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(Eagle News)–The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has retrieved the “black box” from the Lionair plane that crashed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport as it was on its way to Japan for a medical evacuation. In a statement, CAAP said the flight data recorder was recovered from the gutted airframe of RP-C5880, a West Wind 24 aircraft. CAAP said the plane’s Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) was also recovered from the crash site. CAAP […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night condoled with the kin of those who died in the Lionair plane that crashed as it was on its way to Japan for a medical evacuation. “My condolences to the families and I assure you na tutulong kami sa anumang paraan. Do not be discouraged,” the President said. Eight people were killed after the plane bound for Haneda crashed and caught fire at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine airport authorities are now investigating Lionair Philippines and are mulling grounding its entire fleet after the latest incident involving its medical plane at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said that it is investigating the latest accident of Lionair involving a medical evacuation plane that caught fire while taking off at NAIA’s runway on Sunday […]
Hong Kong on Wednesday barred Boeing 737 MAX airliners from its airspace, the latest in a series of government bans worldwide in the wake of a deadly plane crash in Ethiopia. Despite Boeing’s assurances in the wake of the disaster, the European Union, Britain and India joined China and other countries grounding the plane or banning it from their airspace as they await the results of the crash investigation. The semi-autonomous Chinese city’s Civil Aviation […]
by Heather SCOTT The United States said there is “no basis” to ground Boeing 737 MAX airplanes, after a second deadly crash involving the model in less than five months prompted governments worldwide to ban the aircraft. Despite the aviation giant’s assurances that the plane is safe and reliable, the European Union, Britain and India joined China and other countries grounding the plane or banning it from their airspace as they await the results of […]
