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Lion Air crash report points to Boeing, pilots, maintenance
(AP) JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesian investigators found plenty of blame to go around for a Boeing 737 Max crash that killed 189 people a year ago. They faulted design decisions by Boeing that made the plane vulnerable to failure of…
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Boeing says it regrets concerns over internal messages
(AP) CHICAGO – Boeing says it regrets concerns raised about internal communications it recently handed over to Congress and federal regulators that are investigating two deadly crashes of the company’s 737 Max airplanes. The company said in a statement Sunday…
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Fairbanks Scales Roller Conveyor Scale
Fairbanks Scales Inc., Roller Conveyor Scale, is designed to capture static weighments of products as they manually move down a conveyor line. The scale weighs products 0.2 to 250 pounds and accommodates objects from 32 to 36 inches. The complete…
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UAW GM strike proving costly to more than workers, automaker
DETROIT – Zack Bazzi is not seeing workers from a nearby General Motors plant swing through the gas station where he works on Detroit’s east side since they went on strike nearly a month ago. Business is “slow,” Bazzi said…
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Cracks were found in a key structural part on 38 Boeing jets
Inspections of some older Boeing jets have turned up structural cracks in more than three dozen of them, raising a new safety issue for the company already dealing with two deadly crashes involving a newer version of the same plane.…
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Boeing, FAA both faulted in certification of the 737 Max
A panel of international aviation regulators found that Boeing withheld key information about the 737 Max from pilots and regulators, and the Federal Aviation Administration lacked the expertise to understand an automated flight system implicated in two deadly crashes of…
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Canadian air carriers inspect Boeing aircraft for cracks after FAA directive
CALGARY – WestJet Airlines, Sunwing Vacations Inc. and Transat A.T. said Thursday they were examining their fleets of Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft for cracks after a U.S. regulator ordered the inspections. Calgary-based WestJet says it has 43 aircraft that…
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How Far in Advance Should You Schedule Maintenance?
How far in advance should you schedule maintenance? New things go into the backlog constantly, so, hopefully as early as possible; however, a plant can only schedule as much work as it can do. There are multiple schedules in maintenance,…
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Transport Canada gives the go ahead for new Bombardier business jets
MONTREAL – Bombardier Inc. says federal authorities have certified its two new business jets, a key step in its turnaround plan as the company seeks to exploit the growing market for large, private jetliners. The plane-and-train maker says Transport Canada…
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Investigator says FAA training inspectors weren’t qualified
Federal investigators say some safety inspectors who helped set pilot-training standards for the Boeing 737 Max were unqualified and the Federal Aviation Administration seemed to mislead Congress about their competency. The FAA disputed part of the investigators’ conclusions on Tuesday.…
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Thousands laid off in Ontario as General Motors strike drags on in U.S.
Thousands of workers in Ontario’s auto industry have been temporarily laid off as General Motors’ Canadian operations feel the effects of the continuing strike in the U.S. by the United Auto Workers. GM said Friday that it had halted all…
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Jeep Enters Mid-size Pick-up Fight with its Gladiator
For a while now, there has been talk of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) entering the growing mid-size pick-up market with its Jeep brand. Spy shots of what people believed were test mules out in the wild were all over the…
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Wireless companies should have been in command centre: Nova Scotia premier
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says he wants Canada’s major telecommunications providers to send representatives to Halifax the next time the province opens its emergency command centre to prepare for a big storm. McNeil was responding Thursday to…
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Pipeline construction hampered by hearings, permits, court action: report
VANCOUVER – Construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will likely be delayed due to detailed route hearings, outstanding provincial permits and Indigenous court challenges, says a report from environmental group Stand.earth. The report argues that the Crown corporation that…
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CN Rail CFO warns of ‘softening’ economy, with consequences for railways
A Canadian National Railway Co. executive says a sputtering economy is contributing to weaker freight volumes after posting record revenues last quarter. “In the short-term, is the economy softening? Absolutely,” said chief financial officer Ghislain Houle. “We are obviously seeing…
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Ministry of Labour investigating after auto repair employee dies on the job
SAUGEEN SHORES, Ont. – Police say an auto repair shop employee died on the job in southwestern Ontario. Police in Saugeen Shores, Ont., say they responded to a workplace incident on Thursday for reports that a 54-year-old man was injured…
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Russian firm sues Boeing over Max jet, says defects hidden
MOSCOW – A Russian aircraft leasing company that ordered 35 Boeing Max jets is suing the U.S. aircraft maker and seeking to cancel the deal, accusing Boeing of hiding defects in the plane that was grounded after two deadly crashes.…
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Ottawa ready to pass law forcing CN to restore rusting Quebec Bridge
Ottawa says its ready to take ownership of the aging Quebec Bridge or pass legislation forcing the Canadian National Railway to restore the historic structure. Quebec City leaders have been trying for years to have the steel cantilever bridge repainted.…
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Feds amend shipyard search following complaint about bias toward Quebec’s Davie
OTTAWA – The federal government is amending its search for a third shipyard to add to its multibillion-dollar national shipbuilding strategy. The move follows a complaint last week from an Ontario shipyard to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal that the…
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Liberals unveil $3B sole source deal for armoured vehicles ahead of election
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government has unveiled plans to award a sole-source contract for hundreds of light armoured vehicles to General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, while also promising the London, Ont., company a $650-million loan. The surprise deal and loan…
