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Airborne 04.03.23: Air Race X, King Scholarship, Kodiak Upgrades

Also: FAA Wants safety, MCI Aviation Director Retiring, FedEx Shrinks Schedule, DA42 to UAE Training Program As the curtains close on Reno's final Air Race, another contender may have its eye on ascending tot its vacant throne - Air Race...

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Airborne 04.03.23: Air Race X, King Scholarship, Kodiak Upgrades

Also: FAA Wants safety, MCI Aviation Director Retiring, FedEx Shrinks Schedule, DA42 to UAE Training Program As the curtains close on Reno's final Air Race, another contender may have its eye on ascending tot its vacant throne - Air Race...

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Airborne Unlimited SnF23-Day 3: LightSpeed!, Super Petrel XP, BIG Piper Buy

Also: Air-Britain, FAA Lifetime Achievement, NASA Update, BizAv Boom... NOT? It’s not enough to build great headsets anymore... now they have to start doing tricks... and the Lightspeed Delta Zulu is leading the pack. We've Had one here at ANN...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.30.23)

“Our acquisition of the O2 Corp. Therapeutic and Supplemental Aviation Oxygen product lines extends the Aerox aviation oxygen systems integration capabilities and will allow us to provide our OEM customers with more options for oxygen systems for their aircraft. Like...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (03.30.23)

Aero Linx: International Ryan Club The International Ryan Club is a community dedicated to the preservation and appreciation of pre-WWII Ryan aircraft. Help us keep the Ryan flyin! Members enjoy access to a network of Ryan enthusiasts, technical resources, vintage...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (03.30.23): Middle Marker

Middle Marker A marker beacon that defines a point along the glideslope of an ILS normally located at or near the point of decision height (ILS Category I). It is keyed to transmit alternate dots and dashes, with the alternate...

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FedEx Shrinks Schedule Following Lowered Demand

Cost-Cutting Brings 8% Reduction in Fleet Usage FedEx Express has rolled back on some of its operations to the tune of almost 10%, looking to cut costs amid decreasing demand for freight shipping. The decision was spoken of by CEO...

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Former American Airlines Aircraft Sold to AAR Supply Chain

Collection of 9 757-200s Will Join AAR’s Stock of Parts AAR Corporation's subsidiary AAR Supply Chain will purchase 9 Boeing 757-200 formerly operated by American Airlines. The aircraft will come equipped with 18 Rolls-Royce RB211 engines, allowing AAR to bolster...

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Israel Aerospace Industries B777-300ER Freighter Conversion Flies

Mazel Tov! Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)—Israel's principal aerospace concern and producer of aerial and astronautic systems for both military and civilian customers—announced on 24 March 2023 that it had successfully completed the first flight of a B777-300ER passenger airliner the...

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BAE and Heart Aerospace Developing Battery for Electric Aircraft

System to Power ES-30 Hybrid-Electric Regional Airliner BAE Systems, the British multinational arms, security, and aerospace concern, has partnered with Swedish plane-maker Heart Aerospace for purpose of collaboratively developing a battery system for the latter’s ES-30 regional electric aircraft. The...

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