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Global Fuel Economy Initiative launches second 3-year campaign; ICCT joins partnership

Green Car Congress

First, an update its Comparison of Global Fuel Economy Standards to provide a comprehensive update of global fuel economy standards report. By end of 2013 to have a prototype working model which can forecast the potential shape of the fleet in each country using core data.

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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. Boeing’s manufacturing practices need to comply with the high safety standards they’re legally accountable to meet,” the F.A.A. and the N.T.S.B. regulations,” Ms.

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Boeing Again Under Scrutiny After Latest 737 Max Problem

Baua Electric

We are seeing increased stability and quality performance within our own factories, but we’re working to get the supply chain caught up to the same standards,” Boeing’s chief executive, Dave Calhoun, said on a call with investor analysts and reporters in October. Alaska Airlines has 65 Max 9 planes, while United Airlines has 79.

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