Air Canada apologizes after Israel erased from the map on some of its planes | Lifestyle [Video]

(CNN) — Air Canada has apologized after it emerged that some of its fleet displayed maps that appeared to have erased Israel.

The carrier’s Boeing 737 MAX fleet were found to have moving maps — part of the in flight entertainment (IFE) system — that did not show Israel as a state, but replaced it with the name “Palestinian territories.” The maps have been deactivated while they are updated.

The discrepancy was first noticed by a passenger who flagged it to the company. Air Canada said in a statement that it was found on 40 of its Boeing 737 aircraft. According to the airline’s website, there are 43 737 MAX twinjets in the fleet of more than 350 total aircraft.

The IFE in question had been produced by French aerospace group Thales, while the map itself had been produced for Thales by an external company, which has not been named.

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