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US Navy orders second batch of TH-73A trainer helicopters from Leonardo

The US Navy awarded Leonardo a $171 million firm-fixed price contract for 36 more examples of the TH-73A trainer helicopter. The US Navy (USN) awarded Leonardo a $171 million firm-fixed price contract for 36 more examples of the TH-73A trainer...

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Hawaiian Airlines’ frequent travellers can redeem miles for Covid test

Hawaiian Airlines says that frequent fliers can redeem air miles to pay for a coronavirus test that would allow them to bypass the state’s 14-day mandatory quarantine. Hawaiian Airlines says that frequent fliers can redeem air miles to pay for a...

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Avianca slides to $156 million third-quarter operating loss

Avianca Holdings has posted an operating loss of $156 million for the three months ended 30 September. Avianca Holdings has posted an operating loss of $156 million for the three months ended 30 September. The parent company of Colombia flag carrier Avianca made a...

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DARPA awards contracts for teaming manned and autonomous aircraft in aerial dogfighting

Several months after an artificially intelligent software program beat an experienced fighter pilot in a simulated aerial dogfight, DARPA is moving onto the next phase of its Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program: teaching autonomous programs to team with human pilots...

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Oklahoma City to pick up tree and limb debris from City streets along residential areas, public schools, places of worship, public medians and parks

The City of Oklahoma City will soon begin picking up ice storm tree and limb debris from City streets along residential areas, public schools, places of worship, public medians and parks. Commercial properties, including apartment complexes, are...

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Sikorsky plans to autonomously fly multiple UH-60 Black Hawks in formation in 2021

Landing multiple helicopters in a small landing zone – especially an area hidden in a cloud of dust and criss-crossed with enemy gun fire – is one of the more complicated and dangerous manoeuvres US Army pilots must be able...

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Airlines have ample capacity for vaccine transport: Cargolux chief

Concerns about a lack of air cargo capacity for the global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines – even those requiring the maintenance of extremely cold temperatures during transit – are unfounded, in the view of Cargolux chief executive Richard Forson. Concerns about a lack of air cargo...

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Sunweb drops plans to buy Corendon Dutch Airlines

Triton-owned online holiday provider Sunweb Group has pulled out of plans to acquire Corendon’s tour-operating business, including Corendon Dutch Airlines. Triton-owned online holiday provider Sunweb Group has pulled out of plans to acquire Corendon’s tour-operating business, including Corendon Dutch Airlines. Sunweb, which...

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Volga-Dnepr An-124 damaged in departure accident at Novosibirsk

One of Russian outsize freight operator Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ Antonov An-124s has suffered substantial damage after a departure accident apparently involving engine failure. Images of the aircraft (RA-82042) at Novosibirsk show it came to rest on rough snowy ground, on its...

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Coulson Aviation Awarded USFS Contract Using Firefighting 737, C130

Offers Impressive 4,000 USG Payload For Both Their B737 And C-130 Coulson Aviation has been awarded a 5-year aerial firefighting contract for their Boeing 737 FIRELINER aircraft by the United States Forest Service (USFS). “We are honored to have our...

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