Month: November 2020

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Japan flies Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey for the first time

The Japanese military flew the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey for the first time at Kisarazu Air Field on 6 November. The Japanese military flew the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey for the first time at Kisarazu Air Field on 6 November....

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Embraer shows images of new hybrid-electric short-takeoff transport

Brazil’s air force previewed renderings of a proposed Embraer hybrid-electric short takeoff military and commercial transport aircraft for the first time on 13 November in a video at a defense seminar. Brazil’s air force previewed renderings of a proposed Embraer...

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Latent flaw missed in Transavia 737 angle-of-attack sensor

French investigators have determined that a Boeing 737-800 experienced two successive unreliable air data incidents, after an overnight technical check failed to uncover a latent flaw in its angle-of-attack sensor. The Transavia aircraft (F-GZHO) had been ferried from Norwich to...

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Azul expects year-end leisure passenger revenue to exceed 2019

Brazil’s Azul expects domestic leisure passenger revenue to exceed last year’s figures in the coming weeks as the airline prepares for a strong summer travel season in the Southern Hemisphere. Brazil’s Azul expects domestic leisure passenger revenue to exceed last...

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Heathrow airport workers vote for December strikes

Thousands of workers at London Heathrow airport have voted to take strike action in December over the operator’s proposals to cut costs amid the coronavirus downturn. Thousands of workers at London Heathrow airport have voted to take strike action in...

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Drone Safety Week is Here!

Calling all drone enthusiasts! Join the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for virtual events during its second annual National Drone Safety Awareness Week from Nov. 1622, 2020. Learn about the latest drone technology and how the FAA is working to safely...

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French aerospace investment fund poised for further deals

Ace Aero Partenaires, the public-private investment fund backed by the top four companies in the French aerospace industry, hopes to conclude its next set of deals in the coming months, with the aim of hitting “cruise speed” by mid-2021. Ace...

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​European airlines have hit lowest point: HSBC

European airlines can expect improving prospects towards the end of this year and next, bank HSBC has predicted, citing the progress being made on airport testing and vaccines. European airlines can expect improving prospects towards the end of this year...

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Airborne 11.13.20: RedBull Race Replacement?, DJI Mini 2, Rocket Lab

Also: AEA 3Q-20 Report, ARTEX ELT 4000, Textron Denies 'Fictitious' Bid, AEROCOR Acquires BlueMAX Our friends at the FAI tell us they are in discussions with Hong Kong-based Adventure Air Race Company limited, regarding the development of an air race...

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Travel bubbles a ‘big step in right direction’: AAPA chief

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) sees the establishment of travel bubble arrangements — such as the recently-announced example between Singapore and Hong Kong — as a “big step in the right direction” to restarting cross-border travel amid the...

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