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Investigators Outline Critical Questions in Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident

Baua Electric

Investigators have identified several questions as they try to get to the bottom of what caused a part of a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane to be blown out in midflight on Friday, including about how a critical component was installed. The questions also include whether Alaska Airlines, which operated the flight from Portland, Ore.,

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The Growing List of EVmatch Partners

EV Match

EVmatch is partnering with Green Mountain Power to deploy Level 2 charging stations at multi-unit dwellings and commercial locations in rural parts of Vermont served by the utility. Once on the road, EV drivers reduce their carbon emissions by up to 80% and save over $1,000/year on fuel & maintenance. Green Mountain Power.

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Airlines Hoping for More Boeing Jets Could Be Waiting Awhile

Baua Electric

That announcement came about three weeks after a panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 body shortly after takeoff, terrifying passengers on an Alaska Airlines flight and forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing at the Portland International Airport in Oregon. As part of the F.A.A.’s Almost immediately, the F.A.A.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

ReachNow is starting to ramp up in Portland, Seattle, Brooklyn and other cities, but ultimately decided to join forces with Daimler’s Car2Go. Ford purchased Spin, a dockless scooter-sharing company in 2018 and has been working at growing it in U.S. Ford SmartMobility/Chariot –Time for Spin?

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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet

Baua Electric

The employees opened the panel, known as a door plug, because work needed to be done to its rivets — which are often used to join and secure parts on planes — said the person, who asked for anonymity because the person isn’t authorized to speak publicly while the National Transportation Safety Board conducts an investigation.

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Boeing Max 9 Jets Remain Grounded as Airlines Await Inspection Instructions

Baua Electric

The plane landed safely, but the event, on a flight from Portland, Ore., oversight, Boeing’s manufacturing process and installation or maintenance work done on the plane. Another version of the Max, a 737 Max 8, was involved in two crashes that killed hundreds of people in 2018 and 2019 and led to a worldwide grounding of that plane.

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