The agency had imposed restrictions in 40 major airports due to air traffic control safety concerns following the government shutdown
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President Trump threatens absent air traffic controllers with dire consequences
Over 1.2 million travellers faced flight delays or cancellations over the weekend; 2,250 flights were cancelled and 8,100 delayed on Monday
Blue Origin
Bezos’ Blue Origin to resume space launches next week
The company was asked to carry out 21 corrective measures after engine failure in its previous unmanned flight in September last year
air taxis
Boeing bets big on self-flying air taxis as future of urban travel, global CSO Mark Allen says
Aviation giant Boeing looks to autonomous flying taxis to shape the future of urban air mobility, CSO says
Federal Aviation Administration
Thousands of flight cancelled as severe storms cause chaos in eastern US
The storms’ spread was massive, with tornado watches and warnings posted across 10 states from Tennessee to New York
Aviation industry
Boeing exec reveals confidence in 777X delivery
Randy Heisey, managing director of Commercial Marketing for the Middle East, said aircraft will enter into service ‘in just a few years’
Aviation industry
Boeing’s updated 777 hit with new safety concerns from FAA
Emirates President Tim Clark has repeatedly lambasted the US planemaker for delaying the 777X program and has raised concerns over the model’s performance in desert conditions
aircraft technical issues
Video: Boeing 737 MAX was ‘designed by clowns’
Internal messages revealed Boeing worker wouldn’t let his own family on a 737 MAX.
Aviation
US gov’t warns airlines over Iran threat in Gulf region
Federal Aviation Administration releases new guidance to US airlines and other commercial-flight operators over threat posed by Iran
Aviation
Airlines plead for regulators to unite on 737 Max’s return
SpiceJet, one of Boeing’s biggest customers for the 737 Max, said every regulator needs to come to the same verdict on the aircraft
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Emirates predicts Boeing’s 737 Max won’t fly until after Christmas
The 737 Max has racked up thousands of orders, was grounded in March after a second crash triggered a wave of no-fly orders that started in China and ended with the US
Anwar Gargash
Canada ‘no plans’ to issue US-style Arabian Gulf airspace warning
Transport Canada said it will continue to monitor the situation in the area
Aviation
Will FAA’s plan for 737 MAX fly outside US?
Europe and Canada could follow the US by weeks in allowing the MAX jets to return to the skies
Aviation
Boeing Max could stay grounded beyond this year: Indonesia
Even after the US Federal Aviation Administration clears the plane to return to service, Indonesia will make its own determination based on its review of the proposed fixes
Federal Aviation Administration
GCC countries launch ‘enhanced security patrols’ in the Arabian Gulf
U.S. Navy also carried out a military exercise involving the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier
aircraft technical problems
Boeing 737 Max operators consider jet’s return
Boeing is finalising changes to software implicated in both accidents, and the FAA said it expects to receive the update as soon as next week
civil aviation
UAE airlines to operate as normal, despite US warning to aircraft flying over the Gulf
Federal Aviation Administration warned of “heightened military activities” in the region
