The World of Aviation

Boeing is attempting to restart 737 MAX production by mid-2020, according to multiple sources cited by CNBC and Al-Jazeera.

The UAE has enacted its travel ban 24 hours early with no flights allowed to leave the country effective immediately. Australia has also upped it measures banning all international travel for its citizens.

Emirates and Etihad have now ground all of its aircraft after the UAE brought forward its flight ban by 24 hours.

United Airlines management and its labour unions are warning of massive layoffs if Washington doesn’t inject billions to the airline industry by the end of this month.

Boeing has closed the company’s Everett facility, located just outside of Seattle, Washington, for two weeks.

Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson has vowed to invest £215m into his struggling business after coming under fire from swathes of the UK media for not doing more to help.