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Monday MAX update: NTSB approves safety changes, others call for more protections
| 1 Comment on Monday MAX update: NTSB approves safety changes, others call for more protectionsIn recent weeks, the embattled Boeing 737 MAX has made great progress towards its recertification. This week, comments are due on the FAA’s proposed safety and procedural changes to the aircraft. NTSB endorses current proposed changes US air crash investigation unit, the National Transportation Safety Board, has backed the proposed safety changes put forward by
Read moreHawaiian Airlines revises furlough forecasts
A relaxation of Hawaii’s quarantine rules has prompted the airline to update its expectations for involuntary job cuts.
Read moreBoeing appoints inaugural chief sustainability officer
Boeing has appointed Christopher Raymond to the newly created role of chief sustainability officer, reporting to reporting to executive vice president Greg Smith.
Read moreUS Air Force calls for disruptive acquisitions
The Assistant Secretary of the US Air Force for Acquisition has used an address to outline an agile, digital-focused acquisition model for new capabilities.
Read moreCheeky buggers: US Air Force reveals it has already built and flown its future fighter
/In a major milestone for the US Air Force’s ‘next generation air dominance’ fighter program, Dr Will Roper, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, has revealed that the plane has already been built and flown. With the growing success of Russian and Chinese fifth-generation fighter aircraft like the Su-57,
Read moreLufthansa to expand network, warns staff of layoffs and fleet changes
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has announced the addition of 15 new tourist-driven destinations to its network for 2021, while simultaneously warning staff to prepare for mass layoffs and the impending announcement of a fleet restructure. Lufthansa has announced the addition of 15 new tourist destinations to its network for the summer of 2021, as it banks
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