Boeing withdraws a safety exemption request for one of its 737 Max jets as the company faces mounting pressure

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The first Boeing 737 MAX 7 aircraft sits on the tarmac outside of the Boeing factory on February 5, 2018 in Renton, Washington. The 737 MAX 7 will have the longest range of the MAX airplane line with a maximum range of 3,850 nautical miles.
A Boeing 737 Max 7 jet outside the factory.

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Toyota tells drivers of 50,000 cars to get immediate repairs because their airbag inflators could explode

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Vehicles affected include some older Toyota Corolla models.

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Royal Caribbean's 9-month Ultimate World Cruise was a 'pain in the ass' to plan, CEO says

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Royal Caribbean Serenade of the Seas in 2019
"We had no clue what a pain in the ass a world cruises is," Michael Bayley, Royal Caribbean International's president and CEO, told reporters.

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Tesla owners are peeved about an update that was meant to fix Autopilot

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Tesla owners are complaining about a software update.
Tesla owners are complaining about a software update.

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Wary flyers are paying extra to avoid Boeing's 737 Max planes: reports

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A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Burlingame, California.
A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9.

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Europe's biggest airline said it will happily take United's 737 Max jets if the US airline doesn't want them

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CEO of Ryanair Group, Michael O'Leary smiles at a press conference at Sheraton Diana Majestic on January 23, 2024 in Milan, Italy
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary.

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American Airlines names flight from Kansas City to Las Vegas '1989' in nod to Taylor Swift after Chiefs win

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Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

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An American Airlines flight made a 'hard landing' at Maui's airport, sending 6 people to the hospital

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An American Airlines plane in flight.
An American Airlines plane.

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A man opened a plane's emergency exit and walked onto its wing after his flight was delayed on the tarmac for 4 hours. His fellow passengers are now defending him: 'He saved our lives'

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Aeromexico.

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A former US Air Force officer spent $11 million searching for Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane — and may have found it

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Amelia Earhart seated atop the cockpit of the twin-motored, all-metal, Lockheed-Elecktra monoplane, is pictured adjacent to a sonar image of what researchers believe may be the wreckage of her ill-fated flight.
Amelia Earhart seated atop the cockpit of the twin-motored, all-metal, Lockheed-Elecktra monoplane, is pictured adjacent to a sonar image of what researchers believe may be the wreckage of her ill-fated flight.

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