Weekly News Debrief: 30 June - 6 July

 AI171 Parliamentary Review:

  • A specialised parliamentary panel is to review civil aviation safety next week.
  • This comes post the fatal AI171 crash that occurred in June.

Major Cyberattacks on Airlines:
  • WestJet, Qantas and Hawaiian Airlines have all confirmed being affected by cyberattacks over the last view weeks
  • The cybercriminal group Scattered Spider is allegedly responsible for the attack.


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