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​Qatar Airways to serve 124 destinations by year-end

Middle Eastern operator Qatar Airways will resume flights to three South African cities on 3 October, and aims to rebuild its network to include 124 destinations by the end of this year. Middle Eastern operator Qatar Airways will resume flights to three South African...

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Oklahoma City CARES Act funds dedicated to response, testing and tracing, and community support

With about three months to go before the federal government’s deadline, the City of Oklahoma City is on track to spend its COVID-19 relief funding on pandemic response, testing and tracing, and community support. The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.30.20)

"United Airlines is proud to build upon our long-standing relationship with EAA and become the Official Airline of Young Eagles and EAA's youth aviation education programs. We are deeply committed, through our Aviate program, to developing the next generation of...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (09.30.20): Flight Service Station (FSS)

Flight Service Station (FSS) An air traffic facility which provides pilot briefings, flight plan processing, en route flight advisories, search and rescue services, and assistance to lost aircraft and aircraft in emergency situations. FSS also relay ATC clearances, process Notices...

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Airborne-Unmanned 09.30.20: LAANC Boosted, Drone Racing League, Pipistrel Nuuva

Also: Vertical Flight Society, Volansi Raises $50M, Skyward-Parrot Partnership, FAA Collegiate Training Initiative The FAA has made it easier for drone pilots to quickly and safely access controlled airspace by adding 133 air traffic facilities to the Low Altitude Authorization...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (09.29.20): DME Fix

DME Fix A geographical position determined by reference to a navigational aid which provides distance and azimuth information. It is defined by a specific distance in nautical miles and a radial, azimuth, or course (i.e., localizer) in degrees magnetic from...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (09.30.20)

Aero Linx: The Tennessee Aviation Association (TAA) The Tennessee Aviation Association (TAA) is an airports advocacy organization representing our statewide system of airports. The mission of TAA is to promote and encourage communications among its members, governmental entities and the...

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Aeroflot Group aims to raise Rb80bn through share placement

Aeroflot Group is aiming to raise at least Rb80 billion ($1 billion) through a capital increase involving the placement of new shares, in order to strengthen its liquidity. Although it had previously prepared to place up to 1.7 billion shares,...

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ATR plots path to low-carbon future in conjunction with shareholders

Regional turboprop manufacturer ATR is in discussions with its joint shareholders Airbus and Leonardo over plans to develop low-emission technologies on the aircraft and hopes by early 2021 to have identified a future strategy. Regional turboprop manufacturer ATR is in...

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​Court upholds decision to suspend Avianca state loan

A Colombian court has upheld its injunction barring the national government from participating in Avianca’s debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing, but the airline is confident its latest proposal will still be approved by the US bankruptcy court. A Colombian court has upheld its...

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