Federal officials say an American Airlines plane returned to the main San Jose airport shortly after takeoff on Monday after pilots reported an issue with one of the plane’s two engines. The airline said the pilots shut down the engine after an indicator light came on. The FAA said it was investigating the incident. American Airlines flight 2049 took off for Phoenix but circled and returned to Mineta San Jose International Airport shortly after takeoff. The airline said the plane landed safely and taxied to the terminal, and no one was injured. There were 112 passengers and five crew members on board the Airbus A320. The two engines on the 20-year-old jet were made by International Aero Engines, a joint venture of Pratt & Whitney and German and Japanese companies. In February, a Pratt & Whitney engine shed pieces of the housing over Denver during a United flight. American said no parts broke or separated in Monday’s incident.<br/>
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The bosses of British Airways and London's Heathrow Airport urged the UK government on Monday to open up more routes for travel, including to the US, and to simplify the testing hurdles needed to fly. Britain lifted a ban on international movement on Monday but the government has designated only 12 countries and territories safe for quarantine-free travel on its "green list", limiting any recovery in the industry. "What's crucial is that travel becomes easier for people," said BA CE Sean Doyle at a joint press conference. He said a meaningful return of flying this summer, needed to help airlines and travel companies survive after over a year of COVID-19 restrictions, would require the government to relax some measures. But there is scant political appetite for doing so. Ministers have said people should not go on holiday to countries which are not on the green list, and PM Boris Johnson said on Friday that it would not be extended any time soon because of the risk of new variants. Heathrow said the limited reopening meant that it had 11,000 people flying out on Monday, up from 7,000 a day last week but well below the 120,000 typical at this time of year pre-pandemic. BA said it was flying just a fraction of the 200 flights per day it would usually be operating in this period.<br/>
Malaysia Airlines has teamed up with ReveMax to enhance and strengthen the airline’s commercial decision-making and business processes with the aim of profitability. It said on Monday ReveMax, a leading provider of digital strategic solutions, will work with it to implement the airline’s revenue maximisation solution (ARMS). ARMS is powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). It added that the platform provides predictive and prescriptive intelligence, connecting different airline departments and guiding them in making smarter strategic decisions with the aim of profitability and sustained financial good health of the organisation. “This partnership allows ReveMAX to bring its innovative ARMS Solution, a strategic decision support platform (SDSP), the first of its kind in the world to provide a complete and comprehensive picture of an airline’s revenue and cost ecosystem.<br/>