The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said on Thursday it plans to begin flight tests of Boeing 737 MAX plane in Vancouver, Canada, in the week starting Sept. 7. EASA has been working with the FAA and Boeing to schedule the flight tests, a process which was hindered by COVID-19 travel restrictions between Europe…
The US regional carrier ExpressJet announced that it will cease its operations for United Express on September 30. The carrier also announced that it will lay off most of its 3,000 workers. United Airlines announced on July 30 that it would not renew its contract with ExpressJet. The airline had no other customers as it…
Boeing could have to make a tough decision in the coming months: closing one of the two assembly lines for the 787 Dreamliner. Currently, the aircraft is produced simultaneously in Everett, at its largest plant in Washington, and also in North Charleston, South Carolina. However the -10 version is only produced in Charleston. The decision…
German Health Minister Jens Spahn announced that Germany will intensify checks on travelers returning from high-risk areas, after data showed that more than 40% of new infections were contracted overseas. Random checks are already being carried out, he said, but “these are to be intensified” to make sure that travelers are abiding by quarantine rules.…