's aviation safety agency said Thursday it will require inspection of at least a part of the fleet of Airbus A350 wide-body jets in operation after an engine fire on a Cathay Pacific flight.
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Vietnamese Tycoon Jailed For 21 Years For Stock Fraud Worth $146 Million
Trinh Van Quyet, a former Vietnamese property and aviation tycoon was jailed for 21 years on Monday for fraud and stock market manipulation worth $146 million, state media said.
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Boeing Names Ex Aerospace Veteran Robert "Kelly" Ortberg As New CEO
Boeing on Wednesday named former aerospace veteran Robert "Kelly" Ortberg its next CEO, as the aviation giant reported a hefty loss on continued operational problems.
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Vietnamese Tycoon On Trial For $146 Million Fraud In Corruption Crackdown
A former Vietnamese property and aviation tycoon charged with $146 million in fraud and stock market manipulation went on trial in Hanoi Monday, the latest corruption case targeting the communist country's business elite.
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US Regulator Orders Inspection Of Boeing Airplanes Over Oxygen Mask Issue
US aviation regulators said Monday that more than 2,600 Boeing 737 airplanes would need to be inspected, due to concerns that passenger oxygen masks could fail in emergencies.
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Boeing Agrees To Plead Guilty To Fraud In Probe Into 737 MAX Crashes
Boeing said Monday it had reached a deal with the US Department of Justice over two fatal 737 MAX crashes, which court papers show would see the aviation giant plead guilty to fraud.
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Trump Names Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford To Lead US Air Safety Agency
US President Donald Trump named Bryan Bedford, chief executive of Republic Airways, to lead the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday as the agency contends with safety questions following a deadly crash in January.
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Singapore To Fork Out Billions For Changi Airport Upgrades
Singapore will pour an additional $3.7 billion into upgrades at Changi airport, including a long-awaited fifth terminal, as the nation seeks to maintain its position as a top global aviation hub, its leader said Tuesday.
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Washington Air Traffic Control Tower Was Short Staffed During Plane-Chopper Crash: Report
Staffing was "not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic" at the time of the deadly crash in US, an internal preliminary Federal Aviation Administration safety report said.
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Nepal Halts Helicopter Services in Everest Region After Protests
Nepal's airlines have halted helicopter flights to the Everest region after locals angry at the environmental impact and loss of income from trekkers threatened landing sites, aviation officials said Monday.
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South Korea To Send Jeju Air Crash Black Box To US For Analysis
South Korean investigators probing a Jeju Air crash which killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil said Wednesday they will send one of the retrieved black boxes to the United States for analysis.
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US Judge Rejects Boeing 737 MAX Accord Over Diversity Policies
A US judge rejected a criminal settlement with Boeing over the 737 MAX crashes on Thursday, slamming diversity policies at the aviation giant and the Justice Department that made him "skeptical" of a fair outcome.
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Four-Year Ban On Pakistan State Airline Lifted By European Union
The European Union's aviation authorities have lifted a four-year ban on Pakistan's beleaguered national airline that was at the centre of a pilot license scandal, officials said Friday.
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Boeing To Fire Over 2,000 Employees In US, Home To Its Oldest Facilities
The US aviation giant Boeing sent out its first redundancy notifications on Monday as part of a previously announced plan to cut 10 percent of its global workforce.
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Southwest Airlines Plane Hit By Gunfire On Runway In US
A Southwest Airlines plane was hit by gunfire while taking off from an airport in the US city of Dallas on Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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EU, Rolls Royce To Inspect Fleet Of Airbus A350 After Cathay Engine Fire
Europe's aviation safety agency said Thursday it will require inspection of at least a part of the fleet of Airbus A350 wide-body jets in operation after an engine fire on a Cathay Pacific flight.
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Vietnamese Tycoon Jailed For 21 Years For Stock Fraud Worth $146 Million
Trinh Van Quyet, a former Vietnamese property and aviation tycoon was jailed for 21 years on Monday for fraud and stock market manipulation worth $146 million, state media said.
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Boeing Names Ex Aerospace Veteran Robert "Kelly" Ortberg As New CEO
Boeing on Wednesday named former aerospace veteran Robert "Kelly" Ortberg its next CEO, as the aviation giant reported a hefty loss on continued operational problems.
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Vietnamese Tycoon On Trial For $146 Million Fraud In Corruption Crackdown
A former Vietnamese property and aviation tycoon charged with $146 million in fraud and stock market manipulation went on trial in Hanoi Monday, the latest corruption case targeting the communist country's business elite.
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US Regulator Orders Inspection Of Boeing Airplanes Over Oxygen Mask Issue
US aviation regulators said Monday that more than 2,600 Boeing 737 airplanes would need to be inspected, due to concerns that passenger oxygen masks could fail in emergencies.
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Boeing Agrees To Plead Guilty To Fraud In Probe Into 737 MAX Crashes
Boeing said Monday it had reached a deal with the US Department of Justice over two fatal 737 MAX crashes, which court papers show would see the aviation giant plead guilty to fraud.
