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Boeing 737 MAX takes to skies for long-awaited test flight

FAA says it will not face masks mandatory on planes, instead it will leave the decision up to individual airlines.

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a statement: “The air traffic control tower at Midway Airport is temporarily closing while we ensure a safe work environment for air traffic controllers and technicians."

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Audit slams US safety oversight of Southwest Airlines

Audit slams safety US oversight of Southwest Airlines

Boeing is flight-testing 737 Max planes in airlines' operational conditions, triggering speculation of an early return to the skies for the planes that were grounded around the globe following two crashes in similar circumstances killing 346 people.

Kobe and Gianna Bryant were laid to rest in a private ceremony in California.

According to a member of the NTSB, a terrain awareness and warning system would have helped the pilot of the doomed Sikorsky S-76B chopper.

The FAA has closed the airspace above the Kobe Bryant crash site in Calabasas, California to head-off dangers posed by swarms of aerial drones and other manned aircraft.

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Delta jet dumps fuel on California school playground

US proposes remote ID requirement for drones

Boeing document dump shows 'disturbing' picture on 737 MAX: official

Muilenburg will be replaced by David Calhoun, who was named president and CEO.

Videos captured by eyewitnesses show a bright orb producing smaller glowing objects as it flew horizontally in the sky. According to a UFO expert, the orb could be an alien vessel that was deploying patrol drones.

The FAA's email said: “More concerning, the administrator wants to directly address the perception that some of Boeing’s public statements have been designed to force FAA into taking quicker action.”

The aviation watchdog has come under the scanner in the ongoing House Committee hearings on the Boeing 737 Max crisis.

US aviation chief says Boeing 737 MAX won't be recertified until 2020

John Hamilton testified before Congress about the design, development, and marketing of 737 Max planes in October.

Three members of the family survived the crash.

Plane crash kills nine, injures three in South Dakota

The FAA said it will not approve the 737 Max to return to service until it has completed numerous rounds of rigorous testing.

Officials said the plane crashed after it hit a billboard near the side of the freeway, about half mile southwest of the Ogden-Hinckley Airport. Two occupants and a bystander were injured in the incident.

The aircraft came down on a home in Upland, California, sparking massive fire.

CEO Dennis Muilenburg, who was stripped of his position as Boeing chairman, said he feels a "keen sense of responsibility" for the crashes.

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The victims were identified as 65-year-old Richard Joseph Schenk and Anne Schenk, from Great Bend, Texas.