The FAA has lifted all restrictions on flights between the US and Turkey, enabling Turkish Airlines to resume flights to the US July 19. The move rescinds a notice to airmen issued July 16 in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt in Turkey that had the effect of banning all Turkish Airlines’ flights to the US. As of 1345 Washington DC time July 18, there were no longer any restrictions on flights from Turkey, an FAA spokesperson said. Turkish Airlines had already canceled all of its July 18 flights to the US—the third straight day it did not operate flights between Istanbul and the US—but said that “all flights to and from the US will resume as usual starting from July 19.” After having to temporarily cease all operations during the failed coup, Turkish Airlines by July 18 had restarted flights to everywhere in the world except the US. <br/>
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The parent company of Lufthansa has agreed to help test technology Airbus Group and Honeywell International have proposed to jointly develop to prevent airliners from careening off the ends of runways during landings. A MOU among the 3 companies was signed last week during the Farnborough Airshow, according to people familiar with the details. The Airbus-Honeywell effort was previously reported but not Lufthansa’s role in the project. Under the agreement, Lufthansa Group will help with engineering development, and it will also make planes available for testing of proposed runway safeguards combining various elements of proprietary safety systems already marketed separately by Airbus and Honeywell. Such an offering would meet impending European safety rules to combat runway excursions. <br/>
Ethiopian Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding with South African aerospace firm Aerosud Holdings to form an Ethiopia-based joint venture, which will manufacture aircraft parts for Airbus, Boeing and others. “The manufacturing facilities, that will be set up in due course, are expected to be located in the vicinity of [Addis Ababa] Bole International,” Ethiopian Airlines group CE Tewolde Gebremariam said, adding that this location—right next to Ethiopian’s main base—will offer good economies of scale and simplify imports and exports. Ethiopian performed a feasibility study to establish “potential areas of manufacturing” for the project, including “rigorous discussions” with manufacturers, including Boeing and Bombardier. <br/>