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Boeing update: Over 200 Dreamliners grounded over defects, UAE lifts MAX ban
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued an airworthiness directive demanding inspection of over 200 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, after new defects were located. Wednesday’s directive was issued following reports of torn decompression panels in the bilge area, according to the regulator. The issue essentially pertains to the panels that separate the bottom of the passenger
Read moreJetBlue pilots reject tentative agreement over American partnership
JetBlue pilots have rejected a tentative agreement that would have given the airline the ability to successfully complete its long-planned partnership with American Airlines without meeting previous contractual obligations to pilots. A statement released by the JetBlue pilot’s union, Air Line Pilots Association, stated that 53.7 per cent of pilots participating in the vote were
Read moreUptick in demand for converted 737 freighters
/It appears that airlines and aircraft lessors are throwing support behind Boeing 737-800 converted freighters, citing its ideal size, range and fuel-efficiency, as more carriers dabble in cargo. This week, Dublin-based aircraft lessor ASL Aviation Holdings confirmed that it would be exercising its options for 10 additional 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCFs), made following their
Read moreUK and Ireland receive Flight Simulator upgrade
/Microsoft Flight Simulator’s creators have released a trailer showing off its new makeover for the UK and Ireland.
Read moreComment: How to fix COVID temperature checks
/The University of Portsmouth’s Mike Tipton and Simon Fraser University’s Igor Mekjavic discuss why temperature checks for COVID aren’t ideal.
Read moreCanadian airlines inch closer to government bailout
/The new Deputy Minister of Finance, Michael Sabia, has now made progress on an agreement after numerous setbacks
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