SEATTLE: Boeing Co confirmed suspension of deliveries of 737 MAX aircraft on Thursday but continues to produce its single-aisle jets at full speed while dealing with the worldwide 737 MAX fleet’s grounding following a deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash. Reuters reported on Wednesday that deliveries were effectively halted as most airlines would avoid taking a jet […]
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Maha state to get 1L solar pumps in phase 2
Mumbai: The chief minister’s solar agriculture pump scheme is in demand all over the state. In the first phase, Maharashtra State Electric Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) is in the concluding process for installation of 25,000 solar pumps. Because of huge response, more than one lakh solar pumps will be installed throughout the state in the […]
Decision on funding to Jet Airways will be on collective basis, says PNB
Mumbai: State-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Wednesday said any decision to provide emergency funds to cash-strapped Jet Airways will be taken collectively by the lenders and not on a standalone basis. The assertion comes in the backdrop of media reports that PNB had approved Rs 2,050 crore of emergency funding to Jet Airways, for […]
BMC refuses to change Coastal Road design
Mumbai: Although the residents of south Mumbai are up in arms against the design of the coastal road, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) asserts that it is too late to change the design. “It is impossible to change any design for the coastal road at this time as not only work orders have been given […]
DGCA issues interim safety steps after 737 Max 8 review
New Delhi: Following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in Ethiopia on Sunday that killed all 157 people on board including four Indians, the Indian aviation regulator DGCA on Monday undertook a safety assessment of the aircraft of the same make used by Indian carriers and issued interim safety measures […]
World leaders grieve in wake of Ethiopian airlines plane crash
Ethiopia: China on Monday ordered domestic airlines to suspend commercial operation of the Boeing 737 MAX 8, citing the Ethiopian Airlines crash and another deadly accident of that same model in Indonesia. Noting the “similarities” between the two accidents, China’s Civil Aviation Administration said domestic airlines had until 6:00 pm local time (1000 GMT) to […]
Ethiopian Airlines grounds Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet after crash
Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Airlines said on Monday it had grounded its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet after a crash that killed 149 passengers, including four Indians, and eight crew. “Following the tragic accident of ET 302… Ethiopian Airlines has decided to ground all B-737-8 MAX fleet effective yesterday, March 10, until further notice,” the state-owned […]
Heart breaking list of passengers who died in Ethiopian plane crash
Addis Ababa: An Ethiopian Airlines jet has faltered and crashed shortly after takeoff, carving a gash in the earth and spreading global grief to 35 countries that had someone among the 157 people who were killed. The crash shattered more than two years of relative calm in African skies, where travel had long been chaotic. […]
Jet Airways denies report of new USD 293 million loan from PNB
New Delhi: Debt-laden Jet Airways Ltd denied a media report on Monday that it had secured a 20.50 billion rupee (USD 293 million) loan from state-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) to help pay overdue plane leasing fees and salaries. The airline, which has had to ground planes after failing to make payments to leasing companies […]
India seeks Saudi investment in strategic oil storage, rescue plan for refinery
New Delhi: India has invited Saudi Arabia to invest in its strategic oil storage even as it looks to resurrect a USD 44 billion (Rs 3.08 lakh crore) refinery project with the world’s largest oil producer after the BJP-ruled Maharashtra government denied land at the initial site. Saudi Oil Minister Khalid Al Falih, on his […]
Rupee opens 18 paise lower against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee opened 18 paise lower at 70.18 against the US dollar on Friday on increased demand for the greenback from importers and banks amid lower opening of domestic equities. Forex dealers said, strengthening of the American currency in the overseas market weighed on the domestic currency. However, fresh foreign fund inflows, easing crude […]
At 20,000 ft, Air India flight to Frankfurt suffers cabin decompression
New Delhi: An Air India plane, with around 200 people on board, had a close shave on Wednesday after suffering cabin decompression at an altitude of 20,000 feet shortly after taking off. The Frankfurt-bound flight returned safely to Delhi. The Boeing 787 took off from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport at 1:35 pm and lost […]