Category: Airline Sector

Monday, September 23, 2019

Thomas Cook COLLAPSE! 300,000 Passengers Stranded, Flights Cancelled, Planes Grounded / ConsumerWatch / Airline Sector

By: HGR

One of the world's oldest and largest travel companies, Thomas Cook has gone bust, ceased trading, all planes have been grounded whilst all planes in the air have been ordered to return back to the UK and all booked future flights and holidays have been cancelled. With the Thomas Cook website stating that the company has entered into compulsory liquidation.

Friday, April 05, 2019

Boeing 737 MAX 8’s Problem Is Not Software / Companies / Airline Sector

By: Raul_I_Meijer

We had already been told that in the Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 crash which killed all 157 people on board, the 4-month old 737 MAX 8’s anti-stall software reengaged itself four times in 6 minutes as the pilots struggled to straighten the plane post-takeoff. In the end, the anti-stall software won and pushed the plane nose-down towards the earth. Now, Ethiopia -finally?!- released its report in the March 10 crash:

Minister of Transport Dagmawit Moges said that the crew of the Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi on 10 March “performed all the procedures repeatedly provided by the manufacturer but were not able to control the aircraft.” As result, investigations have concluded that Boeing should be required to review the so-called manoeuvring characteristics augmentation system on its 737 Max aircraft before the jets are permitted to fly again, she said.