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Virgin Australia scraps order of 25 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
The airline’s new owners have decided that it only needs half of the 737 MAX planes that were on the original order form.
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Virgin Australia announces restructure of Boeing 737 MAX order
by Christian Fleetwood
Proving that the Boeing fiasco is the gift that keeps on giving to the media comes this bit of news from Virgin.
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Boeing update: Lion Air Crash families pressured into no-suit deal, while doomed jets lacked ‘optional’ safety features
by Christian Fleetwood
We weren’t aware that some flight safety features were ‘optional’, but now that we are, we’ve suddenly developed a phobia of flying.
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Boeing facing huge insurance claims from victims of Ethiopian Airlines MAX 8 crash
It’s been a week from hell for Boeing, and it appears the pain won’t be ending anytime soon for the aircraft giant.
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BOEING UDATE: US and Canada finally boycott MAX 8 aircraft, while Melbourne manufacturer could suffer
by Christian Fleetwood
They’re last to the table, but the US and Canada have finally banned and grounded all Boeing MAX 8 aircraft in their national airspace.
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Ethiopia crash update: Black box found as airlines ground Boeing 737 Max 8s
by Ali Coulton
Boeing execs are no doubt sweating bullets as airlines catch wind that the manufacturer’s “most reliable” model has been involved in two deadly crashed in the space of six months.
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“My prediction is nobody saved. All dead”: 189 people feared dead after Lion Air flight plunges into the sea
by Ali Coulton
The plane lost contact and nosedived into the sea off Jakarta not long after take off. Authorities predict no survivors will be found.
