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Thursday, 10 December 2020

BBC News

• Boeing 737 Max: Brazilian airline resumes passenger flightsThe jet has been overhauled after it was grounded for 20 months following two deadly crashes.
• UK has 'no authority' to impose tariffs in Boeing row says USThe US says the UK has no place participating in the fight because it has left the EU.

Financial Times

• Honda closes UK plant as logjam at ports causes parts shortageJapanese carmaker considers importing components by air after ships diverted elsewhere in Europe

The Guardian

• Boeing 737 Max back in the skies after fatal crashes that killed 346Brazilian airline Gol has resumed commercial flights using the plane grounded globally since March 2019. Commercial passenger flights have resumed on Boeing's 737 Max aircraft for the first time in 20 months, after Brazilian airline Gol resumed operations using the plane.
• SpaceX Starship SN8 explodes on landing after test flight Elon Musk tweets ‘Mars here we come’ after fireball engulfs prototype SpaceX’s Starship prototype has exploded while attempting to land after its test launch from the company’s rocket facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Live video of Wednesday’s test showed the self-guided rocket landing at speed following a controlled descent before disappearing in a ball of flame. Despite the catastrophic end to the six-and-a-half-minute test, SpaceX entrepreneur Elon Musk was thrilled. “Mars, here we come!!â€� he tweeted. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Flying taxis division sold as Uber gives up on its blue-sky thinking [subscription]It was meant to put Uber in the sky, with the promise of flying taxis jetting commuters across the cities of London, Melbourne and Los Angeles by the end of the decade — yet less than a year after Uber said that it wanted to create “virtual highways in the sky” and that flying taxis would be a reality in some American cities by 2023, the company is selling the entire division.

City AM

• Anything from the trolley? Easyjet launches doorstep cabin crew serviceAlthough you might have missed out on going abroad this year, you can still relive the in-flight experience from your The post Anything from the trolley? Easyjet launches doorstep cabin crew service appeared first on CityAM.

London Evening Standard

• SpaceX Starship test flight ends in explosive fireball at touchdown The latest prototype of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket’s test flight ended in an explosive fireball at touchdown, dramatic footage shows.

Aviation Industry

• Stop airport expansions to help reach net zero emissions, say Government’s official climate advisorsThe Government’s stated policy position is to support airport growth, though there were signs this may have been weakening even before the Covid crisis. Earlier this year, it chose not …