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  • A traveler wearing a protective mask uses an automated kiosk to check-in at the Delta Air Lines Inc. check-in area at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. Airline passenger numbers in the U.S. totaled 1.06 million on Dec. 20, compared with 2.52 million the same weekday a year earlier, according to the Transportation Security Administration. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    Mask up, air travelers—it will soon be mandatory under Biden’s new travel safety rules

    By Keith Laing, Alan Levin, and others
  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 22: Travelers wait in line to check in near a sign pointing to a COVID-19 testing area in the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) amid a COVID-19 surge in Southern California on December 22, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. TSA agents screened over 1 million people for three consecutive days last Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the beginning of the traditional holiday travel season, for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

    U.S. will require incoming travelers provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test

    By Alan Levin, Mary Schlangenstein, and others
  • A Boeing 737 MAX airliner is pictured at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington on November 18, 2020. – US regulators on November 18 cleared the Boeing 737 MAX to return to the skies, ending its 20-month grounding after two fatal crashes that plunged the company into crisis. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)Tech

    Boeing to pay $2.5 billion to settle 737 Max fraud charge

    By Alan Levin and Bloomberg
  • F500-2020-141-Southwest-AirlinesFinance

    FAA gives Boeing 737 Max the green light to fly again, shares soar

    By Alan Levin and Bloomberg
  • United Airlines Boeing 777-222 takes off at Los Angeles international Airport on September 15, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.Leadership

    Boeing crashes were the “horrific culmination” of multiple mistakes, House report says

    By Alan Levin and Bloomberg
  • A lady wearing a face mask seen at Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s biggest airports. A new study on in-flight COVID transmissions is adding to the debate of whether to make masks mandatory for all air passengers.Health

    The case of the unmasked airline passenger contracting COVID adds fuel to a growing debate

    By Alan Levin and Bloomberg
  • Boeing 737 Max aircraft at airportFinance

    Boeing stock plunges again after coronavirus bailout quest spooks investors

    By Julie Johnsson, Alan Levin, and others
  • An ethiopian federal policeman and an Oromo tribesman look at a flower memorial bearing potraits of victims at the crash site of an Ethiopian airways operated Boeing 737 MAX aircraft on March 16, 2019 at Hama Quntushele village near Bishoftu in Oromia region. - A French investigation into the March 10 Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crash that killed 157 passengers and crew opened on March 15 as US aerospace giant Boeing stopped delivering the top-selling aircraft. (Photo by TONY KARUMBA / AFP) (Photo credit should read TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images)International

    After first 737 Max crash, why did Boeing’s pilot warning fail to stop second plane from going down?

    By Alan Levin and Bloomberg
  • The National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation of a 2018 fatal crash blamed the combination of a distracted driver at the wheel of Tesla’s Autopilot system.Tech

    Tesla autopilot coupled with cell phone distraction caused fatal crash, says NTSB

    By Ryan Beene, Alan Levin, and others
  • BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - DECEMBER 18: 4 Boeing 737 MAX from TUI fly Belgium are docked in Brussels on December 18, 2019. On December 16, 2019, Boeing announced: 'Safely returning the 737 MAX to service is our top priority. We know that the process of approving the 737 MAX's return to service, and of determining appropriate training requirements, must be extraordinarily thorough and robust, to ensure that our regulators, customers, and the flying public have confidence in the 737 MAX updates. As we have previously said, the FAA and global regulatory authorities determine the timeline for certification and return to service. We remain fully committed to supporting this process. It is our duty to ensure that every requirement is fulfilled, and every question from our regulators answered. Throughout the grounding of the 737 MAX, Boeing has continued to build new airplanes and there are now approximately 400 airplanes in storage. We have previously stated that we would continually evaluate our production plans should the MAX grounding continue longer than we expected. As a result of this ongoing evaluation, we have decided to prioritize the delivery of stored aircraft and temporarily suspend production on the 737 program beginning next month.' Created in 2004 under the name of TUI Airlines Belgium, it took over, after the bankruptcy of Sobelair, which until then had been the main airline of the tour operator Jetair, to transport Belgian tourists to their destination. On October 19, 2016, Jetairfly and the other companies in the TUI group were renamed TUI Airlines to bring together the different brands of the group under the same name. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)Leadership

    A malfunctioning 737 Max warning light could cost Boeing millions in new FAA fines

    By Alan Levin and Bloomberg
  • Memorial during a candlelight vigil at Mel Lastman Square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 09, 2020 for the victims of the Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752 plane crash. On 8 January 2020, the Ukrainian airliner crashed approximately six minutes after takeoff from Tehran airport killing all 176 people on board. Newly emerging video appears to show a missile being fired and hitting the plane. Leaders of Canada and Britain said that they have intelligence that the Ukrainian airliner was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada's intelligence, as well as intelligence provided by allies, shows that the commercial aircraft was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. 63 Canadian citizens were killed in the crash. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images)International

    ‘Psychological Warfare:’ Iran Rails at Western Governments Over Claims That It Shot Down Boeing Airliner

    By Jennifer Jacobs, Alan Levin, and others
  • TEHRAN, IRAN - JANUARY 08: Search and rescue works are conducted at site after a Boeing 737 plane belonging to a Ukrainian airline crashed near Imam Khomeini Airport in Iran just after takeoff with 180 passengers on board in Tehran, Iran on January 08, 2020. All 167 passengers and nine crew members on an Ukrainian 737 plane that crashed near Iran's capital Tehran early Wednesday have died, according to a state official. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)International

    Boeing 737 Crashes in Iran Due to ‘Technical Issue’, Killing All 176 on Board

    By Arsalan Shahla, Alan Levin, and others
  • droneTech

    Drones Need Radio Tracking, FAA Says

    By Alan Levin and Bloomberg
  • A worker inspects a Boeing 737 MAXLeadership

    Boeing Discloses ‘Very Disturbing’ Messages on Max to FAA

    By Alan Levin and Bloomberg
  • Grounding Of Boeing 737 MAX Planes Extended As New Flaw In Software Is FoundTech

    FAA Will Take Over Final Approval of Boeing 737 Max Jets, Slowing the Roll Out of New Planes

    By Alan Levin, Julie Johnsson, and others