The World of Aviation

The United Kingdom government has asked for the EU to relax airport slot rules, which have led to the phenomenon of empty “ghost flights”.

The Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, and not its pilots, were to blame the March 2019 Ethiopian Airline crash, the country’s ministry of transport has ruled in an interim report.

Tampa International Airport has announced plans to install a floor-to-ceiling, six metre-tall pink flamingo in arrivals from November.

Lufthansa confirmed on Monday it will ask the German government for money to help it survive the downturn caused by the coronavirus crisis.

The United Kingdom will withdraw from the EU’s safety regulator at the end of the year, with powers reverting to the country’s Civil Aviation Authority.

Boeing Chief Executive David Calhoun has told colleagues he regrets criticising his predecessor in a newspaper interview, according to The Wall Street Journal.