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Grounded Boeing Max 9 Jets Could Resume Flying Within Days

Baua Electric

6 after a body panel detached from an Alaska Airlines Max 9 minutes after the flight took off from Portland, Ore., On Wednesday, the agency approved a set of inspection and maintenance procedures and said airlines could resume flying the jets once the checks were complete. leaving a gaping hole in the side of the jet.

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Investigators Outline Critical Questions in Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident

Baua Electric

The questions also include whether Alaska Airlines, which operated the flight from Portland, Ore., said investigators had a great deal of work to do, including inspecting the plug, which was recovered from a backyard in Portland. Their work is expected to carry on for weeks. Jennifer Homendy, the chairwoman of the N.T.S.B.,

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The Growing List of EVmatch Partners

EV Match

Once on the road, EV drivers reduce their carbon emissions by up to 80% and save over $1,000/year on fuel & maintenance. We’ve partnered with Charli to install and operate Level 2 EV charging stations around the Portland area. CEO of Charli Charging, Alex Hassen, charges his car at 200 Market Street in Portland, OR.

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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. Almost immediately, the F.A.A. grounded some Max 9s. As part of the F.A.A.’s

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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

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An internal system that tracks maintenance work at the facility, which assembles 737s, shows the request for maintenance but does not contain information about whether the door plug was inspected after it was replaced, the person said. In 2018 and 2019, two crashes of the 737 Max 8 killed 346 people.

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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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