Virgin Australia passengers were distressed by the screening of an ABC News report on the fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash after the ABC breached an agreement to warn the airline of any unsuitable content. Sources said the airline was furious with the ABC about the inadvertent screening of the tragedy aboard all its domestic flights on Monday. “We are concerned with reports of distress caused to our passengers due to an unsuitable broadcast during our in-flight ABC news bulletin,” a Virgin Australia spokesman told Guardian Australia. “We have been in contact with the ABC and understand this was due to human error on its part. We are, of course, working with the ABC to ensure this does not happen again.” The ABC’s commercial arm has had a contract with Virgin to supply in-flight bulletins since 2014. Due to the ABC’s editorial policies, the agreement involves the broadcaster telling the airline ahead of time if the bulletin contains an aviation story and if it does that they have taken “great care” to not show any distressing scenes.<br/>
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Swiss regulators have banned Junkers Ju 52 operator Ju-Air from conducting commercial passenger flights with the fleet, although it will be permitted to offer private flights for club members. The decision by the Swiss federal office for civil aviation follows the fatal accident involving a Ju-Air Ju 52 in August last year. Regulators have reviewed the risks of passenger flights with vintage aircraft and concluded that commercial operations with historic aircraft no longer meet current safety requirements. “This decision is also backed by facts from the continuing accident investigation,” says the office. It adds that changes to European vintage aircraft legislation this year will disallow commercial services. The office says it aims to allow historic aircraft to continue flying. Operators will still be allowed to transport passengers but they will need to be members of a dedicated club for at least 30 days, and be educated on the particular risks of flying in vintage types.<br/>