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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (12.01.20): Go Around

Go Around Instructions for a pilot to abandon his/her approach to landing. Additional instructions may follow. Unless otherwise advised by ATC, a VFR aircraft or an aircraft conducting visual approach should overfly the runway while climbing to traffic pattern altitude...

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EASA certifies ATR 72-600 freighter

ATR has obtained European approval for the manufacturer’s purpose-built freighter, based on the ATR 72-600 airframe. The manufacturer, which launched the programme in 2017 based on an order from cargo operator FedEx, stared flying the first example of the -600F...

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SAS not counting Norwegian out as rival plans $450m share issue

Scandinavian operator SAS believes that it will face a fiercely competitive situation in the region during crisis recovery, irrespective of the survival – or otherwise – of budget rival Norwegian. Norwegian disclosed plans on 3 December to pursue a new...

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Doha tests Typhoon pilots in Epic Skies IV deployment

Six Eurofighter Typhoons from a joint UK/Qatar training squadron commenced a two-week exercise in Doha on 29 November. Six Eurofighter Typhoons from a joint UK/Qatar training squadron commenced a two-week exercise in Doha on 29 November. “Pilots will be challenged...

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SAS shifts deliveries of A350s and A320neos to align with recovery

SAS has shifted deliveries of a pair of Airbus A350-900s due to arrive in the current fiscal year, shifting them to fiscal years 2022 and 2023 instead. It has also deferred introduction of eight Airbus A320neos, pushing back the delivery...

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Italian air force receives first HH-139B helicopter

Leonardo Helicopters has handed over the first of 17 HH-139B intermediate-twins to the Italian air force. Leonardo Helicopters has handed over the first of 17 HH-139B intermediate-twins to the Italian air force. A variant of the AW139, the helicopter will...

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Ryanair wins Decade of Airline Excellence Award for Europe region

Recipient of the Decade of Airline Excellence Award for the Europe region, sponsored by Cirium. From the FlightGlobal and Korn Ferry team behind the annual Airline Strategy Awards, the Decade of Airline Excellence Awards are celebrating the best airline stories from the decade prior to the...

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Will crisis prompt airlines to bite the bullet on what they charge for?

As Lufthansa ends free meals on short-haul flights and EasyJet cuts cabin bag allowance, will more airlines follow in trimming what passengers get for their basic fare? One thing airline executives have learnt over the years is that charging passengers...

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Extensive restructuring takes effect in western Russian airspace

Russian air navigation services have completed a transition to a new airspace structure in the Moscow zone, an extensive re-organisation which affects much of the European area of the country. The switch to the new structure took place at 03:00...

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Spain’s first PC-21 enters ground testing phase

Pilatus has conducted the first engine run of a PC-21 trainer for the Spanish air force. Pilatus has conducted the first engine run of a PC-21 trainer for the Spanish air force. Photographed at the airframer’s Stans site in Switzerland...

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