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Monday MAX update: Mass software updates begin, EU postpones return to service
/ | 1 Comment on Monday MAX update: Mass software updates begin, EU postpones return to serviceLess than a week since the US Federal Aviation Administration approved the Boeing 737 MAX’s return to service, Boeing has begun a round-the-clock process of upgrading the software of its stored jets, while international regulators continue to deliberate its recertification. According to Rich Muller, the director of Grant County International Airport, more than 700 workers
Read moreInside Aviation: The MAX is back, so now what?
/It should have been the biggest story of the year. But after a 20-month flight ban – the longest in aviation history – the US Federal Aviation Administration has finally cleared the 737 MAX to fly again. Now what? In this week’s Inside Aviation, Phil and Adam discuss this and other stories breaking around the world.
Read moreUS travellers cancel flights amid COVID spike
Airlines in the United States have flagged that future bookings have slowed, and cancellations are on the rise, as the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to push towards 200,000 per day. The surge of virus cases resulted in the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday urging Americans not to travel around
Read moreComment: Why you should cancel Thanksgiving travel plans
/In this cross-posting with The Conversation, Professor Pamela M. Aaltonen of Purdue University discusses why the CDC has informed Americans not to travel for the holidays, and ways to curb the spread of the virus. As Americans prepare for the first Thanksgiving in the time of the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued
Read moreUNICEF working with airlines to strategise global vaccine deployment
UNICEF, the United Nations agency providing humanitarian and medical relief to children, has reportedly held talks with around 40 airlines to discuss their involvement in the future COVID-19 vaccine supply chain. The meeting was said to include cargo airlines, couriers, passenger airlines with cargo divisions, and passenger carriers that would be able to use
Read moreAnother COVID casualty: Norwegian Air files for bankruptcy protection
| 2 Comments on Another COVID casualty: Norwegian Air files for bankruptcy protectionLow-cost carrier Norwegian Air has officially filed for bankruptcy protection in Ireland, making it the biggest casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic in aviation so far. The troubled carrier has asked an Irish court to carry out a process of examinership, which would protect the group’s assets while it tries to slash its debt pile, offload
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