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What Next??? Paris Air Show Cancelled Due To Pandemic

The 2021 Edition Of The Paris Air Show Falls To COVID Concerns In light of the uncertainty linked to the current COVID-19 health crisis, the Paris Air Show organization reports that it has made the decision to cancel the 2021...

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Brigadier General Chuck Yeager Has Gone West

Yeager's Life of 97 Years Is Without Parallel The tweet was characteristically short... but spoke volumes, from Mrs. Yeager, @VictoriaYeage11, 'It is w/ profound sorrow, I must tell you that my life love General Chuck Yeager passed just before 9pm...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (12.06.20)

"The NTSB called on the FAA to issue an AD to address an unsafe condition associated with oil filter adapters installed through a STC on Continental engines. Oil leaks from these oil filter adapters can lead to a loss of...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (12.06.20): Flight Management Systems

Flight Management Systems A computer system that uses a large data base to allow routes to be preprogrammed and fed into the system by means of a data loader. The system is constantly updated with respect to position accuracy by...

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Antonov offers An-225 to fill void in An-124 capacity

Ukrainian outsize cargo specialist Antonov Airlines is to offer its An-225 for commercial service, to provide additional capacity to the freight sector. The An-225, with a maximum take-off weight of 640t, is the world’s largest operational transport and is intended...

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Norwegian files for formal restructuring in Norway

Cash-strapped low-cost carrier Norwegian has filed for financial restructuring under Norwegian law in parallel to a similar process already under way in Ireland. Norwegian initiated a formal financial restructuring for its Norwegian Air International subsidiary and aircraft leasing unit Arctic Aviation Assets,...

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More airline failures ahead as complacency sets in: Al Baker

Qatar Airways group chief Akbar Al Baker predicts more airline failures are in the horizon, as carriers get complacent about recovery prospects.  Qatar Airways group chief Akbar Al Baker predicts more airline failures are in the horizon, as carriers get...

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Supersonic pioneer Chuck Yeager passes away at 97

Aviation pioneer Charles ‘Chuck’ Yeager passed away on 7 December at the age of 97. Aviation pioneer Charles ‘Chuck’ Yeager passed away on 7 December at the age of 97. Yeager’s death was announced by his wife, Victoria, on Twitter....

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Gol to resume 737 Max operations on 9 December

Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol will resume flying the Boeing 737 Max aircraft from 9 December, making it the first airline in the world to do so, following the type’s 20-month grounding worldwide.  Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol will resume flying the...

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Taiwan F-16 upgrade aims for 2023 completion

Taiwan has upgraded 18 Lockheed Martin F-16 A/Bs to the new F-16V standard, and hopes to complete all 141 planned upgrades by 2023. Taiwan has upgraded 18 Lockheed Martin F-16 A/Bs to the new F-16V standard, and hopes to complete...

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