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India orders safety review of Boeing 737 MAX planes after Ethiopia crash

INDIA announced a safety review of Boeing 737 MAX planes being operated in the country following the Ethiopian Airlines crash yesterday (10). 

Four Indians are among the  157 dead as the Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8 plunged into farmland minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa for Nairobi on Sunday.


The victims came from more than 30 nations and included 22 United Nations' staff.

In India, Jet Airways and budget airline SpiceJet both operate 737 MAX planes.

A senior civil aviation ministry official said it would discuss with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on action to be taken with regard to the 737 MAX aircraft.  

Jet Airways placed orders for 225 737 MAX planes with Boeing and some of those have been delivered.

SpiceJet has a deal with Boeing for up to 205 aircraft, including at least 155 737 MAX 8 planes.

The 737 MAX is the fastest selling airplane in Boeing's history.

Currently, SpiceJet has 13 737 MAX 8 planes and Jet Airways has eight such aircraft in their fleets, according to data from planespotters.net. 

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Starbucks appoints Amazon executive as new CTO

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Starbucks appoints Amazon's Anand Varadarajan as new chief technology officer

Highlights

  • Anand Varadarajan appointed Starbucks CTO, effective 19 January, after 19 years at Amazon.
  • IIT graduate to oversee tech transformation in stores to improve labour efficiency.
  • Appointment comes as Starbucks reports first quarterly sales gains in nearly 18 months.

Starbucks has named Anand Varadarajan as its new chief technology officer, effective January (19), as CEO Brian Niccol drives a technology overhaul aimed at making store operations more efficient.

Varadarajan joins the global coffee chain after spending 19 years at Amazon, where he led technology and supply chain operations for the company's worldwide grocery business. He replaces Deb Hall Lefevre, who stepped down in September, with Ningyu Chen serving as interim CTO.

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