Aviation

  Bloomberg US aviation agencies disputed certain elements of Ethiopia’s latest report into the deadly Boeing Co 737 Max crash near Addis Ababa in 2019, including findings related to actions taken by the flight crew. In comments attached to the near-350 page document, the US groups including the National Transportation Safety Board also said there was enough evidence to suggest ...

  Bloomberg Lockheed Martin Corp is protesting the US Army’s choice of Bell Textron Inc to build the service’s replacement for its mainstay Black Hawk assault helicopter by 2030, a potential $7 billion project that includes development and production if all options are awarded. Lockheed filed its challenge with the Government Accountability Office, which has 100 days to render a ...

  Bloomberg India will reintroduce mandatory Covid-19 tests for flyers coming from a number of major Asian nations, including China, amid fears of a fresh wave of infections hitting the world’s second-most populated country. RT-PCR tests will be required from travellers coming from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand, effective from January 1, India’s Health Minister Mansukh ...

  Bloomberg Southwest Airlines Co has cancelled just over three dozen flights for Friday, suggesting the beleaguered carrier may be close to resuming relatively normal operations after a meltdown stranded thousands of passengers. Friday’s tally of 39 cancelled flights has been consistent for the past day, according to flight tracker FlightAware.com. The website so far lists no Southwest flights that ...

  Bloomberg As travel springs back and even China dismantles the last remaining Covid curbs, one stark truth is beginning to emerge — the world is running desperately short of planes. With carriers from United Airlines Holdings Inc to Air India Ltd placing, or looking to place, jet orders that number in the hundreds, Boeing Co and Airbus SE are ...

  Bloomberg As a winter storm bore down on a broad swath of the US, a staffing crisis was brewing for Southwest Airlines Co in Denver. Chris Johnson, the carrier’s vice president of ground operations, declared a “state of operational emergency” at the airport after “an unusually high number” of employee absences, according to a message to ramp workers seen ...

  Bloomberg The US is considering taking new coronavirus precautions for people travelling from China, which has seen a rapid rise in infections as officials lift Covid Zero restrictions. US officials said the government is concerned about the surge of cases in China, and has raised questions about the transparency of data the country is reporting about the spread of ...

  Bloomberg A glitch in OR Tambo International Airport’s fuel-supply system resulted in major flight delays at South Africa’s busiest airport. The airport in Johannesburg has been “experiencing challenges with fuel supply from its fuel storage facility to the main hydrant system,” Airports Company South Africa said in a post on Twitter. “Technicians are onsite and have resolved the issue.” ...

  Bloomberg Southwest Airlines expects the flight chaos caused by the massive winter storm that battered the US to continue for at least another few days as the government questioned whether the airline is complying with its customer service plan. “In all likelihood we’ll have another tough day tomorrow as we work our way out of this,” Chief Executive Officer ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai International (DXB) will remain exceptionally busy over the remainder of the holiday season and well into the New Year, with nearly 2 million passengers expected to pass through DXB. The operator urged passengers to plan their trips to and through the airport and follow simple travel tips to ensure a smooth airport experience. DXB’s average daily ...