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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (05.10.21): North Atlantic High Level Airspace (NAT HLA)

North Atlantic High Level Airspace (NAT HLA) That volume of airspace (as defined in ICAO Document 7030) between FL 285 and FL 420 within the Oceanic Control Areas of Bodo Oceanic, Gander Oceanic, New York Oceanic East, Reykjavik, Santa Maria,...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.10.21)

“Spacefaring nations must minimize the risks to people and property on Earth of re-entries of space objects and maximize transparency regarding those operations. It is clear that China is failing to meet responsible standards regarding their space debris. It is...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (05.10.21)

Aero Linx: The First Flight Society The First Flight Society is a private nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Chartered in 1927, First Flight Society (formerly Kill Devil Hills Memorial Association) initially set about the task of acquiring the site where Orville and...

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Airborne 05.10.21: Sky Warden ISR, Young Eagles Day, Chinese Booster

Also: CDC Responds to GA, Premier Private Jets, Airbus' Bernard Ziegler, ALPA Accuses A new aircraft has been built up, out of what started life as an AT-802U Sky Warden airframe. The job... to take on airborne intelligence, surveillance and...

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Airborne 05.10.21: Sky Warden ISR, Young Eagles Day, Chinese Booster

Also: CDC Responds to GA, Premier Private Jets, Airbus' Bernard Ziegler, ALPA Accuses A new aircraft has been built up, out of what started life as an AT-802U Sky Warden airframe. The job... to take on airborne intelligence, surveillance and...

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Chengdu Aircraft to build UAV industrial park in Sichuan

Avic unit Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group will lead efforts to build an unmanned aerial vehicle industrial park in Sichuan province, with the goal of becoming a “world-class UAV manufacturing” cluster. Avic unit Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group will lead efforts to...

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Rex eyes breakeven by July amid ‘uneven’ regional demand recovery

Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) is hopeful it will break even by July this year, even as it acknowledges that its regional operations are loss-making “at current demand levels”. Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) is hopeful it will break even by July...

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Airborne 05.03.21: Crew-1 Returns, Gone West: Chris Heintz, Stratolaunch

Also: WACO Kitchen, Leonardo Opens Heli Academy, TSA Extends Mask Requirement, Warbird Night Flights Four astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico in Sunday's wee hours, completing NASA's first commercial crew, long-duration, mission aboard the International Space Station....

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (05.05.21): Procedure Turn Inbound

Procedure Turn Inbound That point of a procedure turn maneuver where course reversal has been completed and an aircraft is established inbound on the intermediate approach segment or final approach course. A report of “procedure turn inbound” is normally used...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.05.21)

"We're very satisfied with our purchase of the 1800th PC-12, and after flying it I'm certain we made the right choice. The return on cost is certainly the best in its category, as the NGX includes the latest engine and...

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