US aviation regulators have ordered inspections of Boeing 737 NG aircraft after cracks were found on some planes. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Boeing discovered the cracks “while conducting modifications on a heavily used aircraft”. Similar cracks were found in a small number of additional planes, the agency said. Boeing said 737 NG operators…
The French airline XL Airways suspends its flight operations from 3:00pm today. “In connection with the French civil aviation authorities, in great economic difficulty, XL Airways is unfortunately obliged to suspend all flights” , justifies the company on its website. The company made this choice pending Wednesday, a decision of the Commercial Court of Bobigny…
The Cathay Pacific group has fired 2 cabin crew over the sabotage of oxygen bottles onboard a Cathay Dragon flight. The bottles are used by cabin crew in the event of depressurisation in order to move around the cabin. The firings come after it was discovered a portable oxygen bottle on a Cathay Dragon KA730…