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Thursday, 12 December 2019

BBC News

• Boeing: US regulator admits 'mistake' over aircraft crashesSafety regulator allowed the aircraft to continue flying despite its own analysis flagging warnings.

Financial Times

• US regulator failed to ground Boeing 737 Max despite risksFAA’s analysis showed aircraft was more accident-prone than others

Times Online

• Production line for Boeing 737 was in chaos, inquiry is told [subscription]A former Boeing manager who worked on the 737 production line has described seeing “a factory in chaos”.

City AM

• London Southend Airport set for 'travel chaos' over ChristmasLondon Southend Airport could be severely disrupted the Christmas period after workers voted to strike today.

London Evening Standard

• EasyJet to fly to Tunisia for the first time since 2015 Sousse massacreEasyJet is resuming flights to Tunisia for the first time since the 2015 Sousse massacre.

C.N.N.

• 'World's first' fully-electric commercial flight completedA fully electric commercial plane has completed a test flight in Canada in what operators have called a "world first" for the aviation industry.

Aviation Industry

• Qantas grounds four 737 freighters on potential parts defectQantas has removed four of its Boeing 737 freighters from service because of a potential defect on parts fitted during their conversion from passenger aircraft. read more
• EasyJet pushes ahead with French expansion in 2020In 2020, easyJet will base two more aircraft in France and open up seven new routes—four from Bordeaux, two from Toulouse and one from Nice—as the UK LCC continues expansion plans in the French market. read more
• Air France orders 10 more Airbus 350-900sAir France-KLM has placed a firm order for 10 additional Airbus A350-900s, which will replace the A380s scheduled to leave the fleet by 2022. read more
• Dickson still confident in FAA certification processThe FAA’s top official remains confident in the agency’s certification methodology and processes for evaluating safety-critical issues, pushing back on lawmakers’ assertions that the system is “brokenâ€� and in need of a major overhaul. read more