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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (12.08.20)

Aero Linx: The Airport Consultants Council (ACC) The Airport Consultants Council (ACC) is the global trade association that represents private businesses involved in the development and operations of airports and related facilities. ACC is the only association that focuses exclusively...

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Heathrow to keep Terminal 4 shut until end of 2021 as traffic slumps

London Heathrow airport is to keep Terminal 4 non-operational until the end of next year as a recovery in air traffic continues to falter. Passenger numbers fell by 88% in November at Europe’s biggest hub over the previous year as...

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Rolls-Royce restructuring efforts continue as air travel recovery stutters

Rolls-Royce is maintaining its financial guidance as it expects to turn cash flow positive in the second half of next year and reports ’good progress’ on meeting its cost-saving targets. Rolls-Royce is maintaining its financial guidance as it expects to...

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​Manila eyes order for 16 additional S-70is

Manila could order 16 additional Sikorsky S-70i utility helicopters, as it inaugurates the first six examples of an existing 16-unit order. Manila could order 16 additional Sikorsky S-70i utility helicopters, as it inaugurates the first six examples of an existing...

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JAL to offer Covid-19 coverage for international passengers

Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to offer coronavirus coverage for its international passengers. The coverage is backed by Allianz Travel, and covers up to €150,000 in medical costs, including the initial testing fee, as well as treatment costs if a passenger...

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Virgin Australia ATR 72 in 2019 runway incursion at Canberra

Investigators from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) have urged flight crew to familiarise themselves with the varying layouts of airports, especially those with unique designs, and ensure “effective flight crew coordination is employed”.  Investigators from the Australian Transport Safety...

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Boeing flies MQ-25 with aerial refuelling pod for first time

Boeing has flown its MQ-25A test asset (T1) with an aerial refuelling store under its wing for the first time. Boeing has flown its MQ-25A test asset (T1) with an aerial refuelling store under its wing for the first time....

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Excess movement prevents C-130 from retrieving Gremlins in mid-air test

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) came within inches of snatching several X-61A Gremlins unmanned air vehicles out of the sky using an arm extended from the cargo bay of a Lockheed Martin C-130. However, the aerial captures were...

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USAF demos external drop of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile from B-1B bomber

The US Air Force successfully demonstrated the Rockwell B-1B bomber carrying and dropping an inert Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) from an external pylon under the aircraft’s fuselage. The US Air Force (USAF) successfully demonstrated the Rockwell B-1B bomber carrying...

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Falklands receive new Britten-Norman Islander

The Falkland Islands government has taken delivery of a new Britten-Norman BN2B-26 Islander, supplementing a fleet of decades-old BN2Bs. The Falkland Islands government has taken delivery of a new Britten-Norman BN2B-26 Islander, supplementing a fleet of decades-old BN2Bs. Britten-Norman recently...

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