It comes a year after Qantas’ pilot union accused the airline of a failure of fleet planning by not having enough new international aircraft, and with Boeing and Airbus experiencing delivery delays.
The planemaker will pay a US$487.2 million fine, the maximum allowed, and pour at least $455 million over the next three years into compliance and safety programs. It will also be placed under a three-year probation, to be supervised by an independent …
Speaking at an industry event in Washington, Michelle Parker, a vice president for the aerospace giant, insisted space was “core” to the business.