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Businesses, others retain right to require masks as Oklahoma City mask ordinance expires April 30

There will still be places in Oklahoma City where masks are required even after the mask ordinance expires on April 30. The ordinance expires at 12 a.m. Friday, with no proposed extension on Tuesday’s City Council meeting agenda. But, like...

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​Finnair restart to be focused on leisure routes

Finnair plans to increase capacity to a host of European holiday destinations and key US markets as it envisages rebounding summer traffic following a successful vaccine rollout. Finnair plans to increase capacity to a host of European holiday destinations and key US...

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Second F-15EX test aircraft arrives at Eglin AFB

The US Air Force’s second Boeing F-15EX Eagle II fighter arrived at Eglin AFB in Florida on 20 April, ahead of the service launching operational test and evaluation work on the new model. The US Air Force’s second Boeing F-15EX...

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ANA narrows full-year loss forecast

The parent company of Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) has cut its full-year operating loss forecast, following a reduction of variable and fixed costs. The parent company of Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) has cut its full-year operating...

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US clears Australian MQ-9B SkyGuardian deal

The US government has cleared the sale of up to 12 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aerial vehicles to Australia. The US government has cleared the sale of up to 12 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9B SkyGuardian...

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Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble set for 26 May relaunch

Singapore and Hong Kong plan to kick off quarantine-free travel arrangements on 26 May, the second attempt since initial plans were scuppered at the eleventh hour. Singapore and Hong Kong plan to kick off quarantine-free travel arrangements on 26 May,...

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Airshow China to go ahead in September

The biennial Airshow China event in Zhuhai will go ahead in late September this year, nearly a year after its organisers postponed it indefinitely, citing uncertainty with the global coronavirus situation.  The biennial Airshow China event in Zhuhai will go...

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Saudia and Gulf Air tighten ties with codeshare

Middle Eastern carriers Saudia and Gulf Air are to enter a co-operation agreement which will include a codeshare between the two airlines. The codeshare will take effect during the summer schedule. Saudia says the tie-up will involve placing its ‘SV’...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (04.22.21)

Aero Linx: Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (CASSOA) The Agency derives its mandate from Article 92 of the EAC Treaty which in summary states that the Partner States shall undertake to make air transport services safe, efficient and...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.21.21)

“We’re ‘go’ for launch. Both Thursday and Friday launch weather looks good, with concern of winds around the pad for Thursday. Downrange weather is trickier as the front and the winds combine to create winds and waves. Friday looks better...

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