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US Grounds Over 170 Boeing 737 MAX 9 Planes After Mid-Air Scare
The US air safety regulator announced Saturday it was grounding and ordering inspections on some Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes a day after a window panel blew out of one of the aircraft over the state of Oregon.
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US Regulator Opens Boeing Safety Review Amid Reports Of Pressure
US air safety regulators will open a review of operations at Boeing after feedback from inspectors assigned to provide oversight for the government showed many feel unable to share their concerns.
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Volocopter Air Taxi Startup Gains Key Production Certification by Acquiring Long-Time Partner DG Flugzeugbau
Volocopter said it was acquiring long-time partner DG Flugzeugbau, in a step that secures its compliance with the European Union air safety regulator's production standards.
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Boeing 777X Needs Over Two More Years Of Testing, Says US Regulator
US air safety regulators have notified Boeing that the aviation giant's newest widebody plane will require more than two years of additional testing and analysis before it can be certified.
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US Orders Ford To Recall 3 Million Vehicles With Takata Airbags
US regulators on Tuesday ordered Ford to recall three million vehicles containing Takata airbags that show signs of "potential future rupture risk."
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US Regulators Complete Test Flights On Boeing 737 MAX
Air safety regulators successfully completed three days of flight tests on the Boeing 737 MAX, a key step in recertifying the plane, US officials said Wednesday.
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Test Flight Of Boeing 737 MAX, Grounded Over Crashes, Likely In Weeks
Boeing shares rallied Thursday following a top US air safety regulator that a certification flight for the 737 MAX could occur within weeks.
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US Aviation Body Launches High-Priority Probe Into Boeing's Safety Analyses: Report
The US aviation regulator has launched a high-priority probe of the safety analyses performed over the years by Boeing Co, following the crash of a Lion Air jet in Indonesia last month, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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Takata Failed To Report 2003 Air Bag Rupture To US Road Authority
Japanese air bag supplier Takata Corp said it failed to inform the US auto safety agency of a 2003 rupture of one of its air bag inflators in Switzerland, according to an internal Takata report released by US regulators on Friday.
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Takata to Recall 34 Million Vehicles in US With Defective Air Bags
Japanese air bag manufacturer Takata Corp has agreed to declare nearly 34 million vehicles defective due to problems with air bag inflators, creating the largest automotive recall in American history, U.S. safety regulators said on Tuesday.
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India's Aviation Safety Mechanism May Remain Downgraded
The American aviation regulator, which conducted a fresh safety audit of DGCA from December eight, is likely to determine India's safety rating in March 2015, almost a year after downgrading it from the top Category-I to Category-II.
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US probes Southwest Air's LaGuardia landing
US safety regulators launched an investigation on Tuesday into the collapse of the front landing gear on a Southwest Airlines plane shortly after it touched down at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Monday evening.
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US investigates Honda minivans for air bag trouble
US safety regulators have added about 320,000 older model Honda Odyssey minivans to a widening probe of faulty air bags that affects at least three automakers and more than 2 million vehicles.
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Boeing 787 battery woes put FAA approval under scrutiny
In 2007, US regulators cleared Boeing's use of a highly flammable battery in the 787 Dreamliner, deciding it was safe to let the lithium-ion battery burn out if it caught fire mid-air as long as the flames were contained, and smoke and fumes vented properly, according to the documents reviewed by Reuters.
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Dreamliner decision after Boeing report: DGCA
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation will decide on whether or not to ground national carrier Air India's Boeing Co Dreamliner jets after the US company submits a report on the aircraft's safety, the regulator's head said on Wednesday.
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US Grounds Over 170 Boeing 737 MAX 9 Planes After Mid-Air Scare
The US air safety regulator announced Saturday it was grounding and ordering inspections on some Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes a day after a window panel blew out of one of the aircraft over the state of Oregon.
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US Regulator Opens Boeing Safety Review Amid Reports Of Pressure
US air safety regulators will open a review of operations at Boeing after feedback from inspectors assigned to provide oversight for the government showed many feel unable to share their concerns.
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Volocopter Air Taxi Startup Gains Key Production Certification by Acquiring Long-Time Partner DG Flugzeugbau
Volocopter said it was acquiring long-time partner DG Flugzeugbau, in a step that secures its compliance with the European Union air safety regulator's production standards.
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Boeing 777X Needs Over Two More Years Of Testing, Says US Regulator
US air safety regulators have notified Boeing that the aviation giant's newest widebody plane will require more than two years of additional testing and analysis before it can be certified.
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US Orders Ford To Recall 3 Million Vehicles With Takata Airbags
US regulators on Tuesday ordered Ford to recall three million vehicles containing Takata airbags that show signs of "potential future rupture risk."
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US Regulators Complete Test Flights On Boeing 737 MAX
Air safety regulators successfully completed three days of flight tests on the Boeing 737 MAX, a key step in recertifying the plane, US officials said Wednesday.
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Test Flight Of Boeing 737 MAX, Grounded Over Crashes, Likely In Weeks
Boeing shares rallied Thursday following a top US air safety regulator that a certification flight for the 737 MAX could occur within weeks.
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US Aviation Body Launches High-Priority Probe Into Boeing's Safety Analyses: Report
The US aviation regulator has launched a high-priority probe of the safety analyses performed over the years by Boeing Co, following the crash of a Lion Air jet in Indonesia last month, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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Takata Failed To Report 2003 Air Bag Rupture To US Road Authority
Japanese air bag supplier Takata Corp said it failed to inform the US auto safety agency of a 2003 rupture of one of its air bag inflators in Switzerland, according to an internal Takata report released by US regulators on Friday.
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Takata to Recall 34 Million Vehicles in US With Defective Air Bags
Japanese air bag manufacturer Takata Corp has agreed to declare nearly 34 million vehicles defective due to problems with air bag inflators, creating the largest automotive recall in American history, U.S. safety regulators said on Tuesday.
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India's Aviation Safety Mechanism May Remain Downgraded
The American aviation regulator, which conducted a fresh safety audit of DGCA from December eight, is likely to determine India's safety rating in March 2015, almost a year after downgrading it from the top Category-I to Category-II.
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US probes Southwest Air's LaGuardia landing
US safety regulators launched an investigation on Tuesday into the collapse of the front landing gear on a Southwest Airlines plane shortly after it touched down at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Monday evening.
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US investigates Honda minivans for air bag trouble
US safety regulators have added about 320,000 older model Honda Odyssey minivans to a widening probe of faulty air bags that affects at least three automakers and more than 2 million vehicles.
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Boeing 787 battery woes put FAA approval under scrutiny
In 2007, US regulators cleared Boeing's use of a highly flammable battery in the 787 Dreamliner, deciding it was safe to let the lithium-ion battery burn out if it caught fire mid-air as long as the flames were contained, and smoke and fumes vented properly, according to the documents reviewed by Reuters.
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Dreamliner decision after Boeing report: DGCA
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation will decide on whether or not to ground national carrier Air India's Boeing Co Dreamliner jets after the US company submits a report on the aircraft's safety, the regulator's head said on Wednesday.
