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JAKARTA (Reuters) - A Sriwijaya Air plane crashed into the sea on Saturday minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital Jakarta on a domestic flight with 62 people on board, and their fate was not known.

Boeing Co will pay more than $2.5 billion in fines and compensation after reaching a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over two plane crashes that killed a total of 346 people and led to the grounding of its 737 MAX jetliner.

3 Min Read PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus stuck to ambitions for a partial recovery in jet production later this year, amid speculation that it may have to delay the move as Europe faces new coronavirus lockdowns. FILE PHOTO: A logo of Airbus is seen at the entrance of the Jean-Luc Lagardere A380 production plant at Airbus headquarters in Blagnac, near Toulouse, France June 18, 2020. Picture taken June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe Airbus has said it wants to be in shape to raise benchmark A320-fam...

(Adds analyst quote, background) By David Shepardson, Eric M. Johnson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON/SEATTLE/CHICAGO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Boeing Co will ...

3 Min Read PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus stuck to ambitions for a partial recovery in jet production later this year, amid speculation that it may have to delay the move as Europe faces new coronavirus lockdowns. FILE PHOTO: A logo of Airbus is seen at the entrance of the Jean-Luc Lagardere A380 production plant at Airbus headquarters in Blagnac, near Toulouse, France June 18, 2020. Picture taken June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe Airbus has said it wants to be in shape to raise benchmark A320-fam...

By Reuters Staff (Amends attribution of spokesman quote, adds correct exec quote) PARIS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Airbus is planning a summit meeting with major suppliers in coming days, amid mounting speculation that it may have to delay planned jet output increases as Europe faces a resurgent coronavirus crisis, industry sources said on Friday. Next week’s briefing by Airbus Chief Executive Guillaume Faury for the heads of several suppliers is expected to set the manufacturing tone for the coming ...

Boeings 737 MAX resumed passenger flights in the United States for the first time on Tuesday after a 20-month safety ban was lifted last month.

By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON/CHICAGO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Boeings 737 MAX resumed passenger flights in the United States for the first time on Tuesday after a 20-month safety ban was lifted last month. American Airlines Flight 718 departed Miami around 10:40 a.m., bound for New Yorks LaGuardia and is scheduled to land soon after 1 p.m. American and planemaker Boeing have sought to reassure the public over the planes safety after it was cleared by U.S. regulators in November ...

3 Min Read WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing’s 737 MAX resumed passenger flights in the United States for the first time on Tuesday after a 20-month safety ban was lifted last month. American Airlines Flight 718 landed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport around 1:08 p.m after departing Miami about two-and-a-half hours earlier. A CNBC reporter said the wife of the flight captain and the first officer’s mother were both onboard the almost 1,200-mile flight. American and planemaker Boeing ha...

* Concerns over spread of new coronavirus strain * Airlines call for testing rather than travel bans (Adds shares, detail) PARIS, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Europe faces significant disruption to air transport as a growing number of countries bans flights from Britain due to fears over a new coronavirus strain, prompting airlines to repeat calls for more testing to keep borders open. Eurocontrol Director General Eamonn Brennan said there had been 900 daily flights between Britain and the 27 countries o...