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Ryanair cuts passenger forecast as it condemns latest travel restrictions

Ryanair has cut its full-year activity forecast after tighter travel restrictions in the UK threatened to limit its passenger numbers over its fiscal fourth quarter. The airline expects to have transported 26-30 million passengers by the end of the year,...

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China uses Wing Loong II variant for weather modification work

China has deployed a variant of the AVIC Wing Loong II unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to help create precipitation in the country’s arid west. The UAV, designated Ganlin-1, is equipped to modify weather through cloud seeding, according to a report...

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Air travel demand flatlined in November: IATA

Air travel demand remained sharply down in November, IATA’s latest industry statistics show, as resurgent Covid-19 cases and renewed travel restrictions battered passenger confidence. Air travel demand remained sharply down in November, IATA’s latest industry statistics show, as resurgent Covid-19...

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Air cargo volumes to reach 2019 levels by March or April: IATA

Global air cargo volumes sank more than 6% year on year in November, but remain on track to return to 2019 levels by March or April, according to IATA. Global air cargo volumes sank more than 6% year on year...

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Dassault hit 2020 delivery target with 13 Rafales

Dassault hit its target of delivering 13 Rafales in 2020, with these transferred to export customers India and Qatar. Dassault hit its target of delivering 13 Rafales in 2020, with these transferred to export customers India and Qatar. The French...

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Tunisair names Hamdi as new chief executive

North African carrier Tunisair has appointed Olfa Hamdi as its new chief executive, replacing Elyes Mnakbi, who left the state-owned airline in July 2020. North African carrier Tunisair has appointed Olfa Hamdi as its new chief executive. She replaces Elyes Mnakbi, who...

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Lufthansa raises €500 million with A350s and A320s as security

Lufthansa has used eight of its aircraft as security in a range of financing transactions which have raised €500 million ($614 million) since last July. Lufthansa has used eight of its aircraft as security in a range of financing transactions which have...

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Classic Klyde Morris (06.23.16)

Wes' Computer had a Serious Meltdown (Foreign Saboteurs, No Doubt)... So, We Present 'Classic' Klyde Episodes Until His PC is Resurrected This Klyde Morris Cartoon Was Originally Published on June 23rd, 2016 FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Vietnam starts building new airport for Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam has broken ground for the first phase of a new airport for the city’s commercial centre of Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam has broken ground for the first phase of a new airport for the city’s commercial centre of...

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Supersonic AS2 to get Universal Avionics enhanced flight vision system

Aerion Supersonic has selected Universal Avionics’ (UA) ClearVision enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) for its in-development AS2 high-speed business jet.  Aerion Supersonic has selected Universal Avionics’ (UA) ClearVision enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) for its in-development AS2 high-speed business jet. ...

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