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A representative of a passenger killed in this month's Ethiopian Airlines crash is suing Boeing, claiming that a flight-control system on the plane was defective and Boeing failed to warn the airline about it.

Investor Warren Buffett, who has major stakes in three airlines that operate the Boeing 737 Max, says safety issues with the jet won't have a long-term effect on the aviation industry.

___ Lyft's IPO lifts off at $72 a share, valuing company at $24B SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lyft set the price for its stock at $72 per share Thursday, setting the stage for the ride-hailing pioneer's hotly anticipated stock market debut.

American Airlines is indefinitely suspending flights to Venezuela as political turmoil and unrest continues to grip the country.

Federal legalization of hemp arrived in the U.S. late last year and expanded an industry already booming because of the skyrocketing popularity of CBDs, a compound in hemp that many see as a health aid.

Icelandic budget airline WOW Air says it has ceased operations, stranding passengers across two continents Passengers are being advised to check flights with other airlines Thursday.

Along with all the usual declarations and deductions, Massachusetts residents have been asked to keep something else in mind this tax season: pigeon droppings.

Stock indexes veered between small gains and losses in early trading Wednesday on Wall Street as the market cooled off after posting solid gains a day earlier.

The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to undergo a major revamp of its airplane construction oversight this summer after questions were raised about how it manages inspections.

The Latest on Congressional hearings looking into the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of Boeing (all times local): 9:45 a.m.

Boeing announced on Wednesday it has reprogrammed its software to prevent erroneous data from triggering its anti-stall system aboard its 737 Max jets.

Southwest Airlines says thousands of canceled flights, including 2,800 due to grounding its Boeing 737 Max 8 jets, are contributing to weaker bookings and $150 million less in first-quarter revenue than previously expected.

Lyft's IPO prices at $72, the high end of the expected range.

The St. Lawrence Seaway's 2019 navigation season has started with American and Canadian officials marking the binational waterway's 60th anniversary.

Shares of Southwest, the largest operator of the 737 Max 8 jets, fell on the revised forecast.

The U.S. Navy has awarded a $1.47 billion contract to a Mississippi shipyard to build a new amphibious warship, following through on a plan announced last year.

An Ethiopian official said a preliminary report on the plane crash that killed 157 on March 10 will be made public later this week.