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Nobody would ve expected the 70+ percent approval rating Gov. Phil Murphy enjoyed in the early days of the pandemic to last this far into the crisis. So he’s got to be pretty happy with a Monmouth University poll the gold standard of New Jersey polling pegging his approval rating with state residents at 57 percent while 35 percent disapprove.
Companies vying to complete $2B replacement of Newark Airport monorail
Updated 11:02 AM;
Four companies got a green light from the Port Authority Wednesday to draft proposals to replace the old Newark Liberty International Airport monorail with a “21st Century Air Train,” with a goal of starting construction in mid-2022.
Officials, including Gov. Phil Murphy, called it a significant step in honoring the authority’s October 2019 commitment to the governor after he called for a $2 billion replacement of the 25-year old monorail that connects the airport terminals and the Northeast Corridor rail line.
The four groups selected are consortiums of major construction companies, transit equipment builders and engineering companies.
More than 1,200 of the airline's catering staff are in danger of losing their jobs, despite the airline having received billions of dollars in COVID-related federal bail-out funds.
Fresh Blow to Boeing as FAA Demands More Assurance Over 737 MAX Electrical Grounding Issue
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Boeing 737 bound for Ukraine crashes in Iran
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has doubled down on Boeing aircraft safety and asked the beleaguered company to provide fresh proof that 737 MAX subsystems are not affected by electrical grounding issues.
The new FAA guidance has added more uncertainty over when Boeing s 737 aircraft will be cleared to fly again, Reuters reported, citing sources. As of now a quarter of 737 MAX fleet has been grounded over electrical problems.
Origins of the Manufacturing Problem
The FAA, in late April, said it was probing the origins of a manufacturing problem that caused the grounding of Boeing 737 Max planes. FAA had earlier asked for on the electrical issues on as many as 109 737 Max aircraft. This followed finding that there was not enough electrical grounding in some areas of the cockpit of some jetliners.