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Flight International Letters, December 2020

Your views about the aerospace industry and our reporting. Safety critical I find it absolutely astounding that the constant display of angle of attack in modern glass cockpits is still not mandatory. For most cockpits this is a customer-selectable option...

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Turkish 737-800 badly damaged after crew botched crabbed landing

Ukrainian investigators have concluded that a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 crew used an inadvisable technique to land during a strong crosswind, failing to maintain directional control before an excursion which badly damaged the aircraft. The aircraft (TC-JGZ) had been conducting...

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Eviation Alice fire involved lithium-ion batteries which ignited after hours of powerplant tests

A January blaze that severely damaged Eviation’s Alice prototype ignited after hours of powerplant testing, involved lithium-ion batteries and forced the aircraft’s three occupants to evacuate, according to detail contained in fire incident reports. A January blaze that damaged Eviation’s...

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Garuda gets shareholders’ nod for Rp8.5 trillion government funding

Garuda Indonesia’s shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the sale of convertible bonds — worth up to Rp8.5 trillion ($602 million) — giving the struggling carrier a much-needed financial lifeline to tide through the coronavirus crisis. Garuda Indonesia’s shareholders have overwhelmingly approved...

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China in no hurry to return 737 Max to service

China’s civil aviation authorities have reiterated comments made a month ago that there was “no set timetable” to lift the grounding of Boeing 737 Max. In comments reported by state broadcaster CCTV on 19 November, the Civil Aviation Administration of...

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AirAsia X plunges deeper into red amid ongoing grounding

Troubled long-haul, low-cost carrier AirAsia X widened its quarterly loss, as it remained grounded amid the coronavirus pandemic. Troubled long-haul, low-cost carrier AirAsia X widened its quarterly loss, as it remained grounded amid the coronavirus pandemic. For the quarter ended...

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XTI teams up with VerdeGo for unmanned autonomous VTOL

XTI Aircraft has teamed up with VerdeGo Aero to build the TriFan 200, an unmanned, autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. XTI Aircraft has teamed up with VerdeGo Aero to build the TriFan 200, an unmanned, autonomous vertical take-off...

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American axes change fees on long-haul international travel

American Airlines has become the first major US carrier to eliminate change fees on many long-haul international fares, matching its earlier policy change on domestic trips as customers continue to stay away from air travel due to restrictions and public...

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Mayor Holt to Oklahoma City: 10 days to bring down skyrocketing COVID-19 numbers

Mayor David Holt is imploring Oklahoma City to take a break from higher-risk activities for the next 10 days, and keep our distance from each other to stop the skyrocketing spread of COVID-19 in the metro.  Mayor Holt is issuing...

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Strong-selling H145 and H160 help Airbus Helicopters ‘resist’ downturn

Airbus Helicopters is confident that it can increase its share of the civil helicopter market in 2020, despite an overall sector contraction of around 40-50%. Airbus Helicopters is confident that it can increase its share of the civil helicopter market...

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