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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (04.19.21): Fly Heading (Degrees)

Fly Heading (Degrees) Informs the pilot of the heading he/she should fly. The pilot may have to turn to, or continue on, a specific compass direction in order to comply with the instructions. The pilot is expected to turn in...

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Pilatus reveals PC-24 order for Qatar’s air force

Qatar’s air force is to field a pair of Pilatus PC-24 light jets, the Swiss airframer revealed in its annual results publication on 22 April. Qatar’s air force is to field a pair of Pilatus PC-24 light jets, the Swiss...

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Kyrgyzstan’s Air Manas introduces CIS states’ first A220

Kyrgyzstan’s Air Manas has become the first operator in the CIS to introduce the Airbus A220. The aircraft, an A220-300 variant, has been deployed with the Kyrgyz carrier through a lease agreement with GTLK. Airbus says the airline will bring...

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Airbus names former GE Aviation executive as Southeast Asia head

Airbus has named Chris Drewer to as senior vice-president of Southeast Asia for Airbus commercial aircraft. Drewer joined Airbus in November 2020 coming from GE Aviation, says Airbus. He will be based in Singapore.  Source: Airbus Airbus’s Chris Drewer He...

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C208 suffered excursion after unstable approach and long landing

Investigators have found that a Cessna C208B operating a cargo flight conducted an unstable approach before landing long and hard, and suffering a runway excursion in the British Virgin Islands. The single-engined aircraft, with the US registration N967FE, was operating...

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Six decades of style, sophistication and speed: a Learjet retrospective

Learjet epitomised style, speed and sexiness for celebrities and corporate high-fliers in the 1960s. Following Bombardier’s decision to stop manufacturing the brand, we look at its six-decade legacy. The early to mid-1960s were arguably aerospace’s most creative age, outside wartime....

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How business aviation is powering switch to sustainable fuels

The business aviation sector is embracing alternative aviation fuels as it seeks to meet rising customer demand and play its part in reducing the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. Hopefully, at some point during their career, people in the sales world...

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Why urban air mobility projects are skyrocketing

The idea of eVTOL aircraft carrying passengers above crowded cities has rapidly moved from pie-in-the-sky to near-term prospect – but can public perception keep pace with the technology? Urban air mobility (UAM) has become the new frontier in aviation, driven by...

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Business aviation programmes all set for post-pandemic recovery

The pandemic has buffeted private aviation more lightly than its commercial cousin – some areas have done surprisingly well. But Covid-19 continues to have an impact, with activity and sales down. When the world started shutting down in March 2020...

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​IAG commits to 10% sustainable fuel use by 2030

IAG has pledged to power 10% of its flights with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030, a goal that it says will allow it to cut its annual CO2 emissions by two million tonnes. IAG has pledged to power 10% of its...

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