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Kopter outlines SH09 service-entry target and confirms Italy production switch

Kopter has reaffirmed that its SH09 light single-engined helicopter will now enter service in late 2022 at the earliest, following the Swiss firm’s integration into Leonardo after its acquisition last year. Kopter has reaffirmed that its SH09 light single-engined helicopter...

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Emirates to deepen TAP Air Portugal codeshare

Middle East carrier Emirates is deepening its codeshare with Star Alliance carrier TAP Air Portugal under a fresh agreement. Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is deepening its codeshare with Star Alliance carrier TAP Air Portugal under a fresh agreement. The two...

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Singapore and Australia plan travel bubble

Singapore is looking to re-establish air connectivity with Australia, and this includes plans for a quarantine-free air travel bubble. Singapore is looking to re-establish air connectivity with Australia, and this includes plans for a quarantine-free air travel bubble. “Singapore is...

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Virgin Australia, AAT team up for Brisbane 737 training

Virgin Australia and Ansett Aviation Training (AAT) plan to expand their business partnership through a co-branded training centre in Brisbane. Virgin Australia and Ansett Aviation Training (AAT) plan to expand their business partnership through a co-branded training centre in Brisbane....

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CR929 windtunnel tests focus on twinjet’s wing-tip configuration

Aerodynamic analysis of the Chinese-Russian long-haul CRAIC CR929 twinjet is progressing, with windtunnel tests to examine wing designs for the type. Models of the CR929 have undergone windtunnel testing at the Moscow Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute, with previous studies looking at...

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Vietnam mulls airspace permission for 737 Max

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) is proposing to allow the Boeing 737 Max transit through the country’s airspace, paving the way for a possible lifting of the aircraft’s grounding. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) is proposing...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.11.21)

“Today’s flight is another milestone in Dassault history, made all the more satisfying by the remarkable efforts of the entire Dassault organization and its partners over the challenging past year. We dedicate today’s achievement to Olivier Dassault, who died tragically...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (03.11.21)

Aero Linx: The European Society of Aerospace Medicine The European Society of Aerospace Medicine was founded in 2006 as an umbrella organisation in the field of Aerospace Medicine. As a pan-European, independent forum, it works to promote the safety and...

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Fatalities as military An-26 crashes near Almaty

Kazakhstan’s government has disclosed that four fatalities resulted from a military Antonov An-26 accident at Almaty on 13 March. Radar contact with the aircraft, operating from the capital Nur-Sultan, was lost at 17:22 according to the country’s ministry of emergency...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (03.10.21): Airmen’s Meteorological Information (AIRMET)

Airmen’s Meteorological Information (AIRMET) In-flight weather advisories issued only to amend the Aviation Surface Forecast, Aviation Cloud Forecast, or area forecast concerning weather phenomena which are of operational interest to all aircraft and potentially hazardous to aircraft having limited capability...

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