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Airborne 02.12.21: SnF Digital News!, LearJet DOA, NTSB On S-76B Crash

Also: Hawaii Weather Cam, SecTrans Chats w/NBAA, A300 Facelift, LuxStream The Aero-News Network and Sun 'n Fun have teamed up to add something timely, mobile-centric and vital to the upcoming Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo, set for April 13-18 in...

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US Air Force plans upgrade for brand-new Combat Rescue Helicopter worth up to $1bn

Less than a year after receiving its first pair of brand-new Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters, the US Air Force (USAF) is planning to upgrade the type with new systems worth up to $981 million. Less than a year after...

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CAE’s civil training business remains profitable in most-recent quarter

Canadian pilot training company CAE’s civil aerospace business turned a C$48 million ($38 million) operating profit in the third quarter of the company’s 2021 fiscal year despite the pandemic driving revenue down by more than half. Canadian pilot training company...

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El Al considers further capital raise to obtain loan

Israeli flag-carrier El Al is considering raising further capital as part of its efforts to secure loan financing. The airline says it is “examining the possibility” of raising capital to “strengthen” the company’s equity position. El Al says this reinforced...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (02.09.21): Unpublished Route

Unpublished Route A route for which no minimum altitude is published or charted for pilot use. It may include a direct route between NAVAIDs, a radial, a radar vector, or a final approach course beyond the segments of an instrument...

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Airborne-Special Edition 02.11.21: Aviation Safety Resources’ Larry Williams

Also: Next-Gen Airplane Parachutes, Lighter, Smaller, and More Cost-Effective, Coming Soon ANN’s Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell has an interesting background as a test pilot... But one of the most exciting programs he was part of …..was flying and testing the first...

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Airborne-Special Edition 02.11.21: Aviation Safety Resources’ Larry Williams

Also: Next-Gen Airplane Parachutes, Lighter, Smaller, and More Cost-Effective, Coming Soon ANN’s Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell has an interesting background as a test pilot... But one of the most exciting programs he was part of …..was flying and testing the first...

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Airborne 02.05.21: Airspeeder!, Drones Deliver COVID Tests, EBACE2021

Also: No More Mr. Nice Guy On SFAR, M600/SLS Simulator, Gulfstream Expansion, AW139 20th Anniversary Airspeeder is revealing first looks at what they call the world's first fully functioning electric flying racing car. The Airspeeder Mk3, is a full-sized remotely-operated...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (02.10.21)

“Unfortunately, we continue to see these same issues influence poor decision making among otherwise experienced pilots in aviation crashes. Had this pilot not succumbed to the pressures he placed on himself to continue the flight into adverse weather, it is...

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Airborne-Unmanned 02.09.21: Firefly Aerospace, Airspeeder, UAV Pilot Busted

Also: Drones Deliver, Bell Demonstrates APT, Apache and Drones, 100+ Super Bowl Drone Incursions Firefly Aerospace has received an award from NASA for $93.3 million to deliver a suite of ten NASA-sponsored science and technology demonstration payloads to Mare Crisium...

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