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Airlines Warn Max Clashes Have Fractured Plane-Approvals Process

A rift between regulators over the Boeing Co. 737 Max could undermine a long-established system of mutual recognition and hold back new plane programs, the International Air Transport Association said. Splits like those over the Max’s grounding and the approval …

Alphabet Unveils App to Provide Air-Traffic Control for Drones

The company that brought you free digital maps and email wants to do the same thing for your drone. Wing LLC, an offshoot of Alphabet Inc.’s Google, on Tuesday unveiled a new app it calls OpenSky that it hopes will …

Willis’ Report Finds Airline Industry Losses Hit 5-Year Low

The airline industry had a ‘relatively turbulent free start to the third quarter, with losses hitting a five-year low of $794 million,’ according to the latest report from the Aerospace division of Willis Group Holdings. The company’s monthly Airline Insurance …