Aviation

Boeing 737 Max to be operated most of the world except one country

Boeing will 'very shortly' increase 737 MAX manufacturing to 38 per month.

boeing 737 max operated most world except one country : The aircraft was grounded worldwide on 13 March, 2019, after two crashes, one in Indonesia and the other in Ethiopia which killed a combined total of 346 innocent people. These back to back crashes within five months led to banned passengers from flying. Apart from the human tragedy, it was huge blow to Boeing’s business, since the company has thousands of 737 Max ordered on its books. After two years approval was given by FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) in November 2020 for the grounded aircraft to take the skies again. This action saw a number of other countries follow suit with regulators in Aviation safety agencies in the US, Brazil, Canada, Australia, the UK, the European Union and the UAE giving the go ahead for take off. This isn’t the case in China yet, the world’s second-largest market for commercial air traffic, is still prohibiting the plane from flying, however, and it hasn’t indicated when it’ll reverse course.

Airlines are now slowly adding 737 Max back into their schedules. Two years ago, Southwest Airlines was the biggest operator of the MAX, with 41 of the aircraft in their fleet, with recent confirmation by Southwest this week that their intention is to restart MAX operation this month on multiple routes across their network.

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DOT Penalizes Lufthansa $4 Million for Stopping Jewish Passengers From Boarding

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has imposed a $4 million penalty on Lufthansa for discriminating against Jewish passengers traveling from New York City to Budapest via Frankfurt in May 2022. The incident marked the largest civil rights fine ever levied by the DOT against an airline.

The case stems from an incident where Lufthansa denied 128 Jewish passengers — most of whom were wearing traditional Orthodox Jewish attire — from boarding their connecting flight in Germany.

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The airline’s actions were based on the alleged misconduct of a few individuals during the first leg of the journey from John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) to Frankfurt (FRA). However, many of those passengers did not know each other or travel as a group. DOT investigators found that Lufthansa treated them as a single entity, barring them from their connecting flight to Budapest (BUD) for the actions of a few.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg emphasized the department’s commitment to protecting passengers’ rights. “No one should face discrimination when they travel, and today’s action sends a clear message to the airline industry that we are prepared to investigate and take action whenever passengers’ civil rights are violated,” he said. Buttigieg added that DOT’s increased enforcement efforts aim to ensure airlines treat all passengers with fairness and dignity.

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The investigation began after DOT received over 40 complaints from Jewish passengers affected by the incident. Despite some passengers failing to follow crew instructions on the first flight, lufthansa business lounge newark did not specifically identify any noncompliant individuals.

Instead, the airline placed a blanket hold on the tickets of over 100 passengers, preventing them from continuing their journey. lufthansa airways acknowledged that this approach could lead to excluding compliant passengers but deemed it impractical to address each case individually.