Canadian regional operator Porter Airlines has announced it will become the North American launch customer for the Embraer E195-E2 with an order for 80 jets, as well as cancelled a previous 'conditional' order for 30 Airbus A220s.
The results come a day after Boeing announced its delay of 787 Dreamliner jets due to fueslage manufacturing issues, which the company is now working with the FAA to fix.
The order will consist of a mix of Boeing 737s and Airbus A320neo jets, the mid-sized narrow-body workhorse of each respective planemaker.
An unidentified male passenger onboard a Rossiya Airlines flight in Russia is facing potential legal action after he opened an emergency exit hatch while preparing for departure, and set off an emergency slide.
Like many airlines that have invested in the 737 MAX, Ryanair introduced a policy that allowed any passengers to request a change of flight should they be uncomfortable flying on the MAX, however, according to the airline's chief executive, no customers have made such a request.
The UK government confirmed that doubled-jabbed residents will no longer need to complete mandatory 10-day home quarantine when returning to England from medium-risk countries on Britain’s ‘amber list’ for travel, from 19 July.
