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This Weeks Aviation News Highlights
Cathay Pacific flew its last stored Airbus A330-300 from Alice Springs to Hong Kong on June 6, 2024, ending a four-year storage period.
British Airways flight BA195 from London to Houston returned to Heathrow after nearly nine hours due to a minor technical fault on June 10, 2024.
Boeing will lease Embry-Riddle's new Cici and Hyatt Brown Center for Aerospace Technology, hiring 400 workers by 2026.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will launch on November 19, 2024, featuring new aircraft, career paths, dynamic weather, and a wear-and-tear system.
Europe's largest pilot union, ECA, raises safety concerns over Airbus's Extended Minimum Crew Operations (eMCO) set for 2027, emphasizing automation risks.
NTSB urges Boeing and Airbus to develop a sophisticated cockpit safety system to prevent runway incursions after a near miss at JFK in January 2023.
Singapore Airlines offers $25,000 in advance compensation to the most seriously injured passengers from flight SQ321, which encountered severe turbulence on May 20, 2024.
Virgin Atlantic will launch a new non-stop flight between London Heathrow and Toronto on March 30, 2025, marking its return to Canada after a decade.
Elliott Investment Management takes a significant stake in Southwest Airlines, aiming for major changes to boost stock prices and a 77% return on investment.
easyJet announces its largest route expansion, adding 60 new routes for the winter season and beyond, including new flights to Tromso and Strasbourg.
Iberia and Volaris announce a new codeshare agreement, expanding travel options between Europe and Mexico, adding 25 new destinations within Mexico.
Torrential rain hit Palma de Mallorca Airport on June 11, 2024, causing severe flooding and damage, briefly halting flight operations and diverting or cancelling 100 flights.
Westchester County dismissed its lawsuit against BARK Air, allowing flights to continue under specific conditions after reaching an agreement on June 10, 2024.
Archer Aviation's eVTOL aircraft, Midnight, completed its first transition flight, switching from vertical takeoff to wing-borne flight on June 8, 2024.
The air transport industry has faced numerous crises, including SARS in 2003, the Gulf War, the Great Recession, 9/11, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bryan