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The government faces a court challenge today over a third runway at Heathrow amid warnings that the project will subject millions of people in London and the home counties to higher levels of noise and pollution.
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- Boeing: China grounds 737 Max 8 jets after Africa crashThe move comes a day after an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8 crash killed all 157 people on board.
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- Ethiopian Airlines crash: carriers ground Boeing 737 Max 8 jets in wake of disasterEthiopian Airlines joins China and Cayman Islands in suspending use of the new jets following second tragedy in four months
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- Heathrow third runway challenge to say Chris Grayling ignored facts [Subscription]The government faces a court challenge today over a third runway at Heathrow amid warnings that the project will subject millions of people in London and the home counties to higher levels of noise and pollution.
- Ethiopian Airlines crash: Future of new Boeing 737 in balance [Subscription]Airline disasters are now so rare that it was inevitable quick conclusions would be drawn after two new Boeing 737 Max 8s crashed within five months of each other.
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- Sadiq Khan and local councils gear up for Heathrow third runway legal challengeA legal challenge against Heathrow's bid to build the third runway launches today in the High Court.
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- What to expect from Heathrow expansion court caseThose against Heathrow’s third runway will put their case before the High Court over the next two weeks.
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- Some fast answers needed on second MAX crashIt is not the air transport industry's habit to rush accident investigations, for good reason. But in the case of Sunday's crash of an Ethiopian Boeing 737 MAX 8, there is pressure to get at least some answers as soon as possible.
- Cayman Airways, China's CAAC ground Boeing MAX 8s Cayman Airways pulled its Boeing 737-MAX 8s from service until more is known about the Ethiopian Airlines fatal crash in Addis Ababa earlier in the day ”the second fatal accident involving the aircraft type in less than five months. The Cayman Islands-based carrier's statement came as a Chinese news magazine reported that the country's regulator had ordered its carriers to stop operating MAX 8s for the same reason.
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