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Return of 737 Max marks just one of Boeing’s comeback challenges for 2021

Boeing’s troubles are far from solved, but the events of 18 November 2020 at least cleared a cloud that had overshadowed the Chicago airframer for 20 months. Boeing’s troubles are far from solved, but the events of 18 November 2020...

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Azores’ SATA faces extensive restructuring as financial aid ruled illegal

Azorean carrier SATA Air Acores is facing the prospect of substantial restructuring after European regulators declared that a previous government’s capital injections to the company amounted to illegal state aid. The Portuguese archipelago’s secretary for finance, Joaquim Bastos e Silva,...

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France launches future aircraft carrier design work

Paris has begun the process of designing a replacement for its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. Paris has begun the process of designing a replacement for its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, with industrial lead Naval Group saying its...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (12.14.20)

“After being released from its mothership, SpaceShipTwo Unity’s onboard computer that monitors the rocket motor lost connection. As designed, this triggered a fail-safe scenario that intentionally halted ignition of the rocket motor.” Source: The latest scant details from the Virgin...

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Classic Klyde Morris (01.21.11)

Wes' Computer had a Serious Meltdown (Foreign Saboteurs, No Doubt)... So, We Present 'Classic' Klyde Episodes Until His PC is Resurrected This Klyde Morris Cartoon Was Originally Published on January 21, 2011 FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Probe traces ATR terrain alert to wrong airport’s weather data

Canadian investigators have traced an unexpected ground-proximity warning on a domestically-operated ATR 42-300 to an altimeter setting error triggered by an incorrect weather-data transmission. The First Air aircraft (C-GSRR) had been operating a service from Iqaluit to Pangnirtung on 9...

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HSBC sees vaccine supporting Asia-Pacific air freight rates

HSBC expects vaccine distribution to support cargo rates at Asia-Pacific carriers in 2021, with Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, Korean Air, and China’s ‘big three’ to be the main beneficiaries. HSBC expects vaccine distribution to support cargo rates at Asia-Pacific carriers...

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Australia, New Zealand to have another go at travel bubble

New Zealand and Australia could announce a travel bubble in early 2021, but plans are tempered by fears of a possible Covid-19 resurgence. New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern says discussions are underway with Canberra, and barring “significant changes in...

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Airborne 12.11.20: SpaceX Starship Test, Falcon 6X, Chuck Yeager Goes West

Also: Joby Takes On Uber Elevate, SkyHawks Season Cancelled, MQ-25 Test, JetBlue A220 It was quite an explosion...shortly after the launch of a SpaceX Starship prototype to 40,000 feet. The steel rocket prototype that SpaceX hopes will be used to...

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Moscow air show MAKS to proceed despite Paris 2021 axe

Organisers of the Russian MAKS-2021 Moscow air show are pressing ahead with the event despite the cancellation of the Paris air show, due to be held a month earlier. The Russian show is scheduled to be held on 20-25 July...

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