Year: 2024

US airline regulators have opened an investigation after an engine cowling on a Boeing 737-800 fell off during take-off and struck a wing flap. The flight returned safely to Denver International Airport at about 08:15 local time after originally departing to Houston.

New Zealand authorities have announced a tightening of work visa regulations in response to what they describe as “unsustainable” levels of migration. Applicants for low-skilled positions are now required to meet English-language proficiency standards and their permitted stay has been reduced from five years to three.

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has opened an inquiry into US billionaire Elon Musk after he said he would reactive X (formerly Twitter) accounts, that the judge had ordered to be blocked. Musk took to his social media platform saying that the restrictions on the X accounts had been lifted because the court order was unconstitutional.