Boeing and Munich Airport donate to Turkey-Syria earthquake relief, easyJet announces emergency collection

The aviation industry is stepping forward with financial assistance for victims and for rescue and relief operations after deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The February 6 and 7 earthquakes had killed almost 20,000 people at time of writing, a toll that is expected to rise as the time window to rescue people trapped under rubble closes. Boeing is to give $500,000 from the Boeing Charitable Trust “to assist those impacted by the recent earthquake in Turkey”, with the money to go through the American Red Cross for earthquake recovery and relief efforts by the global Red Cross and Red