Month: April 2021

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.26.21)

“Today’s flight was what we planned for, and yet it was nothing short of amazing. With this flight, we are demonstrating critical capabilities that will enable the addition of an aerial dimension to future Mars missions.” Source: Dave Lavery, the...

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Airborne 04.28.21: 13,000th ‘Robbie’, EAA ‘Project 21’, Avigation Easements

Also: New ISS Boss, A/L Pax Penalized, CBP AMO Rescues, Canada Suspends Robinson is celebrating a massive achievement after delivering 13-thousand helicopters on April 23rd. The milestone helicopter, R44 S/N 14438 was delivered to longtime Robinson dealer SKY Helicopters of...

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Airborne-Unmanned 04.27.21: K-MAX TITAN, UPS eVTOL Program, Ingenuity’s 3rd Flt

Also: New FAA Drone Regs, Marine Corps MQ-9, Online Recurrent Drone Testing, CBP AMO Guardian UAS Kaman has conducted the first flight of its new unmanned helicopter, the K-MAX TITAN. Concurrent with commercial development, Kaman is working with the U.S....

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Airborne 04.23.21: EAA B-17, Flt Training Controversy, Drone Reg Update

Also: Oshkosh 2021 NOTAM, K-MAX Titan, USCG MH-65 Rescue, New NBAA Accreditation For those of you looking to experience, or even relive, a little history, EAA has some bad news... 'Aluminum Overcast' is down for maintenance. EAA says... "As part...

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Airbus yet to decide on future of Cadiz aerostructures site

Airbus is yet to clarify the future of its Spanish plant at Puerto Real in the Cadiz region, following the decision on re-organisation of its aerostructures business in France and Germany. The Puerto Real facility depends heavily on twin-aisle production,...

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Faradair names former Boeing figure Tinseth to lead hybrid-aircraft advisory board

UK electric aircraft start-up Faradair has recruited former Boeing commercial aircraft vice-president of marketing Randy Tinseth to head its advisory board. It has also signed up former EasyJet executive Tony Anderson to the panel. Faradair says it has made the...

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Lufthansa to operate 40% capacity this year after posting €1.1bn Q1 loss

Lufthansa Group expects to operate around 40% of pre-crisis capacity across this year after today disclosing an adjusted EBIT loss of €1.1 billion ($1.3 billion) as the pandemic continued to hit traffic in the first quarter. Lufthansa Group expects to operate around...

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Scoot’s founding CEO returns to confront new realities

Campbell Wilson’s second stint as chief executive of low-cost carrier Scoot has proven to be very different from his first. In early 2020 Singapore Airlines announced an executive rotation. One surprise announcement saw Wilson named as chief executive of Scoot....

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Airbus commercial aircraft earnings improve over first quarter

Airbus’s commercial aircraft earnings improved over the first quarter, despite a 4% fall in revenues for the division. The airframer turned in EBIT earnings of €343 million ($416 million) for the three months to 31 March, on revenues of €7.27...

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APAC traffic in March reflects ‘dire operating conditions’: AAPA

Asia-Pacific carriers flew just 1.1 million international passengers in March, equivalent to 13% of passenger volumes in the year-ago period when travel began to sharply decline, preliminary figures by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show, a reflection of...

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