Turkish Airlines began Friday to offer laptop computers to business-class passengers on UK-bound flights from Istanbul Ataturk Airport, according to the state-run news agency, Anadolu. The service was made available to passengers on a Manchester-bound flight early Friday. The agency said that business-class passengers can hand over their laptops to a Turkish Airlines employee and request a computer from the cabin crew to use in-flight. The move is an attempt to deal with a US and British ban on in-cabin laptop use on flights departing from several airports in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. Turkey's flag-carrier previously introduced a similar service for US-bound customers. Britain introduced the security measures on March 21st to cover tablets, laptops and some cellphones, echoing the US Department of Homeland Security. Turkish Airlines' dual-functionality devices can be used as both a laptop and a touchscreen tablet. <br/>
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The codes used to access United Airlines' pilot compartments have been 'inadvertently made public'. While the airline has not said how many planes might have been involved, it sent a mass email on Saturday to employees, stating that other measures had been put in place to secure the airlines' cockpits. The company's spokesperson Maddie King confirmed the accident - which has been reported to the FAA - but denounced any claims that it was a hack or a breach. The airline said: 'The safety of our customers and crew is our top priority and United Airlines utilizes a number of measures to keep our flight decks secure beyond door access information. In the interim, this protocol ensures our cockpits remain secure. We are working to resolve this.' The airlines' website shows flights are running as normal.<br/>
A United flight was delayed for hours Thursday evening at George Bush Intercontinental Airport after a scorpion was spotted on board the plane. According to reports, the stinging insect had crawled out from a passenger’s clothes. “Houston to Quito flight 1035 returned to the gate after a scorpion reportedly emerged from a customer’s clothing,” a statement from the airline read. “Paramedics at the gate immediately examined the customer and determined that he had not been stung. The customer declined further medical treatment and, as a precaution, a new aircraft was arranged. We provided all passengers with a meal voucher due to the delay and the flight, with the customer aboard, has departed for Quito.”<br/>
LOT Polish Airlines took delivery May 12 of its first Boeing 737-800, and expects to have four aircraft of the type by the end of June. “It is a historic moment and the first new aircraft of the 737 family to join our fleet after more than 20 years,“ said Adrian Kubicki, director of corporate communications. “In that way we prove that our profitable growth strategy has become a fact. The delivery of the 737-800 marks the launch of an ambitious program of our fleet development.” In 2017, LOT is taking delivery of four 737-800s, two 787-8s and two 737-8s. In 2018, the Star Alliance member expects to take delivery of at least three additional 787-9s. Starting in mid-May, LOT 737-800s will begin schedule services on the Warsaw-London Heathrow route, followed by flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and a new route to Astana, Kazakhstan. From June onwards, LOT 737-800s will operate to Adolfo Suarez Madrid–Barajas Airport and to Tel Aviv. Starting in July, Barcelona and Frankfurt will be added as LOT destinations.<br/>
An ANA Boeing 787-9 made an unscheduled landing in Bratsk, Russia, after cockpit instruments warned pilots of an engine problem. The aircraft, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, operated as flight NH209. It was en route from Tokyo Narita to Dusseldorf. ANA said that the aircraft’s left engine shut down. The flight’s captain requested emergency priority for a landing in Bratsk. The aircraft landed safely with one engine operating. The aircraft was carrying 119 passenger and 12 crew, according to ANA. ANA said it would send a replacement aircraft to Bratsk.<br/>