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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (01.25.21): Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)

Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) An unmanned aircraft and its associated elements related to safe operations, which may include control stations (ground, ship, or air based), control links, support equipment, payloads, flight termination systems, and launch/recovery equipment. It consists of three...

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Klyde Morris (01.25.21)

Klyde Realizes The Internet Isn't What It Used to Be... FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Airborne 01.22.21: Aero-Friedrichshafen Postponed, ASR SBX Chute, Airbus Update

Also: Partial Aero-Recovery in 2021?, Bell 412, 15 More KC-46 Tankers, Super Bowl LV v Drones Another major aviation event has had to give way to the damage done by the COVID pandemic. Aero Friedrichshafen has made the decision to...

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Airborne 01.27.21: Terrafugia is An LSA, Axiom Space, HondaJet Elite

Also: Ninety-Nines, Hartzell Talon Prop, New Federal Air Surgeon, 2021 SECAS Summit Terrafugia tells ANN that it has reached a significant milestone by obtaining an FAA Special Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) airworthiness certificate for its Transition roadable aircraft. As a unique...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (01.26.21)

Aero Linx: Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India Located at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan at the Safdarjung Airport in New Delhi, the Ministry of Civil Aviation is responsible for formulation of national policies and programmes for the development and regulation...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (01.26.21): Flight Standards District Office

Flight Standards District Office An FAA field office serving an assigned geographical area and staffed with Flight Standards personnel who serve the aviation industry and the general public on matters relating to the certification and operation of air carrier and...

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Singapore Airlines to fly first redeployed SilkAir 737-800 in March

Singapore Airlines will begin operating the first of nine ex-SilkAir Boeing 737-800s from March, as it expects the integration of the latter into mainline operations to be completed by April 2022. Singapore Airlines will begin operating the first of nine...

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EasyJet operating 10% capacity but eyes chances to pounce

EasyJet expects to operate only around 10% of its capacity during the first quarter of the calendar year as travel restrictions tighten, but believes it can quickly capitalise on opportunities at key airports where rivals have retrenched. In a trading...

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IATA warns that paper tests for Covid-19 are open to fraud

IATA is urging governments to embrace digital platforms for Covid-19 testing as it warns that paper-based tests are vulnerable to fraudulent results. IATA is urging governments to embrace digital platforms for Covid-19 testing as it warns that paper-based tests are...

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Thai granted final extension to submit rehabilitation plan

Thai Airways International’s submission of its rehabilitation plan is being delayed a second time after it won approval to submit the plan an additional month later. Thai Airways International’s submission of its rehabilitation plan is being delayed a second time...

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