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Officially Boeing can mark its own homework – Ethiopian Airlines Crash Update

The original B737 was launched in 1965 with small turbojet engines and went on to be a very successful aircraft. As fuel efficiency and noise became priorities, the aircraft was fitted with larger CFM turbofan engines and whilst quieter and more fuel efficient the extra size only just made the under wing location viable, due …

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