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MIAMI – The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan has grounded domestic airlines from operating flights using Boeing 777s fitted with PW4000 engines.
The decision follows a Japan Airlines (JL) Boeing 777 with starboard engine trouble making an emergency landing at Okinawa International Airport (OKA) in December and the recent United Airlines (UA) Boeing 777 emergency landing this weekend.
NOTAM’s relaying the restrictions state that all Boeing 777s fitted with PW4000 engines are requested to avoid Japanese airspace until further notice.
ANA Boeing 777-200 at Haneda International Airport | Photo: Kochan Kleps
Domestic Boeing 777 Aircraft
Domestic aircraft affected by the grounding are 19 All Nippon Airways (NH) Boeing 777s and 13 JL Boeing 777s. The airlines grounded the aircraft on their own on Sunday following the UA incident.
MIAMI – Etihad Airways (EY) and Gulf Air (GF) have entered into a new Strategic Commercial Cooperation Agreement (SCCA) finalized to reinforce their partnership that will go beyond their hubs in Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Bahrein (BAH).
The SCCA, still awaiting the regulatory green light from both governments, is based on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) the two carriers signed in November 2018 that aimed to a broadened and deeper their commercial cooperation.
The strategic commercial agreement, to be applied in phases with the first starting in June 2021, aims to expand the scope of the codeshare agreement signed in March 2019 and enhance the number of combined destinations, 30 additional are expected, to Africa, Middle East, Europe, and Asia.