
Lam said although it is “not a matter of fault finding”, the Hong Kong government is responsible for ensuring 100 per cent compliance to maintain public safety.

It will publish a Notices to Air Missions at midnight on Thursday disclosing details of aircraft with “untested altimeters” or others that will be unable to “perform low-visibility landings where 5G is deployed,” the FAA said.

Airbus reported 611 deliveries in 2021, an 8 per cent increase from the previous year, and Boeing reported 340 deliveries.

In a staff memo, Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby said that 3,000 employees are infected with the virus, and in one day alone at Newark, almost one-third of the company’s workforce called in sick.

The first Airbus A220 is set to begin its transformation into an executive hotel in the sky after the European planemaker delivered the jet to Swiss refitters Comlux.

Reports said the deal, which would be worth $5 billion at list price, came after fierce competition to instead purchase the European planemaker’s A220.