In this cross-posting with The Conversation, health professors from Simon Fraser University discuss how the Canadian government’s ambiguous hotel quarantine policy could cause harm to medical patients looking to travel for care. The coronavirus pandemic has changed how we live, where we go, and who we spend time with. These changes are shaped by government
Pennsylvania-based Eastern Airlines, which currently operates 10 aircraft, has requested US Department of Transportation approval to increase its total fleet to 18 aircraft and to use eight aircraft for scheduled operations. Specifically, Eastern has purchased two B777-200ER aircraft and intends to enter these two aircraft into commercial service during 2Q 2021 once FAA certification is
The engine that failed and caught alight on a United Airlines flight on Saturday had performed less than 3,000 cycles, under half the number required between engine blade inspections, according to sources close to the matter. Under Federal Aviation Administration guidelines, the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series engine that is used on the United 777
Boeing has been ordered to pay US$6.6 million to the US Federal Aviation Administration over its failure to comply with a 2015 safety agreement, in which the planemaker pledged to improve safety oversight processes. The penalty consists of a US$5.4 million fine for not complying with the agreement, and a further US$1.21 million settlement of
KLM Cityhopper, regional subsidiary of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, took delivery of its first Embraer E195-E2 in a ceremony at Embraer’s facility in Brazil. This first E2 delivery to KLM, and lessor ICBC Aviation Leasing, brings the total number of Embraer jets in the KLM Cityhopper fleet to 50. The total order for 35 jets,
In this cross-posting with The Conversation, social science lecturers Claire Loughnan and Sara Dehm discuss how COVID passports could work to further marginalise refugee communities. With great fanfare, the COVID-19 vaccine rollout began in Australia this week. The country’s Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has said the government will give “all Australians the opportunity to be
