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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down in wake of cabin panel blowout

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Monday, 25 March - 12:21

Calhoun announces plans to resign amid biggest safety crisis for Boeing since crashes of two of its Max 8 jets in 2018 and 2019

The CEO of Boeing has announced plans to resign as the planemaker fights to repair its reputation following a terrifying cabin panel blowout.

Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of this year. He plans to “complete the critical work underway to stabilize and position the company for the future” over the coming months, it said.

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Campaigners warn over failure to curb Europe’s ‘runaway’ transport emissions

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Wednesday, 20 March - 05:00

Greenhouse gases from sector could make up 44% of continent’s total output by 2030, says transport group

The failure to tackle Europe’s “runaway” transport emissions could lead to the sector pumping out nearly half of the continent’s planet-heating pollution by 2030, a report has found.

Driven by polluting cars and pushed higher by the growing thirst for flights, transport emissions in Europe have grown 26% since 1990 – even as efforts to clean up other areas of the economy have led to an overall emissions fall.

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Pilot who tried to fly plane from Edinburgh to New York while drunk is jailed

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Tuesday, 19 March - 16:23

The Delta airlines employee was caught with a half empty bottle of Jägermeister in his hand luggage

A pilot who was found to be almost two-and-a-half times over the aviation alcohol limit as he prepared to take charge of a transatlantic flight from Edinburgh to New York has been jailed for 10 months.

Capt Lawrence Russell Jr was caught with two bottles of Jägermeister in his hand luggage, one of which was half empty, during a bag search at Edinburgh airport in June last year.

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EasyJet joins calls for UK government to help fund hydrogen-powered flight

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Monday, 18 March - 15:17

Carrier says technology could be a reality by end of the next decade, as it launches a base in Birmingham

EasyJet has joined aerospace manufacturers in urging the government to help fund hydrogen-powered flight, as the budget carrier launched an operation out of Birmingham airport – its first new UK base since 2012.

The airline, along with companies including Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GKN, said hydrogen planes could be a reality by the end of the next decade, setting out a detailed roadmap to change the sector.

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United Airlines CEO vows to review recent safety incidents and learn ‘the right lessons’

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Monday, 18 March - 13:47

In recent weeks, Unites Airlines planes have had a panel missing, rolled onto the grass at an airport and lost a tire after takeoff

United Airlines is reviewing recent safety incidents in which it has been involved and using the insights to update safety training and procedures for employees, CEO Scott Kirby said on Monday.

The Chicago-based airline has experienced several safety emergencies in the past two weeks. Last Friday, an external panel was found to be missing from a United aircraft when it landed in Oregon, prompting an investigation by the US Federal Aviation Administration.

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United Airlines Boeing plane loses external panel in flight

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Saturday, 16 March - 09:17

FAA investigating loss of panel before Boeing 737-800 landed safely in Oregon

The US Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how a United Airlines Boeing 737-800 lost an external panel before landing safely in Oregon.

United flight 433 landed at Medford airport at about 1.45pm on Friday carrying 139 passengers and six crew after departing from San Francisco, the FAA and airline said.

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Review into UK air traffic control failure finds ‘lack of pre-planning’

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Thursday, 14 March - 08:22

Nearly 750,000 passengers were caught up in widespread grounding of flights last August bank holiday

An independent review into the August bank holiday air traffic control meltdown , which affected nearly 750,000 passengers, has highlighted a “significant lack of pre-planning”.

Flights were grounded across UK airports on 28 August after the ATC provider National Air Traffic Services (Nats) suffered a technical glitch while processing a flight plan.

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‘It’s for the judge to decide’: Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s battle to defend his Easy brand

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Sunday, 10 March - 09:00

The tycoon behind the low-cost franchise is ever vigilant for companies he suspects of infringing his intellectual property

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou practically makes a living from arguing. So the fact that our meeting, minutes in, has descended into a polite tussle is perhaps no surprise. The contentious issue at hand: the colour orange.

The easyJet founder and perpetual defender of the “easy …” brand prefix is preparing for his latest court showdown – this time with easyfundraising, a platform with a logo recently rebranded a cheery yellow.

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Ryanair says aircraft problems could push summer fares up 10%

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Monday, 26 February - 05:00

Airline may have to trim schedules as it awaits delayed delivery of new Boeing Max 737-8200s

Peak summer air fares in Europe are likely to rise again this year by up to 10%, according to Ryanair, as problems with aircraft at Boeing and Airbus leave customers scrambling for seats.

The increase would come on top of the sharp post-pandemic rise in holiday flight prices last year when pent-up demand met limited capacity in European airlines.