A union for Boeing workers is set to give them training on whistleblower laws, saying staff are being punished for speaking out

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Boeing engineer, Sam Salehpour testifies before the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations during a hearing on
The training will be led by the law firm representing Boeing whistleblower Sam Salehpour.

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A major new aviation bill seeks to end passengers being made to pay to sit with their kids, and to improve safety on planes after the Alaska blowout

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The cockpit voice recorder data was lost from the Alaska Airlines blowout flight because it wasn't retrieved within two hours.

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I used to work in airline safety. United's new video has good intentions, but I don't think it will make passengers any less distracted.

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Screenshot from United's new safety video, showing a flight attendant wearing a safety vest
United's new safety video seeks to grab distracted passengers' attention.

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A video shows an airport worker falling out of an Airbus A320 when someone moved the airstairs — highlighting a lapse in following safety rules

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A stock photo of a plane and airstairs.

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Another of the world's best airlines is giving its staff a huge bonus after a 2nd year of record profits

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Singapore Airlines Airbus A380, specifically A380-841 aircraft as seen on final approach landing at New York JFK, John F. Kennedy International Airport on 14 November 2019
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380.

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Boeing broke an agreement over the 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people, and could now be prosecuted, the Justice Department says

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A Boeing 737 Max is displayed during the Farnborough Airshow, in Farnborough, on July 18, 2022
A Boeing 737 Max.

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Emirates, the powerhouse Middle Eastern airline, is giving staff a bonus of 20 weeks' pay after a blockbuster year

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An Emirates Airbus A380.

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Lufthansa's boss called delays to Boeing deliveries 'extremely annoying,' and it further highlights a growing dilemma for the aviation giant

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Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr.

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France is so scared of strikes messing up the Olympics that it is letting air traffic controllers show up 3 hours late to work, and leave 3 hours early

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An air traffic control tower.

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The boss of one of Boeing's biggest customers highlighted the tug-of-war between the planemaker's 2 top priorities: speed and safety

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Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum, CEO of the Emirates Group, gives a press conference in Dubai on May 10, 2022.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the Emirates CEO.

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