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...Lamola said his intention was to “become a mid-sized airline that focuses on the intercontinental links needed to benefit South African trade and tourism....
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...Boeing is facing scrutiny from regulators and the US Department of Justice after a door panel blew out mid-flight on a 737 Max in January....
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...The door plugs replace mid-cabin emergency exit doors and are installed depending on the configuration used by the respective airline operator....
...Despite the plane maker’s latest problems surrounding its mid-air incident on one of its Max 9 aircraft last month, Mesfin expressed confidence in the company....
...Alaska on Thursday said it expected to take a $150mn hit to profits this year from the grounding of its Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet after the mid-air loss of a door plug on one of its flight from Oregon to California...
...A 737 Max jet left a Boeing factory missing four bolts designed to secure a door panel that blew off in mid-flight last month, according to a preliminary report by a US regulator....
...I asked the Department for Transport for these workings....
...The Alaska Airlines flight was carrying 171 passengers and six crew when it suffered a mid-flight accident, with a section of the fuselage torn away....
...The chief executive of United Airlines warned on Tuesday that he was rethinking a multibillion-dollar order for new planes after being forced to ground 79 of its 737 Max 9 aircraft following a damaging mid-flight...
...The UK actually ranks mid-table in a group of 10 large economies when comparing the ratio of plug-in vehicles on the road, including hybrids, to standard chargers....
...“In 2023, Samsung focused on the mid- to high-end segment for profitability but lost share in the low-end segment and also its leading position in the global market,” said Amber Liu, a manager at Canalys...
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...“Nobody goes out at night, or sometimes even in the day,” said Jorge, a taxi driver in his mid-forties. “They have cut off our freedom.”...
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