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☆ Ahead of Election, Pakistan Seals Plan to Sell National Airline
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +8 min

"Our job is 98% done," Privatisation Minister Fawad Hasan Fawad told Reuters when asked about the plan to sell the airline. Details of the privatisation process have not been previously reported. PIA had liabilities of 785 billion Pakistani rupees ($2.81 billion) and accumulated losses of 713 billion rupees as of June last year. Its CEO has said losses in 2023 were likely to be 112 billion rupees. PIA spokesman Abdullah Hafeez Khan said the airline was assisting the privatisation process, extending "full cooperation" to the transaction adviser.

Persons: Asif Shahzad, Fawad Hasan Fawad, Fawad, Ernst & Young, Shamshad Akhtar, Abdullah Hafeez Khan, Nawaz, Nawaz Sharif, Imran Khan, Sharif's, Ishaq Dar, EASA, Brendan Sobie, Gibran Peshimam, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Pakistan International Airlines, International Monetary Fund, PIA, IMF, Reuters, Caretaker, Ernst &, Ernst, FAST, Pakistan Muslim League, European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham, Kuwaiti Locations: Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Czech, Hungarian, Karachi, Europe, Kuala Lumpur, Toronto, Singapore, East, North America, Paris, New York

☆ Taipei protests against Beijing’s ‘unilateral’ change of flight path closer to sensitive median line
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Wayne Chang | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Taipei, Taiwan CNN —Taiwan has protested against China’s “unilateral” adjustment of civil aviation flight routes that could result in civilian aircraft flying closer to the sensitive Taiwan Strait median line, adding pressure on Taipei in its aviation safety and aerial defense. This means all southbound flights will no longer need to veer off six nautical miles to the west from the designated route – as agreed by Beijing and Taipei in 2015 – and can now fly on the original path, bringing the aircraft closer to the median line and the Taipei Flight Information Region. In 2015, China unilaterally declared the operation of M503 route, prompting protests from Taipei. After negotiations with Taipei, Beijing agreed at the time to move the route six nautical miles to the west of its original path. The median line dividing China and Taiwan has been a tacit understanding between both sides not bound by any legal pact.

Persons: China’s, ” Organizations: Taiwan CNN, China’s Civil Aviation Administration, Taiwan’s Civil Aviation Administration, Mainland Affairs Council, MAC, Communist Party Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, Beijing, Shanghai, China, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Fujian province, Matsu, Taiwan Strait

☆ Boeing was once known for safety and engineering. But critics say an emphasis on profits changed that
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

Boeing is back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons again after the Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 incident. Boeing workers participating in a "Quality Stand Down" at Boeing's 737 Max factory in Renton, Washington on January 25, 2024. One of the first Boeing 737 Max jets on the production line at the company's manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. The airlines around the world that have already bought Boeing planes basically need to keep using those models, whatever the problems. Commercial pilots are certified on specific models and are not able to easily move from single-aisle to widebody versions of Boeing jets, let alone between a Boeing and an Airbus jet.

Persons: I’m, Dave Calhoun, we’ve, ”, “, Calhoun, Max, Jason Redmond, Stan Deal, Ed Pierson, McDonell Douglas, Critics, ” Ron Epstein, McDonnell Douglas, Jim McNerney, Tammy Duckworth, Aaron Schwartz, ‘ We’re, Richard Aboulafia, Joshua Drake, Boeing Calhoun, Bank of America’s Epstein, it’s, Pierson, Max ”, Robert Clifford, people’s, ” Calhoun, David Ryder, Aboulafia, Boeing’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, National Safety Transportation Board, Pilots, Max, Alaska Air, Getty, Foundation for Aviation Safety, CNN, “ Boeing, Bank of America, General Electric, Procter, Gamble, McKinsey, Co, GE, Associated, Pentagon, Capitol, FAA, Airbus, Joshua Drake Photography, Blackstone Group, Nielsen, Bank of, Aviation, Bloomberg, Ethiopian Aircraft Accident, US National Transportation Safety Board, Internal Locations: New York, Renton , Washington, AFP, Alaska, Soviet Union, Pacific, Chicago, Seattle, Washington, DC, Mobile , Alabama, Wichita, Oklahoma, Carolina, South Carolina, Calhoun, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Renton , Washington , U.S

SEATTLE (AP) — Facing severe criticism after a door plug blew out on a 737 Max over Oregon this month, Boeing said Monday that it is withdrawing a request for a safety exemption needed to certify a new model of the plane. Maria Cantwell, chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Tammy Duckworth, chair of its aviation safety subcommittee, urged the Federal Aviation Administration to deny the request. "I hope this means they can quickly develop a compliant design across other MAX planes.”The FAA grounded all Max 9s in the U.S. the day after the blowout. The 737 Max went into service in May 2017. Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Stan Deal said in a message to Boeing employees Friday that the company’s most immediate goal is to help airlines restore operations.

Persons: Max, —, Democratic Sens, Maria Cantwell, Tammy Duckworth, I’m, ” Duckworth, “, ” Cantwell, Max 9s —, Stan Deal, ” Organizations: SEATTLE, —, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Democratic, Commerce, Science, Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal, FAA, United Airlines —, Southwest Airlines, Boeing Commercial Airplanes Locations: Oregon, Portland , Oregon, Illinois, U.S, Alaska

☆ Unruly passengers were a problem before the pandemic. Now they’re even worse
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Levels of unrulinessIATA classifies unruly behavior incidents into four levels. The latest available IATA data, from 2022, indicates most disruptive passenger incidents involved non-compliance, verbal abuse and intoxication. Passengers refusing to wear masks was a contributing factor to the rise in unruly incidents during that period. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty ImagesOf the 5,981 unruly passenger incidents reported to the FAA in 2021, 4,290 were face mask-related. “If you are a potentially unruly passenger, do you really not become unruly because you saw some zero tolerance unruly behavior video?” he questions.

Persons: Philip Baum, Baum, “, ” Baum, stank, ‘ Philip, can’t, ’ ”, –, Susannah Carr, ”, There’s, Liz Simmons, Simmons, Ronaldo Schemidt, It’s, Kris Major, Mizuki Urano, ” John Franklin, Franklin, EASA’s, there’s, Aleksandra Kapela, Kapela, ” Kapela, Sta Rosa, restaffing, “ We’re, ” There’s, Philip Baum’s, Polly Hilmarsdóttir, Daniela Modnesi, Modnesi, it’s, Jim Vondruska, they’re, we’ve, EASA’s Franklin, EASA, “ We’ve Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, Transport Security International Magazine, Management, International Air Transport Association, European Aviation Safety Agency, Federal Aviation Authority, FAA, American, European Union Aviation Safety Agency, International Civil Aviation Organization, Japan Airlines, Staffing, Aviation, European Transport Workers ’ Federation, FBI, TSA, Airlines, Dutch, KLM, Nippon Airways, ANA, American Airlines Locations: Oceania, AFP, Icelandair, Tokyo, Montreal, Europe, Texas

Alaska Airlines N704AL, a 737 Max 9, which made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport on January 5 is parked at a maintenance hanger in Portland, Oregon on January 23, 2024. Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun met with several U.S. senators Wednesday on Capitol Hill as scrutiny on the company's leaders intensifies over a blown door plug on one of the company's 737 Max 9 planes. "I'm here today in the spirit of transparency ... [and to] answer all their questions, because they have a lot of them," Calhoun told reporters. Earlier Wednesday The Seattle Times reported that the fuselage panel that blew out during the Alaska Airlines flight, manufactured by Spirit AeroSystems , was removed for repair and then improperly reinstalled by Boeing's mechanics, not Spirit's. The stock is down more than 10% since the Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines incident.

Persons: Dave Calhoun, Calhoun, It's, Mike Whitaker, Sen, Dan Sullivan, Sullivan, Spirit AeroSystems, AeroSystems Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Portland International Airport, Boeing, Capitol, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, CNBC, Republican, Aviation, The Seattle Times, Spirit, U.S . National Transportation, Seattle Times, NTSB Locations: Portland , Oregon, Alaska, Calhoun

☆ Sen. Moran on Boeing: There's reassurance that can be said with words, but we need to see results
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSen. Moran on Boeing: There's reassurance that can be said with words, but we need to see resultsCommerce Aviation Safety Subcommittee ranking member Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss his upcoming meeting with Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun later today, the manufacturing and quality control issues facing the company, and more.

Persons: Email Sen, Moran, Sen, Jerry Moran, Dave Calhoun Organizations: Email, Boeing, Aviation

☆ Taiwan Says It Spots Six More Chinese Balloons, One Crossed Island
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence ministry said it had detected six more Chinese balloons flying over the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, one of which crossed the island, the latest in a spate of such balloons the ministry says it has seen over the past month-and-a-half. China's defence ministry, which last month declined to comment on the balloons, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. However, only one crossed Taiwan island, at its southern tip, according to a map the ministry provided. The other five balloons flew to the north of Taiwan but did not fly over land, the ministry said. The Taiwan Strait's median line previously served as an unofficial barrier between Taiwan and China, but Chinese fighter jets, drones and now balloons regularly fly over it.

Persons: Taiwan's Jan, Ben Blanchard, Stephen Coates Locations: TAIPEI, Taiwan Strait, China, Taiwan, Taipei, United States

☆ What happens when an airplane cabin suddenly depressurizes?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —A loud bang, a jolt, and cold air whooshing suddenly through the cabin: these were the immediate signs that something was very wrong aboard Alaska Airlines flight 1282, according to one passenger report. As investigators work to determine exactly what caused the incident, we look at what happens when an aircraft experiences a sudden loss of cabin pressure and the risks for those on board. “As the aircraft climbs, the cabin pressure will eventually settle to about 8,000 feet. The flight crew will immediately start working to get the aircraft down to about 10,000 feet, where the air will be breathable. There will also be a massive wind blast as all that pressure in the cabin goes out the hole.

Persons: ”, Graham Braithwaite, Braithwaite, ” Braithwaite, there’s, “, Jonathan Clark, that’s, David Gradwell, Clark, Sara Nelson, Patrick Smith, would’ve, wasn’t, ” Smith, it’s, we’ve Organizations: CNN, Alaska Airlines, Cranfield University, “, Boeing, Japan Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Baylor College of Medicine, King’s College London, Helios Airways, US Air Force, Cessna Citation, Association of Flight, National Transportation Locations: Tokyo, Greece, Washington, Virginia, Alaska

☆ Opinion: We’ll finally get some answers from Iowa about Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

It is a feat former President Donald Trump is trying to duplicate this year. The first true test of Trump’s comeback occurs Monday in Iowa, where caucusgoers will venture into sub-zero temperatures to choose between Trump, Florida Gov. After months of speculation, we’ll finally get some answers to a few questions: Is there an opening for any Republican aside from Trump? Most of our contributors thought Haley won Wednesday’s CNN debate in Iowa against DeSantis, but Trump’s absence from the stage again loomed large. “Haley sounded like someone looking to take on the genuine article — the Republican frontrunner,” wrote W. James Antle III.

Persons: George Washington’s, Grover Cleveland, ”, Troy Senik, Donald Trump, Cleveland, “, —, Republican frontrunner’s, Cleveland didn’t, Benjamin Harrison —, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, we’ll, Will DeSantis, he’s, Haley, Wednesday’s, “ Haley, James Antle III, ’, ” Clay Jones, Chris Christie, Trump, ” Antle, who’s, Facebook Sophia, Nelson, “ Haley isn’t, Todd Graham, she’d, it’s, ” DeSantis, John Avlon, Laurence Tribe, Norman Eisen, Taylor Redd, Florence Pan, John Sauer, ” Bill Bramhall, Frida Ghitis, Ghitis, DeSantis, Julian Zelizer, Dean Obeidallah, Nikki Haley’s Lisa Benson, Peter Bergen, Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Biden, ” Walt Handelsman, Max, Drew Sheneman, Hassan Shahidi, Shahidi, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, John Salangsang, Adrienne Bitar, WeightWatchers, couldn’t, Rose Blanchard, Sarah Gundle, Blanchard, Claudine ‘ Dee Dee ’ Blanchard, Gypsy Rose, ” Dee Dee, Gundle, Dee Dee Blanchard, Pope Francis, ” Jill Filipovic, Filipovic, Pope, ” Lloyd Austin’s, Lloyd Austin, Joe Biden, Austin, isn’t, Bill Bramhall, “ Oppenheimer, “ Barbie, “ Barbie ”, Gene Seymour, Oppenheimer, Emma Stone, ” Seymour, Don’t, Michael Bociurkiw, Ukraine Lanhee J, Chen, Noah Berlatsky, Belichick Bill Belichick, Vince Lombardi, Jeff Haynes, Bill Belichick, Will Leitch, Jeff Pearlman, Nick Saban, ” “ Belichick, Saban, ’ Pearlman, Lou Piniella, ‘ Organizations: CNN, University of Michigan, Cleveland, Republican, Trump, Trump , Florida Gov, Wednesday’s CNN, DeSantis, New, New Jersey Gov, Twitter, Facebook, Florida Gov, DC, Agency, Capitol, GOP, US, UK, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Max, Portland International, Flight, Foundation, Golden Globe, Globes, Catholic, Biden, Warner Bros ., Academy, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Belichick, New England Patriots, Reliant, Patriots, Carolina Panthers, Getty, Super, Football, NFL, Minor League NFL, University of Alabama, Schlitz, Seattle Mariners Locations: Cleveland, Iowa, Trump , Florida, Trump, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Graham, Houthi, Yemen, Red, “, Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Bergen, Iran, Iraq, Iranian, Oregon, Beverly Hills , California, Ukraine, Houston , Texas, AFP, Swiss

☆ 737 Max 9: What travelers need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Marnie Hunter | Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

More than 170 of the Boeing 737 Max 9s remain grounded in the United States. Alaska Airlines said in a statement on January 20 that the airline had completed preliminary inspections on a group of their Max 9 aircraft. NTSB Investigator-in-Charge John Lovell examines the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, a Boeing 737-9 Max, in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday. NTSB/Handout/ReutersThe FAA order grounded 171 of the world’s 737 Max 9 aircraft. What do I do if my flight is canceled because of the grounding of the 737 Max 9?

Persons: Max, ” “ We’re, It’s, John Lovell, Kathleen Bangs, ”, Scott Keyes, ” Keyes, David Soucie, haven’t, it’s, Bangs, ” Bangs, she’s, Keyes Organizations: CNN, Boeing, Max, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaska Airlines, FAA, “, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Cirium . Lion, Delta Airlines, Lion, NTSB, Sunday, Reuters, Copa Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Lion Air, CNN Travel, United Locations: Alaska, Portland , Oregon, United States, United, Cirium, Indonesia, Panama, Turkish

☆ FAA grounds more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s after section of Alaska Airlines plane blows out
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-06 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Alaska and United Airlines said late Saturday that they were grounding their entire fleets of Boeing 737 Max 9s. "Safety will continue to drive our decision-making as we assist the NTSB's investigation into Alaska Airlines Flight 1282," FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said in a statement. The FAA has heavily scrutinized the Boeing 737 Max since two fatal crashes grounded the jetliner worldwide almost five years ago. The section of the fuselage missing appeared to correspond to an exit not used by Alaska Airlines, or other carriers that don't have high-density seating configurations, and was plugged. Before the FAA issued its directive, Alaska Airlines earlier said it would ground its fleet of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes.

Persons: depressurization, Mike Whitaker, Max, Jennifer Homendy, Homendy, Sara Nelson, Anthony Brickhouse, Brickhouse Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, Max, United Airlines, Alaska Air, FAA, National Transportation, Association of Flight, CWA, United, Embry, Riddle Aeronautical University Locations: Ontario, California, Portland , Oregon, U.S, Portland, Ontario , California, Alaska

☆ Flying taxi firm Lilium receives EU approval for its electric jets
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Lilium, a German air taxi firm, has received regulatory approval to design and operate its electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, the company said Monday. Alastair McIntosh, Lilium's chief technology officer and head of design organization, said the approval is effectively a "license to operate" for the firm. "Receiving Design Organization Approval from EASA further motivates us on our path to commercialize the revolutionary Lilium Jet," McIntosh said in a statement Monday. I would like to congratulate Lilium on achieving this Design Organization Approval, which advances Europe's electric aviation activity," he added. It's a key milestone for the industry, which has been working for several years to get such vehicles ready for commercialization.

Persons: Lilium, Alastair McIntosh, McIntosh, Luc Tytgat Organizations: European Union Aviation Safety Agency, EU, Lilium Locations: German

Paris CNN —A 64-year-old French pilot has been given a one-year suspended prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter after being found guilty of killing a skydiver with his plane’s wing during a jump, a criminal court in Montauban, southern France, confirmed to CNN Thursday. “A collision occurred between the first wingsuit skydiver and the aircraft’s left wing, a few seconds after he jumped out of the plane. The wingsuit skydiver died upon impact,” the report said. The second skydiver was wearing a camera, which filmed the whole process of the crash, according to the report. Between 2015 and 2020, 13 people died during wingsuit skydives in France, according to a report by the National Mountain Safety Observation System.

Persons: skydiver, wingsuit Organizations: Paris CNN —, CNN, French, of, Civil Aviation Safety, School Association, wingsuit skydives, National Locations: Montauban, France, Bouloc, Toulouse, Swiss

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The eruption of Papua New Guinea’s tallest volcano subsided Tuesday, but thick ash still billowed into the sky and coated roofs and palm trees nearby. The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center in Darwin, Australia, reported volcanic smoke rising as high as 15,000 meters (50,000 feet) on Monday. The nearest large town is Bialla, which is established among palm oil plantations on Ulawun’s slopes 47 kilometers (29 miles) to the southwest, the division said. Hargy Oil Palm Ltd., a company based in Bialla, did not immediately respond to an email request for comment. The division said heavy coatings of black ash were causing leaves to droop in palm oil plantations near the volcano and were accumulating on roofs.

Persons: Ulawun, Mount Ulawun Organizations: Pacific, Guinea’s Geohazards Management, Ash Advisory, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Ltd, World Bank, Papua New, ” Locations: CANBERRA, Australia, Papua, New Britain, Darwin, Papua New Guinea, Mount, Port Moresby, Honiara, Solomon, Bialla, Japan, ” Papua New Guinea

☆ Staffing and Technology Woes Threaten Aviation Safety, Report Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Mark Walker | More About Mark Walker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A group of outside experts appointed by the Federal Aviation Administration called on Wednesday for “urgent action” to address safety risks in the nation’s aviation system, highlighting issues like staffing shortages among air traffic controllers and outdated technology. announced the formation of the group, the National Airspace System Safety Review Team, in April after a string of close calls at airports across the country, and the panel released a 52-page report on Wednesday laying out its findings. to address the shortage of air traffic controllers and improve its aging technology, the report also recommended changes in how the agency is funded, such as more broadly shielding it from government shutdowns. “The current erosion in the margin of safety in the N.A.S. caused by the confluence of these challenges is rendering the current level of safety unsustainable,” the report said, referring to what is known as the National Airspace System.

Organizations: Federal Aviation Administration, National

What’s going to stop that?” said Jon Loffi, a longtime law enforcement officer who teaches aviation security at Oklahoma State University and wrote a paper on identifying insider threats. The Federal Aviation Administration says its approved medical examiners are trained to gauge a pilot's mental health. The Horizon close call could result in the re-examination of the practice of letting off-duty pilots or other airline employees sit in the cockpit jump seat. Security experts say it would be difficult if not impossible to stop every determined criminal or terrorist who targets aviation. The off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who was arrested Sunday joined Horizon as a first officer or co-pilot in 2001.

Persons: We’re, ”, Jon Loffi, It's, Joseph David Emerson, Emerson, Jeffrey Price, “, Ross Aimer, ” Price, ” Loffi, Loffi, Pete Buttigieg, Karen Yee, ” Allen Scott, ___ Claire Rush Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Oklahoma State University, FAA, FBI, Federal Aviation Administration, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Oklahoma State, FedEx, Pacific Southwest Airlines, Security, Transportation Security Administration, Sunday, Virgin America, Mercury, San Francisco Chronicle Locations: U.S, Oklahoma, French, California, Alaska, Multnomah County , Oregon, Portland, Pleasant Hill , California, San Francisco, Jose, Portland , Oregon

☆ How an alleged scammer sold fake airplane parts to United, Delta, and more — and fooled a whole industry
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The plot involved acquiring used parts, restoring them, and then selling them with forged paperwork, according to legal and regulatory filings. AdvertisementAdvertisementGlobal airlines have been flying with fake engine parts for years — and the industry is just now finding out. United confirmed the same in September after revealing it found fake parts on its planes. How to fool an airlineWhile companies scramble to find the fake parts, investigators are trying to figure out how the scheme happened. The Federal Aviation Administration launched a voluntary audit program for suppliers after some 120 convictions involving fake parts were made between 1990 and 1996.

Persons: —, Safran, AOG Technics, AOG, Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, Mary Schiavo Organizations: Major, Service, TAP Air, Bloomberg, Workers, General Electric, CFM International, Airbus, Boeing, European Union Aviation Safety Agency, United, Southwest, Reuters, AOG, Wall Street, Convair, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Department of Transportation Locations: London, Southwest, Delta, AOG, Europe

U.S. air carriers United Airlines (UAL.O) and American Airlines (AAL.O) suspended direct flights to Israel after the Federal Aviation Administration urged airlines to exercise caution. Many European airlines have also cancelled flights. Norwegian Air (NAS.OL) cancelled its flights from Copenhagen and Stockholm to Tel Aviv this week and Ryanair (RYA.I) cancelled flights through to Wednesday. Lufthansa (LHAG.DE), also among the airlines most exposed to Israel according to Goodbody, cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv through Monday. Hainan Airlines (600221.SS), the only Chinese airline to fly between China and Israel, and other airlines flying from Hong Kong and South Korea cancelled flights to Tel Aviv.

Persons: We've, Matt Berna, Benjamin Netanyahu, Amir Cohen, Britain's, Goodbody, . Virgin Atlantic, IAG, Sharon Singleton, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Tel, United Airlines, American Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, Delta Air Lines, El Al, Fighters, Tourism, Royal, Intrepid Travel, Regulators, FAA, European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Israeli, Ben Gurion International, REUTERS, Delta, Air, Portugal's TAP, Norwegian, Ryanair, Sunday, Wizz, Lufthansa, . Virgin, British Airways, Hainan Airlines, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Tel Aviv, Russia, Israel, Gaza, Israel's, Jerusalem, Americas, U.S, New York, Chicago, Washington, Miami, Lod, Europe, Air France, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Hungarian, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Hainan, Beijing, Shenzhen, Cairo

On Sunday, U.S. air carriers United Airlines (UAL.O), Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) and American Airlines (AAL.O) suspended direct flights following the FAA's caution advisories. Britain's easyJet (EZJ.L) halted flights to Tel Aviv on Sunday and Monday, and said it would adjust the timings of flights over the next few days. Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) group, also among the airlines most exposed to Israel according to Goodbody, cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv through Monday. Portugal's TAP suspended flights up until Monday and offered refunds or rescheduling at no additional cost. Hainan Airlines (600221.SS), the only Chinese airline to fly between China and Israel, and other airlines flying from Hong Kong and South Korea, cancelled flights between Tel Aviv and Shanghai on Monday.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Amir Cohen, Finland's, Britain's, Goodbody, Virgin Atlantic, IAG, Ben, Ben Gurion, Douglas Gillison, Sophie Yu, Farah Master, Joyce Lee, Brenda Goh, Tim Hepher, Ilona Wissenbach, Sergio Goncalves, Anna Ringstrom, Sarah Young, Joanna Plucinska, Clarence Fernandez, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Israeli, Ben Gurion International, REUTERS, El Al, Fighters, Tourism, Regulators, Federal Aviation Administration, European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Sunday, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Delta, Air, Wizz, Lufthansa, Portugal's TAP, Virgin, East . British Airways, Ryanair, flyDubai, Hainan Airlines, Thomson Locations: Lod, Israel, Tel Aviv, Gaza, Israel's, United States, U.S, New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, Miami, United, Europe, Air France, Hungarian, East, Ben Gurion, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Lisbon, Stockholm, London

Sept 29 (Reuters) - Air Canada (AC.TO) pilots staged a protest at Toronto's Pearson Airport on Friday, demanding better pay and benefits as talks over a new contract covering 4,500 pilots at Canada's largest carrier continue. We have to close the growing wage gap between us and our American counterparts," Chair of the governing body for the airline's pilots union Charlene Hudy told Reuters. Currently, the union is actively engaged in negotiations with Air Canada, and it anticipates that these discussions will persist throughout the entire month of October, Hudy added. "We are still early in the bargaining process and Air Canada remains engaged in productive discussions with ALPA," the carrier said on Friday. The pilots for the Montreal-based carrier, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) union, began bargaining for new labor terms this summer.

Persons: Charlene Hudy, Hudy, Shivansh, Shweta Agarwal Organizations: Air Canada, Toronto's Pearson, Canada's, Canadian, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, American, Reuters, Air, Air Line Pilots Association, Thomson Locations: Montreal, Bengaluru, Wa Lone, Toronto

"Potentially, that means between 48 and 96 aircraft being taken out of service whilst airlines arrange for the parts to be removed," Reeve added. They asked the High Court on Tuesday to order AOG and Zamora Yrala to preserve relevant documents and to disclose sales documents relating to CF6 and CFM56 engines since February 2015. "Everybody now knows that AOG parts are not necessarily to be taken to be the claimants' parts," he said. The CFM56 jet engine powers the previous generation of Boeing 737s and about half of the previous generation of Airbus A320s. Britain's Civil Aviation Authority said in August it was "investigating the supply of a large number of suspect unapproved parts" through London-based AOG Technics.

Persons: Alwyn Scott, Matthew Reeve, Safran, AOG Technics, Reeve, Jose Zamora Yrala, AOG, Zamora, Zamora Yrala, Tom Cleaver, Sam Tobin, Tim Hepher, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: General, Co, REUTERS, Jet, CFM, General Electric, London's, Court, GE, Britain's Civil Aviation Authority, Boeing, Airbus, European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Bloomberg, Thomson Locations: Boston , Massachusetts, U.S, British, London, AOG

☆ Marines ground all flights after string of serious 'mishaps,' including the mysterious disappearance of an F-35 stealth fighter jet
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US Marine Corps is ordering a two-day pause to all its flight operations this week. In an announcement, the service said this was triggered by a string of "aviation mishaps." The Marine Corps said the announcement follows "three Class-A aviation mishaps over the last six weeks." On August 24, an F/A-18 fighter jet crashed in southern California, killing the Marine who was piloting the aircraft. "This stand down being taken to ensure the service is maintaining operational standardization of combat-ready aircraft with well-prepared pilots and crews."

Persons: Eric M, Smith, it's Organizations: US Marine Corps, Service, US Marines Corps, Marine Corps, Naval Safety Command, US Navy, Base Charleston, Corps, Marines Locations: Wall, Silicon, California, Australia, South Carolina

☆ U.S. raises Mexico air safety rating in boost for country's airlines
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An Aeromexico airplane prepares to land on the airstrip at Benito Juarez international airport in Mexico City, Mexico. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday it has upgraded Mexico's air safety rating, a move that will allow Mexican carriers to expand U.S. routes and add new service. The downgrade was a major blow to Mexico carriers, as U.S. airlines were able to scoop up market share. Mexico overhauled its civil aviation law, but faced several hurdles and spent years in recovering the Category 1 rating. The return of Mexico to the highest aviation safety rating followed "more than two years of close work between the countries' civil aviation authorities," the FAA said in a statement.

Persons: Jorge Nuno, Aeromexico Organizations: Benito Juarez, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Reuters, Airlines, U.S, Mexico's, Local Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, U.S, Canada

☆ US raises Mexico air safety rating in boost for country's airlines
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A view shows an area of the Felipe Angeles International airport, in Zumpango, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico August 25, 2022. Mexico was downgraded by the U.S. regulator in May 2021 after the agency found the country did not meet safety standards. The downgrade was a major blow to Mexico carriers, as U.S. airlines were able to scoop up market share. Mexico overhauled its civil aviation law, but faced several hurdles and spent years in recovering the Category 1 rating. The return of Mexico to the highest aviation safety rating followed "more than two years of close work between the countries' civil aviation authorities," the FAA said in a statement.

Persons: Henry Romero, Jorge Nuno, Aeromexico, David Shepardson, Valentine Hilaire, Kylie Madry, Aurora Ellis, Richard Chang, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Felipe Angeles International, REUTERS, Rights, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Reuters, Airlines, U.S, Mexico's, Local, Thomson Locations: Zumpango, Mexico City, Mexico, U.S, Canada

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