Month: March 2021

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ANN: Sorry Gang, But April 1 Doesn’t Seem Quite So Funny This Year…

Our Annual April 1 Edition Doesn't Seem Apropos In A Pandemic Year Like all of you, I look forward to the day when all the woes of this horrific pandemic are well behind us, and receding rapidly into history. But,...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (03.23.21)

Aero Linx: Alliance of Air National Guard Flight Surgeons Our Mission is to provide strong support to the overall mission of the Air National Guard and the USAF through continued advancement of the art and science of aerospace medicine. We...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.23.21)

"At approximately 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 20, EAA's B-17G, Aluminum Overcast, suffered some minor damage to a wing from an apparent bird strike during a landing approach to Gwinnett County Airport/Briscoe Field near Lawrenceville, Georgia, during the B-17 tour...

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Airborne-Flight Training 03.18.21: XPW USAF Training, Italian Navy, CAP Scholars

Also: WAI Scholarships, Final Drone Rules, Ray Foundation CAF Grant, Nat'l Aerobatics Day Seven Airmen made history as the first “Accelerated Path to Wings” program to graduate and they transitioned from students to Air Force pilots during a ceremony on...

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Airborne 03.22.21: Draco Lives!, New NASA Boss?, Ilyushin IL-103

Also: Frequency Allocation Problems, NASA Remembers Lunney, Drone Registration Drop, Sterling Airways Remember that takeoff accident at the Reno-Stead airport in 2019 that put Draco down... once and for all, unsalvageable, and thought never to be seen again... until now....

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (03.23.21): Flight Plan Area (FPA)

Flight Plan Area (FPA) The geographical area assigned to a flight service station (FSS) for the purpose of establishing primary responsibility for services that may include search and rescue for VFR aircraft, issuance of NOTAMs, pilot briefings, inflight services, broadcast...

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Finnair signals interest in up to 20 of Heart’s ES-19 electric aircraft

Finnair has signed a letter of interest through which it could acquire up to 20 electric-powered regional aircraft under development by Heart Aerospace. The 19-seat aircraft project, the ES-19, was unveiled by the Swedish-based manufacturer in 2019. Heart Aerospace is...

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El Al remains financially burdened after year of heavy losses

El Al remained in a state of balance-sheet insolvency at the end of 2020, with total liabilities exceeding its total assets by $256 million. The airline’s current assets as of 31 December 2020 had fallen to $186 million from the...

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Ryanair chief doubts digital health passports will take off

Processes for passengers to prove either Covid-19 vaccination or negative test results are likely to play a role in the opening up of European airline markets, but more comprehensive digital health passports are not, in the view of Ryanair group chief...

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EASA clears 90-seat Dash 8-400 for European operations

European operators of the De Havilland Canada (DHC) Dash 8-400 could soon be carrying up to 90 passengers in the twin-turboprop after the bloc’s regulator approved the modification. European operators of the De Havilland Canada (DHC) Dash 8-400 could soon...

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