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Airborne 10.07.20: New Airborne Host, KingAir 360, VBACE, 737 MAX

Also: Drones Against Aircraft, Lifesaving Drones, Next-Gen Space Toilet, Emirates Fined Textron has confirmed the issuance of a Type Certificate by the FAA for its newest flagship twin turbo-prop Beechcraft King Air 360/360ER aircraft, paving the way for customer deliveries...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (10.05.20)

Aero Linx: Parasail Safety Council 1962, A French engineer by the name of Pierre-Marcel Lemoigne , developed the Ascending- Gliding Parachute. Lemoigne’s concept was achieved by modifying a "ParaCommander" parachute. The ParaCommander design was based on the 24-gore 'suspension line’...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.05.20)

“Diversity in all forms makes our Air Force better. It’s more than race, gender and ethnicity—it’s about leveraging unique strengths, perspectives and experiences. A force made up of various backgrounds inherently brings out new and innovative ideas, which is vital...

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Portuguese government completes TAP stake increase

Portugal’s government has completed its acquisition of an additional 22.5% stake in TAP, clearing the way for the airline to access the rest of its state loan. Portugal’s government has completed its acquisition of an additional 22.5% stake in TAP, clearing the...

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Flypast marks British Airways 747s’ final Heathrow departure

British Airways’ final pair of London Heathrow-based Boeing 747-400s have departed the UK hub, following the airline’s decision to retire the type from service. Aircraft G-CIVB, painted in the ‘Negus’ heritage livery for the airline’s 100th anniversary, lifted off at...

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EasyJet expects full-year losses of more than £800m

EasyJet is set to make a group headline loss for the year ended 30 September of between £815-£845 million ($1-$1.1 billion) and expects to fly only a quarter of its planned capacity over the remainder of the calendar year as...

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Icelandair sells three 757-200s for freighter conversion

Icelandair Group is to sell three of its Boeing 757-200s, which will be converted into freighters following the transaction. Disposal of the Icelandair aircraft will generate about $21 million in net proceeds, the company says. It has not identified the...

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Luxembourg welcomes lone A400M Atlas airlifter

Airbus Defence & Space has delivered an A400M Atlas for Luxembourg; its penultimate contracted customer to receive the tactical transport. Airbus Defence & Space has delivered an A400M Atlas for Luxembourg; its penultimate contracted customer to receive the tactical transport....

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Cebu Pacific to raise $500 million in fresh capital

Cebu Pacific announced plans to raise up to $500 million in additional capital — by selling preferred shares and bonds — as it undertakes a restructuring exercise that sees it cut its fleet and network to cope with reduced travel...

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Pentagon, SpaceX may demo rocket delivery of cargo in 2021

US Transportation Command has partnered with Space Exploration Technologies Corporation to study delivering tens of thousands of kilograms worth of cargo to anywhere on Earth within about an hour using the aerospace company’s vertical landing rockets. US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)...

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