Boeing reported no new aircraft orders in July, and just four aircraft deliveries, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the aviation industry. This is not helped by the company’s ongoing recertification struggle for its problematic 737 MAX. Over 400 Boeing 737 MAX orders have been cancelled so far this year, as the
China reportedly flew multiple fighter jets across the middle of the Taiwan Strait on Monday, in objection to a visit between Taiwan officials and the US health chief, Alex Azar. China publicly promised retaliation to the exchange, which saw the highest-level US official visit the island nation in four decades, and condemned the visit as
Iran refuses to pay for shot down Ukranian plane
Iran is reportedly refusing to pay compensation for the damages caused to the Ukraine International Airlines plane that it shot down in January, claiming the payout should come from European insurance companies. “The Ukrainian plane is insured by European companies in Ukraine and not by Iranian (insurance) companies,” the head of Iran’s Central Insurance Organisation,
The information was gathered in an independent ‘safety culture’ survey, which encouraged the participation of over 7,000 members of staff within the FAA in late 2019 and early 2020.
11,000 British Airways staff handed redundancies
British Airways has issued redundancy letters to approximately 10,700 cabin crew, engineers and airport staff
United flight evacuated at Newark over bomb threat
A United flight from Los Angeles was searched by K9 units upon landing at Newark Liberty Airport after a passenger alleged there was a bomb on board.
