TAAG Angola Airlines has introduced its first Airbus A220-300 to commercial service. The African carrier says that on 8 November it operated an initial flight to Sao Tome Island from Luanda and, upon return to the Angolan capital, completed a domestic service to Benguela. TAAG is leasing its first A220 from Air Lease Corporation and has another 11 on order. The airline has configured the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G-powered twinjet with 12 business and 125 economy seats. Also featured in TAAG's fleet are eight Boeing 737-700s (including one quick-change variant), a 737-800 converted freighter, five 777-300ERs, three 777-200ERs and six De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprops. Beyond the A220s, TAAG has two 787-10s and one -9 on order.

Boeing employees who were put on unpaid furlough will have their lost pay returned but the company will still implement layoffs to deal with its financial circumstances. "I know the last few months have been difficult for our company, and for many of you personally. As we navigated through the work stoppage, we asked many of you to take a furlough to support our cash conservation efforts," chief executive Kelly Ortberg writes in an email sent to all US employees by president and chief executive Kelly Ortberg. In September, Boeing started implementing rolling furloughs to deal with the cash flow impact of a strike that crippled production of its 737 Max, 767 and 777 lines, under which selected employees would take one week of furlough every four weeks on a rolling basis during the strike. "Your sacrifice made a difference and helped the company bridge to this moment. We want to acknowledge your support by returning your lost pay if you went on unpaid furlough. More details will be shared soon on the timing of this payment." Boeing management also took pay reductions over the strike period, which ran from 13 September until 4 November, when around 33,000 workers voted 59% in favour of a new labour agreement. Ortberg adds, however, that Boeing will "continue forward with our previously announced actions to reduce our workforce levels to align with our financial reality and a more focused and streamlined set of priorities". "These structural changes, are important to our competitiveness and will help us deliver more value to our customers over the long term." The company announced that it would shed around 10% of its workforce in October that will affect executives, managers and other employees. It also delayed the entry-into-service of the 777-9 until 2026 and confirmed that 767 production will end in 2027.

Authorities confirmed that a bomb scare at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) caused the temporary evacuation of Terminal B and disrupted flights early Saturday morning. The incident, which began around 06:30 local time on 9 November, was sparked by discovering a suspicious package in a non-public terminal area. The Port Authority quickly responded, leading to the evacuation of some passengers and the suspension of flights from the terminal. Port Authority officials said the suspicious package was first flagged by TSA at the screening area at approximately 05:35, according to the New York Daily News. The package, a duffle bag, contained an organic material that tested positive for potential bomb-making components and several 18-volt batteries typically used in power tools. The NYPD Bomb Squad was dispatched to investigate further. The terminal was evacuated for safety reasons, and passengers who had not yet gone through TSA security were asked to leave and wait outside. Passengers who had already cleared security were allowed to remain in the terminal. However, the disruption led to delays in flight departures from Terminal B, which serves major airlines