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- Boeing boss gives up bonus following plane crashesFirm's chairman says Dennis Muilenburg
- Boeing whistleblower raises doubts over 787 oxygen systemFormer quality manager says Boeing was driven by cost and schedules above safety, which it denies.
Financial Times
- Norwegian taps investors again for extra cashAirline attempts to secure finances ahead of tricky winter season
- Air France-KLM chief aims to lift profit margins and restore dividendFive-year strategic plan follows crippling strikes âthat had destroyed all trustâ
The Guardian
- Private jets: 40% of these flights are empty. Further reason to ground themLabour is exploring plans to curb the use of the planes, which are increasingly popular among wealthy jetsetters. Can this luxury form of travel ever be sustainable?Flying your Learjet up to Nova Scotia to see a total eclipse of the sun might have been held up as the ultimate in celebrity vanity by Carly Simon, but todayâs celebrities, while no less vain, have their carbon footprint to think of.When Prince Harry and Megan have been forced to defend their private jetsetting, and a schoolgirl is thumbing a low-carbon lift across the Atlantic by boat to highlight the climate emergency, the emissi...
Aviation Industry
- US lawmakers: Boeing testimony raises ânew questionsâ on MAX development Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburgâs testimony last week before a US House panel raised âa litany of new questionsâ about the development of the 737 MAX, two top committee members said in a letter to House lawmakers. read more
- Air France-KLM outlines fleet strategy overhaul Air France-KLM has detailed plans to simplify its fleet and hopes to decide between Airbus A350s and Boeing 787s to replace its A380s in the coming weeks as the company sets out a new long-term strategy to better compete in a tough European operating environment. read more
- Lufthansa cabin crews call for two-day strikeLufthansa cabin crews, represented by the UFO union, said they will strike Nov. 7 and 8 after labor negotiations with the airline broke down. read more
- Safran Group names Safran Aircraft Engines chief as CEOFrench aerospace firm Safranâs board has chosen the CEO of Safran Aircraft Engines, Oliver Andries, to be group CEO from January 2021. read more
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