Air Canada issues apology for replacing Israel with the name ‘Palestinian territories’ on some in-flight maps

Air Canada has issued an apology after it was found that over 40 of its plane displayed “Palestinian territories” as a substitute of Israel on their in-flight leisure maps.
The subject, which affected the airline’s Boeing 737 MAX fleet, got here to gentle throughout the ongoing Israel-Hamas battle when a passenger seen and reported the discrepancy. The airline acknowledged the mistake and pledged to right it.
Air Canada instructed CNN that 40 planes have been impacted after conducting an inner evaluation. The airline’s official web site signifies a complete fleet exceeding 350 plane, which incorporates 43 737 MAX twin-engine jets.
The in-flight leisure system was manufactured by the French aerospace organisation Thales, while the mapping system was developed by an unnamed exterior contractor for Thales.

The airline, alongside with French aerospace firm Thales, which provides the in-flight leisure techniques, launched a joint assertion addressing the matter. The precise map creator stays unnamed.
“It was brought to the attention of Air Canada that the interactive map on its Boeing 737 fleet did not consistently portray certain Middle Eastern boundaries, including those of the State of Israel, at all amplification levels,” the airline’s assertion learn.
“Air Canada’s policy in general is to display only city names on the maps in its aircraft, and the configuration on this particular system was not compliant with this policy.”
The service confirmed that, “the planes had their map function immediately disabled, and a revised map was already installed by Friday.”
“Air Canada and Thales apologize for the unease created by this situation,” the assertion concluded. “Thales is working closely with the airline and the involved third-party to remediate this regrettable issue as soon possible,” they added.