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Airborne 04.21.21: SnF Wins-OSH Next?, MARS Ingenuity, NX Cub Defies Skeptics

Also: ANN's SNFDD21 MVP, Panthera Goes Public, Zefhir Helicopter, True Blue Power Ups Game! What a successful Sun n Fun Aero Space Expo! The first major aviation event in over a year is in the books... Though the numbers are...

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Airborne 04.21.21: SnF Wins-OSH Next?, MARS Ingenuity, NX Cub Defies Skeptics

Also: ANN's SNFDD21 MVP, Panthera Goes Public, Zefhir Helicopter, True Blue Power Ups Game! What a successful Sun n Fun Aero Space Expo! The first major aviation event in over a year is in the books... Though the numbers are...

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Airborne-Unmanned 04.06.21: Starship SN11, Lilium Ramps Up, Pipistrel UCAV

Also: Rhode Island--DroneUp, Vertical Flight Society, Rocket Lab, Sun ‘n Fun Digital Daily On Tuesday, March 30, SpaceX launched its fourth high-altitude flight test of Starship from Starbase in Texas. Similar to previous high-altitude flight tests, Starship Serial Number 11...

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Air Cairo receives its first A320neo

Air Cairo has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, which joins the Egyptian low-cost carrier’s all-Airbus fleet of seven aircraft. Air Cairo has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, which joins the Egyptian low-cost carrier’s all-Airbus fleet of seven aircraft....

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Airbus formally lists highest-weight A350-1000 at 319t

Airbus has formally listed its highest weight variant for the A350-1000, which will have a maximum take-off weight of 319t. This version of the twinjet, designated as weight variant WV006, is 3t heavier than the previous 316t variants WV002 and...

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European aviation chiefs demand more support for green recovery

Aviation executives have called for more government support to help the sector meet its target of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. Aviation executives have called for more government support to help the sector meet its target of reaching carbon neutrality...

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Thai AirAsia plans IPO for capital injection by new investor

Thai AirAsia’s parent company has disclosed a corporate and capital restructuring plan for the airline, which involves listing it on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to accept a Bt3.15 billion ($100 million) loan from a new investor. Thai AirAsia’s...

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Germany signs new adversary training deal with Top Aces

Berlin has awarded Canada-based Top Aces a follow-on contract to extend its provision of adversary air training services to the German armed forces from January 2022. Berlin has awarded Canada-based Top Aces a follow-on contract to extend its provision of...

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UK carrier Jet2 to post loss of up to £385m for pandemic-hit year

UK leisure carrier Jet2 expects to post a group loss of between £375-385 million ($521-535 million) for for the 12 months ended 31 March 2021, a year in which its activities have been heavily curtailed by pandemic travel restrictions. UK...

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Finnair hikes cost-base reduction target for a third time

Finnair is raising a permanent cost-savings target a third time, to €170 million ($205 million), more than double the original figure unveiled last year. The company had stated in May 2020 that it was aiming for €80 million in cost-base...

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