FAA to announce changes to safety oversights at hearing
It comes three years after the Lion Air crash on Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft in 2018 which killed 189 passengers, shortly followed by an Ethiopian Airlines crash on the same jet, killing 157 passengers.
Southwest Airlines has turned back on its former plan to put unvaccinated employees yet to receive an exemption on unpaid leave. The Dallas-based company was originally set on placing employees on unpaid leave if they did not receive an exemption for medical or religious reasons following the mandate announced in early October. Southwest is giving
737 MAX technical pilot indicted for fraud over crashes
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a former Boeing chief technical pilot of “deceiving” regulators over evaluations made on the 737 MAX aircraft, which led to two fatal crashes. The indictment from the Northern District of Texas revealed 49-year-old Mark A Forkner provided the Federal Aviation Administration with “false, inaccurate and incomplete”
Alitalia operates last flight after 74 years of service
Bankrupt Alitalia has officially operated its last ever flight after 74 years of service, now set for successor Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA) to take its place. The Airbus A320 jet took off at 10:05pm on 14 October from Cagliari and landed in Rome at 11:23pm, Flightradar24 shows. ITA is set to operate its first flight
Airbus UH-72 Lakota hits operational milestone
The fleet has achieved a major operational milestone 15 years after entering service with the US Army. The Airbus Helicopters’ UH-72 Lakota fleet has exceeded 1 million flight-hours with the US Army since entering service in 2006. The flight hours have been shared cross 463 platforms, delivered over the past 14 years. “Many of the
United Airlines is firing 232 unvaccinated workers
On Wednesday, Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago-based airline Scott Kirby sent a memo to staff claiming 232 employees would be terminated.
