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Straight & Level October 2020

The lighter side of Flight International. Watch this space Anyone looking for an adventure in space and time could have done worse than join the press conference that was hosted by Ukrainian aviation bureau Antonov on 9 September. Its event...

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​Finnair cuts winter capacity to match reduced demand

Finnair has scaled back its flight schedule for the winter season, in response to weakened demand amid ongoing Covid-19-related travel restrictions. The Oneworld carrier states that between 25 October 2020 and 31 March 2021 it will operate 75 flights a day,...

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​AirAsia X to shed aircraft and restructure debts

Grounded long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X has unveiled a restructuring plan under which it aims to get debts waived and cut aircraft from its fleet in the hope that it will be able to avoid liquidation and raise fresh equity. AirAsia X says...

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Honeywell predicts quick business-jet industry recovery, shaves 4% from 10-year deliveries outlook

Honeywell Aerospace’s 2020 business-aviation outlook predicts the coronavirus industry downturn may only slightly dampen demand for new business jets between 2021 and 2030. Honeywell Aerospace’s 2020 business-aviation outlook predicts the coronavirus industry downturn may only slightly dampen demand for new...

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Launch operator Comlux among initial customers for six corporate A220s

Specialist corporate aircraft operator Comlux Aviation has disclosed that it is the launch customer for the Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty, opting to take two of the new business twinjet which is based on the A220-100. It will take delivery of the...

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No new pilots needed for ‘very long time’: Lufthansa training arm

Lufthansa’s in-house flight academy has advised student pilots to consider other careers as the industry will not require them “for a very long time”. Lufthansa’s in-house flight academy has advised student pilots to consider other careers as the industry will...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (10.04.20)

Aero Linx: Farnborough Aerospace Consortium Welcome to FAC - the leading regional aerospace and advanced manufacturing hub covering the South and East of England. It enables its members to become more competitive and increase their market share through facilitating local...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.04.20)

"The Cygnus spacecraft for this resupply mission is named in honor of Kalpana Chawla, who made history at NASA as the first female astronaut of Indian descent. Chawla, who dedicated her life to understanding flight dynamics, lost her life during...

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Airborne 10.02.20: Amelia Search, United Aviate, CAP v Wildfires

Also: First New SAR CC-295, Nav Canada Tightens Belt, Ken Fowler Lost, United Pilot Agreement Almost 100 years after American aviator Amelia Earhart took her first flight, her resting place has yet to be found but a local aviation group...

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Russian Helicopters updates Mi-171 with new longer-range A3 variant

Russian Helicopters has quietly launched a new variant of its long-running Mil Mi-171 heavy-twin aimed squarely at the offshore oil and gas market. However, key details remain shrouded in secrecy. Russian Helicopters has quietly launched a new variant of its...

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