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Airborne-Unmanned 12.16.20: NAVY’s New AVOs, Hydrogen Fuel-Cell, 500 Drone Saves

Also: Ampaire Test, FLIR Acquires Altavian, AMA Works With Congress, New Drone Advocacy Group The Navy announced a new warrant officer specialty designator whose job will be to operate carrier-based MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial vehicles, which are expected to start...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (12.15.20)

Aero Linx: Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance Welcome to AWAM!! We provide tools for the aviation maintenance community to thrive by staying engaged and connected. Our website is now interactive for our Corporate, Educational and Individual members. Benefits include...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (12.15.20): Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)

Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) A primary FAA publication whose purpose is to instruct airmen about operating in the National Airspace System of the U.S. It provides basic flight information, ATC Procedures and general instructional information concerning health, medical facts, factors...

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Aeroflot approves transfer of over 40 Superjets to Rossiya

Aeroflot has approved plans to transfer over 40 Sukhoi Superjet 100s from its fleet to sister carrier Rossiya, as part of a restructuring of its short-haul network operations. Over the course of December this year to August 2021 it intends...

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Alliance Aviation signs for another 16 E190s

Alliance Aviation has signed for 16 Embraer 190 aircraft and one spare GE Aviation CF34 engine from US-based Jetran LLC in a A$85 million ($65 million) deal, marking the completion of its short-term fleet expansion plans.  Alliance Aviation has signed...

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Chinese airpower reaches for the big leagues in 2021

The development of Chinese airpower will continue to be a major defence theme in 2021, as observers look for enhancements of existing types and the possible emergence of a new stealth bomber. The development of Chinese airpower will continue to...

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Rex slams Qantas for ‘opportunistic’ regional market expansion

Australia’s Regional Express has alerted the country’s competition watchdog on what it called an “opportunistic strategy of flooding the regional airline market with excess capacity” by rival Qantas. Australia’s Regional Express has alerted the country’s competition watchdog on what it...

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Faradair chooses MagniX for electric aircraft project

US electric propulsion specialist MagniX will collaborate with UK-based Faradair Aerospace to deliver an 18-seat Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft (BEHA) by 2030, giving the sustainable aircraft sector a good-news boost during an otherwise bleak year for aerospace. US electric propulsion...

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Canada ‘validates’ Max updates ahead of January order

Canada’s civil aviation regulator has “validated” Boeing’s 737 Max updates, indicating it will lift the jet’s grounding in January. Canada’s civil aviation regulator has “validated” Boeing’s 737 Max updates, indicating it will lift the jet’s grounding in January. “Validation of...

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Avoiding mass disruption in the aerospace supply chain

If you thought 2020 was a bad year for aerospace, be prepared, as 2021 has the potential to be even worse. And counter-intuitively, it will be increasing, not weakening, demand that triggers a squeeze on the whole supply chain. If you...

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