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US Air Force assesses bomb damage using synthetic aperture radar in test

The US Air Force tested the use of synthetic aperture radar for bomb damage assessment on 15 December 2020 at Nellis AFB in Nevada. The US Air Force (USAF) tested the use of synthetic aperture radar for bomb damage assessment on...

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Government reinforces Air Serbia as turbulence rocks Balkan carriers

Serbia’s government has reinforced its position in flag-carrier Air Serbia, as the air transport system of the former Yugoslavia continues to suffer with the collapse of Montenegro Airlines. Air Serbia emerged in 2013 as the former Jat Airways – a...

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Court approves BGI’s planned acquisition of Israir

Israeli carrier Israir’s sale trustee has received court approval for BGI Investments’ planned acquisition of the airline, following a drawn-out bidding contest. The Tel Aviv district court has granted approval after Israir bondholders backed the BGI bid and rejected those...

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AirAsia X contests BOC Aviation’s enforcement of UK court order

AirAsia X is seeking to nullify BOC Aviation’s efforts to enforce a UK court judgement in the High Court of Malaya in Malaysia, where the airline group is based. “As an update, the company wishes to announce that the company...

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China Airlines closes chapter on 747 passenger operations

China Airlines will phase out the last of its passenger Boeing 747-400s by early 2021, becoming the latest carrier in the region to retire the type, which it has operated for more than 30 years. China Airlines will phase out...

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IndiGo investigates data breach involving ‘internal documents’

India’s biggest airline by fleet size IndiGo has said that some of its internal documents may have been compromised by hackers. In a 31 December filing to the BSE, the carrier said that “some” of its servers were hacked in...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.04.21)

“AUVSI welcomes the progress made with the delivery of these final rules. Remote ID will enable more complex UAS operations, which will have additional untold benefits for American society. Operations over people, and at night, are important steps towards enabling...

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Airborne Returns to Full Programming Roster This Week!

We're Back To A Daily Airborne Sked... AND Adding New Programs! We’ve teased this for a while but ANN is returning to a daily webcast schedule THIS WEEK, the start of 2021... which we hope will be a much better...

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Bombardier completes acquisition of Berlin service center

Bombardier has acquired 100% of an aircraft service centre in Berlin, buying out partners amid a broader effort by the Canadian company to expand its aircraft service business. Bombardier has completed the acquisition of 100% of an aircraft service centre...

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Recovery in flight numbers not likely until 2026: Eurocontrol

Eurocontrol does not expect flight numbers in European airspace to recover to 2019 levels until 2026, according to its latest projection. Eurocontrol does not expect flight numbers in European airspace to recover to 2019 levels until 2026, according to its latest...

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