All Nippon Airways

Flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) and Boeing have announced an order for four 777 Freighters to further strengthen the airline's position in the global air cargo market.

With this order, THY will operate 12,777 Freighters.

Boeing announced Monday a leadership shakeup headlined by the departure of CEO Dave Calhoun as the aviation giant faces heavy scrutiny following safety incidents and manufacturing issues.

Besides Calhoun, who will stay in his post through the end of 2024, Boeing announced two other major changes to company management.

United and Alaska Airlines both reported on Monday that loose hardware had been discovered on some of their Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes during preliminary inspections after a dramatic mid-flight incident last week.

Boeing called for the grounding of 128 of its 777 planes around the world on Feb. 21 as U.S. regulators investigated a United Airlines flight whose engine caught fire and fell apart over a suburban American city.

The 2009 crash of a Boeing jetliner operated by Turkish Airlines bears uncanny similarities to the crashes of two Boeing aircraft last year that left 346 people dead and forced the American aerospace titan to ground an entire fleet.

Boeing 767 of the Japanese airline ANA (All Nippon Airways) made an emergency landing at the airport it departed from, Kyodo news agency reported.

The ban on the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft became worldwide after US President Donald Trump joined Canada and other countries in grounding the aircraft, and the black box flight recorders from the doomed plane were flown to France for analysis on March 14.

Students in Corinth, southern Greece, attend the customary blessing ceremony marking the first day of school on Tuesday. According to Education Minister Costas Gavroglou, this year will be the last time lessons will begin at 8.30 a.m. as he announced the school day will start at 9 a.m. in the 2019-20 academic year. 'Next year classes will start at 9 a.m.

American Airlines announced on Wednesday it is adding a new direct flight between Chicago and Athens next year, responding to the strong momentum of the Greek market in recent years and as part of the expansion of its European network.

The seasonal service will be operated from May 3 to October 3 in 2019 on Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, offering some 70,000 new seats.

Etihad Airways also "remains a fully committed and supportive shareholder in partnership with Air Serbia's majority shareholder, the government of Serbia," a press release said.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said she was satisfied with the decision.