Month: October 2020

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (10.09.20): Middle Marker

Middle Marker A marker beacon that defines a point along the glideslope of an ILS normally located at or near the point of decision height (ILS Category I). It is keyed to transmit alternate dots and dashes, with the alternate...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (10.09.20)

Aero Linx: The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada For over fifty years, the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada has worked with its members to develop what is today the fifth-largest national aerospace industry in the world. By collaborating with industry...

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Australian MRTTs to receive communications, mission system upgrades

Canberra plans to upgrade the communications and mission system equipment aboard its fleet of Airbus Defence & Space A330 multi-tole tanker transports (MRTTs). The project will bring the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF’s) locally-designated KC-30A fleet up to the latest...

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Weekly flights across European network fall below mid-July levels

Fresh data from Eurocontrol shows there were under 100,000 weekly flights across the European network for the first time since mid-July. Eurocontrol’s latest weekly dashboard indicates there were 99,217 flights during the week ending 11 October. “[The] Network saw fewer than...

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British Airways chief Alex Cruz to step down, succeeded by Aer Lingus head Doyle

British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz is to step down from his position, after four years, to be succeeded by Aer Lingus chief Sean Doyle. Parent company IAG states that the change is part of a management reshuffle that takes...

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US Air Force aims to train pilots faster using brain electrode

In August, the US Air Force Research Laboratory 711th Human Performance Wing launched its iNeuraLS project, an effort to speed up pilot training through brain stimulation. Some will feel like a slight tingling sensation. Others will feel nothing at all. The electrode placed...

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Lessors reject Malaysia Airlines’ restructuring plan: report

Most of Malaysia Airlines’ lessors have rejected a restructuring plan it proposed, according to a media report. Lessors claiming to represent 70% of the aircraft and engines leased to the airline group have called the plan “inappropriate and fatally flawed”...

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Thai Vietjet charts modest expansion amid weak market

Thai Vietjet Air plans to both grow its fleet and add staff even though domestic air travel with Thailand remains subdued amid the coronavirus pandemic. The airline says it plans to grow its fleet to 15 aircraft “by 2021”, and...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (10.08.20)

Aero Linx: The Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) The Australian Federation of Air Pilots represents and promotes the interests of Australian professional flight crew and champions the highest possible standards of aviation safety. The Australian Federation of Air Pilots...

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Classic Aero-TV: The Buying and Selling Of LSAs–The Revenge Of ‘ITBOA BNITBOB’

From 2011: The Sebring LSA Show Reveals That The Light-Sport Industry Still Has Much To Learn Our good friend, Dave Juwel, has done a marvelous job of helping ANN evaluate the sport and general aviation industry's ability to market itself...

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