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Airbus narrows software crisis as airlines ride out A320 recall
PARIS: Airbus fleets were returning towards normal operations on Monday after the European planemaker pushed through abrupt software changes faster than originally expected, as it wrestled with safety headlines long focused on rival Boeing. Dozens…
Airbus Narrows Software Crisis as Airlines Ride out A320 Recall
PARIS, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Airbus AIR.PA fleets were returning towards normal operations on Monday after the European planemaker pushed through abrupt software changes faster than originally expected, as it wrestled with safety headlines long…
Travel Tuesday Takes Off as Airlines and Hotels Join the Holiday Deal Frenzy
Chain stores have Black Friday. Online marketplaces have Cyber Monday. For local businesses, it's Small Business Saturday. In the last 20 years, more segments of the retail industry have vied for their own piece of the holiday shopping season. The…
Delays ease as airlines complete Airbus software rollback
Airlines around the world have rushed to roll back software that powers Airbus A320 planes after the aviation giant discovered a recent update could put the aircraft in danger. This story starts on October 30th, when flight 1230 operated by US…
New airlines stoke competition in aviation sector - The Nation Newspaper
Passengers intending to connect different parts of the country during the yuletide are already altering their itinerary as the airfare structure projected by existing carriers will be disrupted by new carriers which join the scene this week. The…
Taiwan airline seeks role in 'whole of society' defence with surveillance flights to counter China
TAITUNG, Taiwan: Flying over the blue waters off Taiwan's east coast, a light aircraft equipped with a powerful US-made radar slung under its belly tracks Chinese warships, collecting data its operator is keen to provide to Taipei's security…
Airlines work to fix software glitch; flights see disruptions | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Airlines around the world reported short-term disruptions heading into the weekend as they fixed software on a widely used commercial aircraft, after an analysis found the computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a…
Airline Stocks Worth Watching - November 29th
Why a 20-Second Flight Test Could Unlock Billions for Vertical American Airlines Group, United Airlines, and Delta Air Lines are the three Airline stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Airline stocks are shares of…
3 Philippine airlines cancel 82 flights after Airbus orders global software update - China Daily
MANILA — Three Philippine carriers cancelled at least 82 flights on Saturday after Airbus issued a global technical advisory requiring A320 and A321 aircraft to undergo an urgent software upgrade, Acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni…
IAF and other airlines fly home stranded tourists from Sri Lanka
Indian passengers stranded in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah are returning home with normalisation of flights on Sunday. Over 320 passengers flew from Colombo on two Indian Air Force aircraft to Hindon near Delhi and…
Indian airlines complete software upgrades for 323 operational A320 family planes
Aviation regulator DGCA on Sunday said Indian carriers have completed the software upgrades on 323 operational A320 family planes to address a potential issue related to flight controls. On Friday, Airbus said intense solar radiation might corrupt…
This MIT Ph.D. is betting the future of transportation is on water, not in the air
Some imagined we'd have flying cars by 2025. Sampriti Bhattacharyya is betting that vision will be closer to the water. Bhattacharyya's Bay Area startup, Navier, is building hybrid-electric boats that glide above the water, vessels that she…
How Solar Flares Could Have Corrupted An Airbus Plane
Aircraft maker Airbus recalled thousands of its A320 family aircraft over the weekend for a software fix, in what has been described as one of the largest directives ever for the company. In an odd twist, radiation from the sun appears to play a…
Trump wants Venezuela's airspace closed - but international law stands in the way
US President Donald Trump took to social media on Saturday to declare the entire airspace above Venezuela should be considered closed. The post was the latest escalation in a stand-off between Mr Trump and Venezuelan President Nicolás…
Flight tracker shows Venezuela airspace after Trump orders closure
A flight tracker shows planes flying around Venezuela on Sunday morning after President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the airspace above and close to the country was to be 'closed in its entirety.' Flightradar24 showed that no planes were…
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