Photo Gallery: This Week in Aviation News-May 29-June 2, 2017

AirBaltic's latest CS300 to fly to Paris Air Show

Latvian carrier airBaltic will exhibit its fourth Bombardier CS300, which was delivered June 1, at the Paris Air Show.

IATA proposes new screening solutions for electronics

Additional security and screening measures at airports, including the use of sniffer dogs, are being proposed to US and UK authorities in an attempt to ward off a wider implementation of the laptop carry-on bans, IATA said June 1.

Photo: Transportation Security Administration dog handler Michael Johns and bomb-sniffing dog Rufus at Washington National Airport.

Malaysia Airlines A330 makes emergency landing after bomb threat

A Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330, operating as flight MH128 from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur May 31, was forced to turn back after a passenger allegedly said they had a bomb and attempted to force entry to the cockpit.

Malaysia Airlines A330 makes emergency landing after bomb threat

Police officers stand guard after Malaysia Airlines flight MH128 returned to the airport following its forced return in Melbourne on June 1, 2017.

IAG's Level flies for the first time

International Airlines Group’s (IAG) new long-haul, low-cost carrier (LCC) Levellaunched flights from Barcelona June 1, with an initial Airbus A330-operated service to Los Angeles.

Brussels Airlines, VLM to buy Thomas Cook Belgium

Leisure carrier Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium (TCAB) is being sold to two companies, Lufthansa Group carrier Brussels Airlines and a company working to resurrect former Belgian regional carrier VLM Airlines. Photo: Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium A320

British Airways recovers after IT problems

British Airways said May 30 it had fully recovered its schedules after the major weekend IT crash that grounded the airline’s fleet across the world.

EgyptAir takes fourth 737-800

EgyptAir has taken delivery the fourth of nine Boeing 737-800 NGs, as part of a fleet modernization plan and expansion strategy.

United to offer lie-flat seats on BOS-SFO flights

Chicago-based United Airlines will transition Boston-San Francisco flights to “premium transcontinental” service from July 1, offering 28 lie-flat business-class seats on each flight between the cities.

JetBlue to trial facial recognition technology

JetBlue Airways is partnering with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Global air transport IT specialist SITA to trial facial recognition technology to identify passengers boarding aircraft.