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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (10.02.20)

Aero Linx: The Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) Since 2006, the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) has sought to enhance energy security and environmental sustainability for aviation through the use of alternative jet fuels. CAAFI is a coalition...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (10.02.20): Navigation Reference System (NRS)

Navigation Reference System (NRS) The NRS is a system of waypoints developed for use within the United States for flight planning and navigation without reference to ground based navigational aids. The NRS waypoints are located in a grid pattern along...

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CAP Helps Train Aspiring USAF Pilots

CAP Is One Of The Four Partners In The USAF Total Force Civil Air Patrol is one of the four partners in the U.S. Air Force Total Force. Consisting of CAP as the Air Force auxiliary as well as the...

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Big Changes Around The Corner For ANN, Airborne

To Start, A New Host Will Take Over Airborne This Week... and There's MUCH More News Around The Corner! We've been hinting about major changes for ANN and Airborne and we'll be unveiling a few of them over the next...

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​SpiceJet to launch A330neo flights to London in December

SpiceJet plans to operate nonstop Airbus A330neo flights from two points in India to London Heathrow from 4 December under an “air bubble” agreement. SpiceJet plans to operate nonstop Airbus A330neo flights from two points in India to London Heathrow from 4 December under an “air...

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Separated main wheel overtook landing 737 after bearing failed

UK investigators have attributed to bearing failure the detachment of a main landing-gear wheel from a TUI Airways Boeing 737-800 after touchdown at Manchester last year. But the inquiry has been unable to determine the root cause of the failure....

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AirAsia Group confirms AirAsia Japan closure

Malaysia’s AirAsia Group has officially announced it will shut operations in Japan. “The company wishes to announce that it has today been notified of the decision taken by the board of directors of AirAsia Japan to cease its operations with immediate effect,” AirAsia Group says today...

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Tokyo inducts RC-2 for ELINT missions

The Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) has inducted the Kawasaki RC-2 electronic intelligence (ELINT) aircraft, a variant of the C-2 tactical transport. JASDF inducted the type at its Iruma air base, according to a brief statement on its Facebook...

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Asiana converts A350 to freighter, promotes A380 scenic flights

Asiana Airlines has commenced operations with an Airbus A350-900 partially retrofitted as a maindeck freighter, as it plans scenic flights with its grounded A380s. The A350 renovation work involved removing 283 economy class seats and installing a steel panel on...

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Changi Airport warns of worsening financial impact from pandemic

Singapore’s Changi Airport Group (CAG) expects the coronavirus outbreak — which has torpedoed most of the aviation industry — to “materially and adversely” impact its operating results for the coming financial year. Releasing its full-year results for the year ended...

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