Aviation

Airlines say sorry for flying passenger 3,000 miles in wrong direction.

The United Airlines has been forced to apologise after accidentally flying a passenger 3,000 miles in the wrong direction.
The passenger, Lucie Bahetoukilae, who speaks no English, was intending to catch a plane to Paris and was horrified when she landed in San Francisco, United States of America.
United Airlines has said sorry for the ‘horrible failure’ to correctly check Ms Bahetoukilae’s boarding pass.
It took Ms Bahetoukilae 28 hours to reach her intended destination.
Her niece, Diane Miantsoko told ABC: “If they would have made the announcement in French, she would she have moved gates. Of course, because she speaks French she would’ve moved to another gate.”
Ms Miantsoko added: ‘They didn’t pay attention. My aunt could have been anyone. She could have been a terrorist and killed people on that flight, and they didn’t know they didn’t catch it.”
A United Airlines spokesperson said:”We deeply apologise to Ms. Bahetoukilae for this unacceptable experience.

“When she arrived in San Francisco we ensured she got on the next flight to Paris and refunded her ticket.
“Our customer care team has reached out to her directly to ensure we make this right.
“We are also working with our team in Newark to prevent this from happening again.”

United Airlines has settled a confidential lawsuit after the mix up on April 24.

Aviation

Boeing, Antonov to Collaborate on Defense Projects

– MOU represents Boeing’s commitment to work with Ukrainian industry

– Includes exploring opportunities for collaborating on in-country support of Unmanned Aerial Systems

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today by Boeing and Antonov Company to investigate potential collaboration on defense-related projects.

“We’re happy to keep collaborating with the Antonov Company to help Ukraine’s economic development and expansion,” stated Ted Colbert, CEO and president of Boeing Defence, Space, & Security.

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“This agreement demonstrates our ongoing efforts to find more opportunities to work with Ukrainian industry, which was underscored by our signing of the Ukrainian Defence Industry Compact earlier this year.”

The areas of potential collaboration identified in the agreement consist of training, logistical support and overhaul services for tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems utilized by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which includes the ScanEagle. In addition, the companies will also explore opportunities for Antonov to provide engineering support to Boeing.

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“A strong, innovative, and efficient defense industry is key to sustainable economic development and national security, and we are extremely excited to collaborate with Boeing,” said Ievhen Gavrylov, CEO of Antonov Company.

This agreement brings a whole new level of opportunity to implement the latest and most effective solutions – in addition to the possibility of future projects with Boeing in the aerospace and defense industry.”