Fremdkörper gefunden: Boeing findet neues Problem bei 737-Max-Krisenjets

Der angeschlagene US-Luftfahrtkonzern Boeing ist bei seinem nach zwei Abstürzen mit Flugverboten belegten Krisenjet 737 Max auf ein neues Problem gestoßen.

Während der Wartungsarbeiten seien in Treibstofftanks einiger Maschinen, die derzeit zwischengelagert werden, Fremdkörper gefunden worden, teilte Boeing mit. Dies habe zu einer umfassenden internen Untersuchung und sofortigen Korrekturen im Produktionssystem geführt.

Boeing hatte zahlreiche 737-Max-Jets auf Halde produziert, die wegen des Flugverbots bislang nicht ausgeliefert werden konnten. Der Konzern rechnet aber nach eigenen Angaben trotz der nun angekündigten Inspektionen weiter damit, dass die 737 Max Mitte des Jahres wieder für den Flugbetrieb zugelassen wird. Der bestverkaufte Flugzeugtyp des amerikanischen Airbus-Rivalen darf seit Mitte März 2019 wegen der Abstürze mit insgesamt 346 Toten nicht mehr abheben. Als entscheidende Ursache der Unglücke gilt eine fehlerhafte Steuerungsautomatik der Flugzeuge. Dieses Problem hatte Boeing eigentlich längst per Software-Update behoben haben wollen, doch die Freigabe durch die Aufsichtsbehörden liegt noch immer nicht vor.

Chicago-Style Deep-Dish Pizzeria ‘Gino’s East’ Opens in L.A.

The franchise owners of Gino’s East of Chicago in Sherman Oaks Dan Michaels and Tod  Himmel joined us live with a taste their Chicago-style deep-dish pizza along with other must have menu items from Gino’s East of Chicago. Gino’s East is located at 12924 Riverside Dr. in Sherman Oaks. For more information, you can visit their website or follow them on Instagram.

Kobe Bryant Casts Shadow as NBA’s Best Meet in Sunday’s All-Star Game

Kobe Bryant always seemed to be in top form when he stepped onto the court for the NBA All-Star Game. The league’s current best will try to match his effort when Team LeBron and Team Giannis meet on Sunday.

Kobe and Gianna Bryant are honored before the 2020 NBA All-Star — Taco Bell Skills Challenge during the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night at the United Center on Feb. 15, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Credit: Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

The All-Star festivities returned to Chicago for the first time since 1988 when Michael Jordan beat Dominique Wilkins in a slam dunk contest that remains the standard and scored 40 points to lead the East over the West.

But Bryant is casting a huge shadow over the events this weekend, just weeks after he and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among nine people killed when their helicopter crashed into the side of a mountain near Los Angeles.

Commissioner Adam Silver announced Saturday night that the All-Star Game MVP award has been renamed in Bryant’s memory.

“We know that he’s watching over us,» the Lakers’ LeBron James said. «It’s our responsibility to just represent the purple and gold not only for him but for all the greats, everybody that’s ever come through the Lake Show. I really don’t want to sit up here and talk about it too much. It’s a very, very sensitive subject, but he’s with us every day.”

Bryant played on five NBA championship teams, won a league MVP award and two scoring titles in a career that spanned 20 seasons and has him poised to enter the Hall of Fame after he was announced Friday as one of eight finalists.

He was the youngest All-Star in league history, ranks second with 18 selections and took game MVP honors a record-tying four times, including on his home court in 2011 when he dazzled with 37 points and 14 rebounds. Bryant scored 20 or more seven times.

Kobe Bryant warms up with daughter Gianna Bryant during the NBA All-Star Game 2016 at the Air Canada Centre on Feb. 14, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario. (Credit: Elsa/Getty Images)

“The whole thing of paying respect to Kobe is awesome, so I think it’s going to be fun,” said Toronto’s Kyle Lowry, making his sixth straight All-Star appearance. «I’m hoping it’s really, really intense. Hopefully, we’ll give the fans one of the best All-Star Games ever.”

Here are some things to know:

THE MATCHUP

James is looking to go 3-0 as an All-Star captain, after his team beat the one picked by Golden State’s Stephen Curry in 2018 and topped the one Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo selected last year. James had the No. 1 overall pick for the starters round because he received the most votes from the fans and took teammate Anthony Davis.

Antetokounmpo used his first pick on Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid.

The Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard, Houston’s James Harden and Russell Westbrook, and Dallas’ Luka Doncic were among the players joining Davis on James’ team.

Toronto’s Pascal Siakam, Boston’s Kemba Walker, Atlanta’s Trae Young and Miami’s Jimmy Butler helped round out Team Giannis.

“I’m just competitive, and I’m just going to try to go out there and get a win, get my first All-Star (win),» Antetokounmpo said. “I’m 0-3 so far. But at the end of the day, I’ve just got to keep a smile on my face because we’ve got to put on a show for the people.”

NEW RULES

The league announced major changes to the All-Star format last month, turning quarters into mini-games.

The scores will be reset back to 0-0 prior to the second and third quarters, then be reinstated for the fourth. The All-Star game winner will be determined by a target score, set by the combined point total the team in the lead had in the first three quarters plus 24 — a nod to Bryant, who wore that number over the final decade of his career. That’s just one of multiple tributes to him over the weekend.

The teams are also playing for Chicago-area charities, with at least $500,000 going to local organizations.

PAYING TRIBUTE

The support for Bryant and his daughter is uniform.

Team Giannis will wear No. 24 on its jerseys and Team LeBron No. 2 for Gianna, a promising player who wore that number.

All participants in the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday and 3-point, slam dunk and skills competition on Saturday wore patches showing the numbers 24 and 2 and nine stars to commemorate the victims of the helicopter crash. The patches worn Sunday will only have the nine stars since players will be wearing the numbers 24 and 2.

“He was the Michael Jordan of our generation,” Antetokounmpo said. “He was one of those guys that gave back to the game so much, gave back to the players. A lot of people when they’re so great, they don’t do that. There was a quote that said that talent is worthless if you’re not willing to share it, right? And he was one of those guys that was sharing his talent with us. He’s going to be definitely missed.”

HOMECOMING

Davis, a Chicago product, won’t be the only player in familiar territory. Butler will be playing where his career began.

Unheralded as a late first-round pick, he emerged as an All-Star and one of the league’s best two-way players in his six seasons with the Bulls before getting dealt to Minnesota in a 2017 draft day trade.

“Man, this city’s done a lot for me,” Butler said. “To me, kids are so important, and I love this city. So every time I come back, I try to do as much as I can with them.”

INTERNATIONAL FLAIR

With eight non-Americans suiting up, the game will have an international flair. Greece (Antetokounmpo), Slovenia (Dončić), Serbia (Nikola Jokić), Lithuania (Domantas Sabonis), Australia (Ben Simmons), Cameroon (Joel Embiid, Pascal Siakam) and France (Rudy Gobert) will be represented.

Garcetti proposes new programs to assist homeless

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced new programs Feb. 6 intended to help homeless and low-income people start their own businesses, become self-sustaining and develop a strategy to try to keep people from ending up on the streets.

The Solid Ground program will allow people to access the city’s Family Resource Centers to receive financial assistance to pay for rent, bills, food and other necessities to help reduce their costs.

“We talk a lot about homelessness prevention, now we’re going to do something about it,” Garcetti said during a meeting at the Unified Homelessness Response Center in downtown Los Angeles.

The mayor added that the program would provide people with up to three months of support.

Councilman Curren Price said the program could be launched as soon as mid-March, and is also supported by Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl.

“We can’t build our way out of this disaster,” Price said. “Individuals … are falling into homelessness faster than our services can help them out. We’ve seen the positive effects of these programs in Chicago and New York, and I firmly believe that it can be part of the solution in Los Angeles.”

Garcetti said an average of 150 people become homeless each day in Los Angeles County, but 133 are housed at the same rate, and if the city and county could find a way to close that gap, it could be the beginning of ending homelessness.

Another program that’s coming online is LA: EnterPRISE, which is intended to give people who are living on the street or nearly homeless a chance to get job training and assistance in finding a career path. About 200 people will be entered into the program.

“Every Angeleno should have a chance to nurture their talents, pursue their dreams and earn an income,” Garcetti said. “The goal of LA: EnterpRISE is to empower people in need, to give them the support, training and encouragement they need to start a new chapter.”

Ana Zimmerman, who said she was living in a shelter before she started working with a similar program, FreeFrom, said she was able to move into her own apartment within 19 months by selling inspirational cards.

The mayor said he was scheduled to speak with Gov. Gavin Newsom on homeless issues later in the day, particularly regarding federal and state funding that could be coming to Los Angeles in the near future.

Five shelters through the A Bridge Home program are slated to open throughout the city in the next two months, Garcetti said, and 50 permanent supportive housing facilities will be open by the end of the year through multiple funding sources, including the $1.2 billion Proposition HHH. About 13,000 units will be ready within the next few years, he said.

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