Governments need to stop implementing “kneejerk” travel restrictions in response to new COVID-19 variants, says Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). He urges the globe to “move away from the uncoordinated, evidence absent, risk-unassessed mess that travelers face”, to ensure the industry’s recovery is not stunted amid surges in cases.
The European planemaker reported 318 orders last month and 58 deliveries, heavily led by its single-aisle aircraft.
The proposal to issue an airworthiness directive from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) comes as numerous airlines have reported similar issues on the same aircraft since 2016, revealed in a private messaging board last week.
The decision comes as China was the last key global market to re-introduce the jet to its nation, following hefty safety assessments over the past year.
It carried 500 gallons of SAF and the same amount of common jet fuel in the other engine to prove there are “no operational differences,” according to the Chicago-based carrier.
China Airlines received the jet from lesser Air Lease Corporation, and is slated to acquire 25 A321neo aircraft in the future – 11 ordered from Airbus and 14 under lease agreements.
