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Iran seeks help reading downed plane’s black boxes in new standoff
Iran said it had asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner, potentially angering countriescwhich want the recorders analysed abroad.
![The head of the coroner's office in Tehran said 123 of the 176 victims had been identified, ILNA news agency reported [Abedin Taherkenareh-EPA]](https://www.today.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/19114745-324x235.jpg "Bodies of Ukrainian victims of downed plane arrive Kiev")
Bodies of Ukrainian victims of downed plane arrive Kiev
The flag-draped coffins of the 11 Ukrainians who died in a plane mistakenly shot down by Iran amid heightened tensions with Washington arrived in Kiev on Sunday.
Embattled ex-Boeing chief walks away with $62.2 million
The Boeing CEO who was ousted last month for the company’s botched response to two crashes and the grounding of its best-selling plane will walk away with $62.2 million, the company disclosed Friday.
History of planes brought down by missiles since 1973
The jetliner, a Boeing 737 operated by Ukraine International Airlines, went down on the outskirts of Tehran during takeoff on Wednesday, January 8, just hours after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at US forces in Iraq.
Iran to analyze black box after missile blamed for crash
Iran said on Friday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner that crashed, killing all 176 people aboard, after Canada and others said the plane was brought down by an Iranian missile, probably by mistake.
Boeing staff mock 737 Max in damning emails
Boeing’s 737 MAX plane is “designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys”, a company employee wrote in one of a trove of newly published internal messages.
Dubai airshow opens as big Gulf Airlines slow down purchases
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Boeing expects to resume 737 Max commercial service green light in January
Boeing on Monday said it expects to resume deliveries of its grounded 737 Max planes as early as next month and that airlines could be able to restart commercial service in January, setting off the biggest rally in the company’s shares since June.
Indonesia’s Lion Air finds cracks in two 737 NGs
Lion Air has found structural cracks in two Boeing Co (BA.N) 737 NG planes with fewer flights than a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) threshold for checks, Indonesia’s aviation safety regulator said on Friday.
Pius Adesanmi’s family kicks over burial in Canada, other matters
The family of late academic, Pius Adesanmi, have criticised his burial in the Canada, saying it goes against his wishes.
Lion Air crash: One year after, Boeing 737 MAX remains grounded
On March 12, 2019, Dennis Muilenburg phoned US President Donald Trump for support after European and Chinese regulators grounded the Boeing 737 MAX following an Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people.
Boeing says it is addressing Indonesia’s safety guidance on Lion Air crash
Boeing Co said on Friday it is addressing Indonesia’s safety recommendations following calls for better cockpit systems and oversight by U.S. regulators, and after the country blamed design flaws for a deadly Lion Air 737 MAX jet crash.
Boeing expects 737 Max to return to skies in New Year
Boeing has said it expects its troubled 737 Max aircraft to return to the skies before the end of the year.
Boeing regrets ex-pilot’s 737 MAX messages, faults simulator
Boeing Co said on Sunday it understood the outcry over leaked messages from a former test pilot over erratic software behavior on its 737 MAX jet two years before recent crashes, and added it was still investigating what they meant.
Boeing wants it to fly, but travellers fear the 737 MAX
On September 12, Boeing started putting out 30-second videos in which employees tout its planes’ safety, hoping to reassure travelers about the 737 MAX that’s been grounded worldwide since two crashes that killed 346 people.
Boeing crash victims’ lawyer to seek testimony from 737 MAX whistleblower
An attorney representing families of passengers killed in a Boeing Co 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia said on Friday he will seek sworn evidence from a Boeing engineer who claims the company rejected a proposed safety upgrade to the 737 MAX because it was too costly.
Elon Musk unveils Starship rocket for Moon and Mars missions
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has unveiled the latest iteration of his space company’s newly assembled Starship, outlining a speedy development timeline for the centerpiece vehicle of SpaceX’s quest to launch humans to the moon and Mars.
Boeing to start paying compensation to families of victims killed in 737 Max crashes
Boeing will begin to pay $50 million in financial assistance to the families of more than 300 victims of the two 737 Max crashes, the company announced Monday.
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