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Mukesh Ambani’s conglomerate uses the type of Boeing Co. jet that is facing global scrutiny after a fuselage section on one such aircraft blew out mid-flight on Friday. Reliance Industries Ltd., controlled by Asia’s richest man, is the only one with a corporate jet that’s a Boeing 737-9 Max variant and has a plugged mid-cabin exit door, data from flight data provider Cirium show.

aviation regulator said on Monday that checks by domestic airlines of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft had been performed satisfactorily after a cabin panel blew out on a new Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 aircraft last week. India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday ordered all Indian operators with the 737 Max 8 aircraft to check the operation and proper closing of all over-wing emergency exits as a precautionary measure. Indian airlines do not operate the 737 Max 9 aircraft. The Alaska Airlines aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing on Friday as it climbed out of Portland, Oregon, triggering a temporary grounding of Max 9 jets in the United States. Checks have been satisfactorily performed on four 737 Max 8 aircraft operated by Air India Express, eight by Spicejet, and 20 by Akasa Air, the Indian regulator said in a statement. Spicejet said on Monday that the investigations produced no adverse findings and that its flight operations were not affected by the checks.

Boeing 737 Max 9 plane still in the climbing phase, according to various media reports. An unused emergency exit door blew out, causing a significant loss of cabin pressure and resulting in a gaping hole in the fuselage. Fortunately, the passengers escaped serious harm as the aircraft was at a relatively low altitude of around 16,300 feet, revealed a BBC report.

(Reuters) — A serious mid-air breach has landed planemaker Boeing (NYSE:BA) in the regulatory crosshairs just as it was awaiting approval of new models of its best-selling MAX jet.

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NEW DELHI , BENGALURU : The Adani Group is looking to take its airports business global beginning with the Far East and Southeast Asia, a top executive aware of the development said. The expansion would be part of the second phase of the airport plans of the group, which entered the sector in 2020. “The new strategy will run parallel to the domestic expansion strategy through acquisition of airports being divested by the government, and also looking at bidding for greenfield airports," the executive said on the condition of anonymity.

Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft sees window blowout on Alaska Airlines. Top 10 Updates Alaska Airlines on Saturday said it will ground its entire fleet of Boeing Co. 737 Max-9 aircraft temporarily.

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The US Federal Aviation Administration ordered the temporary grounding of certain Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737 MAX 9 jets flown by US airlines, after one such aircraft belonging to Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE:ALK) lost an emergency exit door midair on Friday.

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norms proposed to deal with pilot fatigue, including more rest hours, will help in putting in place a facilitative regime for pilots, according to Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. Against the backdrop of rising concerns about fatigue among pilots, aviation watchdog DGCA, in November 2023, proposed various changes to the norms governing duty timings of flight crew, including more rest time for pilots.

The P&W problem One of the biggest reasons airlines have not been able to ramp up the size of their fleets is because of issues with engines made by American manufacturer Pratt and Whitney (P&W). In July, RTX Corp, the parent of Pratt and Whitney, said that a powder metal defect could lead to the cracking of some engine components in Airbus A320neo jets. It called for accelerated inspections of around 600-700 engines on these jets for lengthy quality inspections between 2023 and 2026.

Taiwan's defence ministry accused China on Saturday of threatening aviation safety and waging psychological warfare on the island's people with a recent spate of balloons spotted near or over the island, days before key Taiwanese elections. The potential for China to use balloons for spying became a global issue in February when the United States shot down what it said was a Chinese surveillance balloon. China said the balloon was a civilian craft that accidentally drifted astray. Taiwan is on high alert for Chinese military and political activity ahead of the Jan.

grounded certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 jetliners for safety checks following a cabin panel blowout that forced a new Alaska Airlines jet carrying passengers to make an emergency landing. A piece of fuselage tore off the left side of the jet as it climbed following takeoff from Portland, Oregon, en route to Ontario, California, on Friday, forcing pilots to turn back and land safely with all 171 passengers and six crew on board.

Boeing 737 Max 9 jet in Portland, Oregon, led the Federal Aviation Administration to order some U.S. airlines to stop using some Max 9 planes until they are inspected. The order will affect about 171 planes owned by Alaska, United and other airlines. The episode also raised troubling new questions about the safety of a workhorse aircraft design dogged by years of problems and multiple deadly crashes. No one was seriously injured in Friday's incident. The jetliner returned to the airport shortly after the plane's fuselage broke open in midair, leaving a door-size hole in the side of the aircraft. Within hours of the episode, Alaska Airlines said it would ground all 65 of the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft in its fleet until mechanics could carefully inspect each plane. Later on Saturday, the FAA ordered the temporary grounding of planes in some other airlines' fleets. The National Transportation Safety Board also said it was investigating the cause of the incident. Jessica Kowal, a spokesperson for Boeing, said in a statement, «We agree with and fully support the FAA's decision to require immediate inspections of 737-9 airplanes with the same configuration as the affected airplane.» And although the particular technical issue that led to Friday's scare appeared unique, Boeing's 737 Max airliners have perhaps the most worrisome history of any modern jetliner currently in service.

Boeing is asking federal regulators to exempt a new model of its 737 Max airliner from a safety standard designed to prevent part of the engine housing from overheating and breaking off during flight. Federal officials said last year that Boeing was working to fix the hazard on current Max planes. In the meantime, they told pilots to limit use of an anti-icing system in some conditions to avoid damage that «could result in loss of control of the airplane.» Without a fix ready, Boeing asked the Federal Aviation Administration last month for an exemption to safety standards related to engine inlets and the anti-ice system through May 2026. Boeing needs the exemption to begin delivering the new, smaller Max 7 to airlines.

DGCA) on Saturday asked Indian carriers to immediately inspect the emergency exits of their B737-8 Max aircraft as a precautionary measure following the Alaska Airlines incident on Friday. An emergency exit door of Alaska Airlines's B737-9 Max aircraft – which was en route from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California – blew out soon after takeoff, forcing the plane to conduct an emergency landing back in Portland on Friday evening. Air India Express, SpiceJet, and Akasa Air have B737-8 Max aircraft in their fleet in the country. In total, the three airlines have 43 737 Max aircraft in their fleet.

Boeing faces new scrutiny about the safety of its best-selling plane after federal officials announced the temporary grounding of Boeing 737-9 Max planes on Saturday, following a harrowing flight in which an Alaska Airlines jetliner was left with a gaping hole in its side. The Federal Aviation Administration said it was requiring immediate inspections of Max 9 planes operated by U.S. airlines or flown in the United States by foreign carriers.

American carrier Alaska Airlines, Indian aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Saturday, asked airlines in the country to inspect the emergency exits on the Boeing 737-8 Maxs in their fleet. Earlier on Friday, the window, emergency exit door, and the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines-operated Boeing 737-8 Max blew out during a flight, prompting the carrier to ground its fleet of Boeings.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), the operator of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital, are locked in a tussle over the development of a proposed air train. This train is designed to connect the airport’s three terminals, its cargo hub, and Aerocity, a zone hosting numerous hotels and office complexes. Two key issues dominate the debate: the project's financing and the number of stops the air train should have.

Taiwan's defence ministry accused China on Saturday of threatening aviation safety and waging psychological warfare on the island's people with a recent spate of balloons spotted near or over the island, days before key Taiwanese elections. The potential for China to use balloons for spying became a global issue in February when the United States shot down what it said was a Chinese surveillance balloon. China said the balloon was a civilian craft that accidentally drifted astray. Taiwan is on high alert for Chinese military and political activity ahead of the Jan.