Hawaiian has operated its first commercial flight using the Starlink onboard Wi-Fi system, and also became the first major carrier to deploy this product.
Afghanistan’s isolation on the global stage hasn’t stopped Kam Air chief executive Jahed Azimi raising standards and planning for the future – with a little help from the UAE.
This week’s top air transport stories include an NTSB report suggesting that the missing bolts had been removed on the Boeing factory floor and did not break off during the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 Jan. 5 flight, causing the exit door plug to rip off, and the European Court of Justice annulled the state aid approval awarded to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to help it through the pandemic.
Boeing’s leadership team must continue to ask the hard questions and look further to honestly assess company culture that could contribute to future problems.