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It begins: Ethiopia set to become first country to ban internal combustion cars

Baua Electric

Ethiopia spent nearly $6 billion to import fossil fuels last year — with more than half of that spending going to fuel vehicles. In response, Ethiopia’s Transport and Logistics Ministries have announced that automobiles cannot enter Ethiopia, unless they are electric. (!) Ethiopia, however, isn’t waiting for 2035.

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Boeing Directs Airlines to Check 787 Cockpit Seats After Latam Incident

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The drop left at least one passenger in critical condition; 11 other people were also transported to hospitals in Auckland after the plane landed there. In 2018 and 2019, two 737 Max 8 planes crashed in Indonesia and Ethiopia, killing nearly 350 people. All told, dozens of passengers suffered injuries, most of them minor.

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The Chinese EV Market Is Already Starting To Influence The EV Sector In Africa

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The Chinese auto sector leads the world in terms of volumes when it comes to EV adoption. Last year, 22% of new car sales in China were 100% electric. About 6 million EVs (battery-electric + plug-in hybrids) were sold in China last year. Topping the list was BYD Song and all its variants with 476,784 […]

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

Baua Electric

According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the panel was removed but appeared to have been reinstalled without bolts that secured it in place. That pace collapsed to virtually zero soon after the second crash, in Ethiopia, when regulators around the world grounded the plane. where the 737 Max is assembled.

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Boeing Again Under Scrutiny After Latest 737 Max Problem

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The issue is what’s going on at Boeing,” said John Goglia, a longtime aviation safety consultant and a retired member of the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates airplane crashes. The Max was grounded in early 2019 after two crashes killed a total of 346 people in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

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Boeing Max 9 Jets Remain Grounded as Airlines Await Inspection Instructions

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The National Transportation Safety Board, which is leading an investigation into the episode, has not identified a cause and is searching for the missing piece of the plane. The Max was grounded in early 2019 after two crashes killed a total of 346 people in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Mark Walker contributed reporting.

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F.A.A. Investigating Whether Boeing 737 Max 9 Conformed to Approved Design

Baua Electric

The company has struggled to regain the public’s trust after two crashes of 737 Max 8 jetliners, in Indonesia in 2018 and Ethiopia in 2019, killed a total of 346 people. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating why the Max 9 panel, also known as a door plug, flew off. The post F.A.A.

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