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General Aviation Pilots Give a Thumbs Up to Runway Safety “Previews”

In an average year, more than 16 million aircraft fly in U.S. skies and roll safely on airport runways and taxiways. When a runway incursion stemming from a pilot error occurs, it is a rare event, but it draws scrutiny...

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US domestic air travel to normalise by 2022: report

A new report by consulting firm Oliver Wyman says that US domestic air travel is expected to make a full recovery by early next year. A new report from consulting firm Oliver Wyman predicts US domestic air travel will fully...

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Pilots back global campaign to cut excessive NOTAM burden

Cockpit crew representatives are backing efforts to overhaul of the NOTAM system this year, claiming that the repository of aeronautical information has become cluttered, inefficient and burdensome. Some 1.7 million NOTAMs were published in 2020. Even though this was a...

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Fiji Airways set to return 737 Max to service

Fiji Airways is set to be the first Asia-Pacific carrier to return the Boeing 737 Max into service, after Fijian civil aviation authorities lifted the grounding of the narrowbody. Fiji Airways is set to be the first Asia-Pacific carrier to...

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Flydubai fixes date for 737 Max re-introduction

Middle Eastern carrier Flydubai is intending to restart Boeing 737 Max flights on 8 April, following approval by United Arab Emirates regulators and updating of the fleet. Flydubai will operate the initial flight from Dubai to the Pakistani city of...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (03.31.21)

Aero Linx: Mission Safety International (MSI) Since its incorporation as a non-profit mission agency in 1983, Mission Safety International (MSI) has worked tirelessly to meet the safety needs of mission aviation departments spread from one side of the globe to...

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Airborne 04.02.21: Air Tractor 4000, CAF Theater, Lilium 7 Seater

Also: EAA & Sun 'n Fun, True Blue Power For R44, USPA Rating D-40000, Oshkosh Learn to Fly Center Last week; an Air Tractor 502XP, a single-seat agricultural aircraft, was delivered to its new owner during a send-off ceremony attended...

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Airbus shapes A321XLR systems layout with low-tech and hi-tech mock-ups

One of the Airbus A321neo fuselage sections previously intended for delivery to South American operator LATAM has instead been supporting the A321XLR development programme as a system integration platform. Originally a standard A321LR centre and aft section, the fuselage of...

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Industry welcomes new CDC guidance on vaccinated travellers

The US travel industry has welcomed a new public health determination that fully vaccinated people may travel domestically without required Covid-19 testing or mandatory quarantines. The US travel industry has welcomed a new public health determination that fully vaccinated people...

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Norse Atlantic fires back against US lawmakers, alleging ‘false’ claims

Start-up airline Norse Atlantic Airways has blasted US lawmakers for making “false” claims about its labour practices, insisting it will conform to US air transport treaties. The chief executive of start-up Norse Atlantic Airways has blasted US lawmakers for making...

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