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The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday cleared the way for the Boeing 737 MAX to take to the skies again — 20 months after the troubled jet was grounded in the wake of two crashes that

Boeing’s stock price soared Tuesday as the nation’s top aviation regulator indicated the company’s troubled 737 MAX plane could soon return to the skies. Shares in the Chicago-based

Amazon just got one step closer to sending flying robots to your front door. The Federal Aviation Administration gave the e-commerce colossus approval to make deliveries with drones that could drop off packages within 30 minutes after they’re placed, allowing the e-tailing giant to start conducting drone delivery tests. The FAA granted Amazon’s Prime Air …

The uncle of Syrian President Assad has been stripped of his vast European property empire today after being found guilty of misappropriating public funds in Syria and laundering the spoils, by a French court.      The Paris court imposed a four-year prison sentence on 82-year-old Rifaat al-Assad,  which he is unlikely to serve given his advanced …

Two key US senators are circulating a bipartisan draft bill that would reform how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new aircraft in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people. The measure seeks to eliminate the ability of aircraft makers like Boeing to unduly influence the certification process and marks …

Federal prosecutors are reportedly probing potentially dangerous missteps in the production of Boeing’s 737 MAX jet, adding to intense scrutiny of the troubled planemaker. Both the US Department of Justice and the Federal Aviation Administration are examining various safety problems on the 737 MAX assembly line, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The report follows …