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Aerospace giant Boeing is reportedly hiring 160 pilots to be embedded at airlines in a bid to help the 737 Max return to smooth service.
The new “Global Engagement Pilots” will act as instructors or cockpit observers on 35-day assignments.
The planes were grounded worldwide in March 2019 following two deadly crashes that killed 346 people.
Brazil s Gol recently became the first airline to resume commercial flights with the model.
“We continue to work closely with global regulators and customers to safely return the 737-8 and 737-9 to service worldwide,” Boeing told the BBC in a statement.
The move is part of a broader programme to support customers on all Boeing commercial models.
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The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, as well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, François-Philippe Champagne, and Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau, today issued the following statement to welcome the report from the Honourable Ralph Goodale, the Special Advisor for Canada s ongoing response to the Ukraine International Airlines tragedy: Today, we are pleased to accept the report from Special Advisor Ralph Goodale, who is advising on the Government of Canada s ongoing response to Iran s shooting-down of Flight PS752. We thank Mr. Goodale for his dedication, heartfelt work, and thoughtful recommendations. When Iran shot down a Ukrainian commercial jetliner, Flight PS752, it took the lives of 176 innocent people, including 138 with ties to Canada. The report provides valuable recommendations to identify lessons learned from this air disaster as well as those of Air India Flight 182 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. Its findings will be used to establish best practices to respo
A Kenyan family that lost kin in the deadly Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash has received a record-breaking settlement from plane manufacturer Boeing.
This is the first case to be settled from dozens of lawsuits filed in a US Federal Court in Chicago against Boeing by Ribbeck Law Chartered on behalf of victimsâ families.
The suits followed two fatal crashes involving the same Boeing 737 Max 8 model.
Manuel von Ribbeck, Ribbeck Law Chartered Founding Partner, has been seeking compensation in the courts in Chicago for the families of the victims.
âWe sought and asked for the largest amount possible to be paid as compensation to the families we represent,â Mr. Ribbeck stated after the settlement.
Goodale s report on Flight PS752 tragedy says Iran should not be investigating itself
The prime minister s special adviser on the destruction of Flight PS752, Ralph Goodale, issued a report today saying that Iran should not be left in charge of the investigation since it was the actions of the Iranian military that caused the deadly crash in the first place.
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Foreign affairs minister says he does not believe human error is reason Flight PS752 was shot down
Posted: Dec 15, 2020 1:10 PM ET | Last Updated: December 16, 2020
Investigators comb through the wreckage of Flight PS752 outside Tehran.(Reuters)