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Jul 19, 2020 8 tweets 5 min read Read on X
The past week was a busy one for the aviation industry. A quick recap, and what we’re looking ahead to this coming week. Image
Last weekend, Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization released an interim factual report detailing the sequence of errors that led to the downing of Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. flightradar24.com/blog/ukrainian… Image
Emirates restarted A380 flights this week after grounding its fleet for nearly four months. The carrier is now offering daily service to London and Paris. flightradar24.com/blog/emirates-… Image
Qantas conducted three Farewell Jumbo Joy Flights as it retires its 747 fleet. flightradar24.com/blog/follow-qa…

📅⚠️ The final Qantas 747 will depart Sydney on 22 July at 04:00 UTC. Image
The NTSB released a summary of its findings from the crash of Atlas Air 3591. flightradar24.com/blog/ntsb-rele… Image
The UN’s International Court of Justice sided with Qatar this week and ruled that ICAO has the authority to rule on the air blockade of Qatar by four neighboring states. flightradar24.com/blog/qatar-get… Image
And British Airways announced that it was immediately retiring its 747 fleet. flightradar24.com/blog/british-a… ImageImageImageImage
This week, we're keeping an eye on commercial flights, which may top 70,000 per day for the first time since mid-March. flightradar24.com/data/statistics Image

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