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Talks on Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble continue

The governments of Hong Kong and Singapore are continuing discussions over a quarantine-free travel bubble between the two cities that was delayed last year after Hong Kong experienced a surge in Covid-19 cases. The governments of Hong Kong and Singapore...

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Domestic travel curbs punish China’s ‘Big Three’ traffic recovery

China’s three largest carriers started the year with domestic traffic continuing to decline, amid travel restrictions imposed to curb a resurgence in local coronavirus cases. China’s three largest carriers started the year with domestic traffic continuing to decline, amid travel...

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FAA orders emergency PW4000 inspections as airlines ground 777s

The US Federal Aviation Administration is ordering emergency inspections of some Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered Boeing 777-200s in response to a 20 February in-flight uncontained engine failure. The US Federal Aviation Administration is ordering emergency inspections of some Pratt &...

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Japan grounds 31 PW4000-powered 777s after United incident

Japan has grounded Boeing 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines, following the PW4077 failure aboard a United Airlines 777-200 on 20 February. Japan has grounded Boeing 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines, following the PW4077 failure...

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Dutch probe shedding of 747 freighter engine parts over Maastricht

Dutch investigators have opened an initial probe into an incident in which a Boeing 747-400 freighter apparently shed engine parts after departure from Maastricht. The aircraft had “engine problems” and lost several metal parts after it took off from Maastricht-Aachen...

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United 777’s failed PW4000 appears uncontained, forward cowling missing

The 20 February failure of a Boeing 777-200’s Pratt & Whitney PW4077 turbofan was apparently an uncontained failure, with images showing damage similar to a 2018 event. The 20 February failure of a Boeing 777-200’s Pratt & Whitney PW4077 turbofan...

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United 777 suffers engine failure over Denver

A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 suffered an engine failure just minutes after taking off, strewing debris across a Denver neighbourhood. A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 suffered an engine failure just minutes after taking off, strewing debris across a Denver neighbourhood. The aircraft...

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Klyde Morris (02.19.21)

Klyde Starts Putting The Pieces Together... FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Airborne 02.19.21: MARS!!!!, 1st DA62 SurveyStar, American Legend Aircraft

Also: Join CAP-Find A Soulmate, SNPL & SIMAERO, Wichita Warbird Weekend, JetBlue Pilots The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars Thursday, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles. Confirmation of the...

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Look Out Below! Perseverance Sends Sneak Peek Just Prior To Touchdown

The Majority Of Perseverance's Cameras Capture Images In Color (YAY!) Less than a day after NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars, engineers and scientists at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California were...

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