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The aviation industry runs like a business — and money talks, said a FAA-licensed commercial pilot.

Global port operator DP World says its profit rose 10 percent in 2018 despite worldwide tensions over trade amid a trade war between China and the U.S. and fears about Britain leaving the European Union.

The Abu Dhabi-based long-haul carrier Etihad Airways says it lost $1.28 billion in 2018, the third consecutive year of losses of over a billion dollars.

In the days since an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed after taking off for Nairobi and killed all 157 people aboard, there have been many questions but not a lot of answers.

President Trump issued an emergency order on Wednesday grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft effective immediately.

A slew of other nations have also banned the aircraft.

In an interview, the airline’s CEO says the pilot didn’t mention external problems before the Boeing 737 Max crashed.