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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (03.28.21): Runway Entrance Lights (REL)

Runway Entrance Lights (REL) An array of red lights which include the first light at the hold line followed by a series of evenly spaced lights to the runway edge aligned with the taxiway centerline, and one additional light at...

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Collins Aerospace uses Singapore to test workshop technologies

At Collins Aerospace’s Singapore service centre in Changi on the eastern part of the island, a robot is helping to dramatically reduce parts inspection time, while boosting accuracy.  At Collins Aerospace’s Singapore service centre in Changi on the eastern part...

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Romanian budget carrier Blue Air starts receiving 737 Max 8s

Romanian operator Blue Air has started taking delivery of Boeing 737 Max jets, with the first of a batch introduced from US lessor Air Lease. Blue Air unveiled an order for six 737 Max 8s during the Paris air show...

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Korean Air outlines big task of Asiana integration

Korean Air president Woo Keehong has outlined the gargantuan task of integrating Asiana Airlines, in addition to getting regulatory approvals for the deal. Korean Air president Woo Keehong has outlined the gargantuan task of integrating Asiana Airlines, in addition to...

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Civil Simulator Census 2021

FlightGlobal’s latest Civil Simulator Census covers data for over 1,500 in-service devices, predominantly full-flight simulators. CAE holds around around 59% market share of installed civil full-flight simulators and training devices, FlightGlobal’s latest annual Civil Simulator Census shows. Source: CAE Our...

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Air New Zealand sees 90% recovery in domestic business travel

Flag carrier Air New Zealand has reported domestic business and corporate travel returning to 90% of pre-Covid-19 levels, based on its latest figures. Flag carrier Air New Zealand has reported domestic business and corporate travel returning to 90% of pre-Covid-19...

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Cockpit voice recorder of ill-fated Sriwijaya 737 recovered

Indonesian authorities have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 that crashed on 9 January in the Java Sea. Indonesian authorities have recovered the cockpit-voice recorder of a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 that crashed on...

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CDB Aviation signed more leases in 2020

CDB Aviation signed more new leases and new financing transactions in 2020 compared with the year prior, although its aircraft sales fell and it acquired fewer aircraft. CDB Aviation signed more new leases and new financing transactions in 2020 compared...

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Mid-2030s zero-emission aircraft horizon ‘credible’: Airbus chief

Airbus chief Guillaume Faury insists a 2035 entry-into-service horizon for zero-emission aircraft is “credible”, given the advancing work on hydrogen power. Six months ago the airframer unveiled proposed designs for zero-emissions aircraft, including a blended-wing body concept alongside more conventional...

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BA backs ZeroAvia as it eyes hydrogen power for future short-haul fleet

British Airways has become the first airline to invest in hydrogen propulsion developer ZeroAvia, the first step in a journey that could see the flag carrier replace its whole short-haul fleet with zero-emission aircraft by 2050. British Airways has become...

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