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Airborne 10.07.20: New Airborne Host, KingAir 360, VBACE, 737 MAX

Also: Drones Against Aircraft, Lifesaving Drones, Next-Gen Space Toilet, Emirates Fined Textron has confirmed the issuance of a Type Certificate by the FAA for its newest flagship twin turbo-prop Beechcraft King Air 360/360ER aircraft, paving the way for customer deliveries...

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Airborne 10.07.20: New Airborne Host, KingAir 360, VBACE, 737 MAX

Also: Drones Against Aircraft, Lifesaving Drones, Next-Gen Space Toilet, Emirates Fined Textron has confirmed the issuance of a Type Certificate by the FAA for its newest flagship twin turbo-prop Beechcraft King Air 360/360ER aircraft, paving the way for customer deliveries...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.05.20)

“Diversity in all forms makes our Air Force better. It’s more than race, gender and ethnicity—it’s about leveraging unique strengths, perspectives and experiences. A force made up of various backgrounds inherently brings out new and innovative ideas, which is vital...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (10.05.20)

Aero Linx: Parasail Safety Council 1962, A French engineer by the name of Pierre-Marcel Lemoigne , developed the Ascending- Gliding Parachute. Lemoigne’s concept was achieved by modifying a "ParaCommander" parachute. The ParaCommander design was based on the 24-gore 'suspension line’...

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Portuguese government completes TAP stake increase

Portugal’s government has completed its acquisition of an additional 22.5% stake in TAP, clearing the way for the airline to access the rest of its state loan. Portugal’s government has completed its acquisition of an additional 22.5% stake in TAP, clearing the...

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Flypast marks British Airways 747s’ final Heathrow departure

British Airways’ final pair of London Heathrow-based Boeing 747-400s have departed the UK hub, following the airline’s decision to retire the type from service. Aircraft G-CIVB, painted in the ‘Negus’ heritage livery for the airline’s 100th anniversary, lifted off at...

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EasyJet expects full-year losses of more than £800m

EasyJet is set to make a group headline loss for the year ended 30 September of between £815-£845 million ($1-$1.1 billion) and expects to fly only a quarter of its planned capacity over the remainder of the calendar year as...

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Icelandair sells three 757-200s for freighter conversion

Icelandair Group is to sell three of its Boeing 757-200s, which will be converted into freighters following the transaction. Disposal of the Icelandair aircraft will generate about $21 million in net proceeds, the company says. It has not identified the...

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Luxembourg welcomes lone A400M Atlas airlifter

Airbus Defence & Space has delivered an A400M Atlas for Luxembourg; its penultimate contracted customer to receive the tactical transport. Airbus Defence & Space has delivered an A400M Atlas for Luxembourg; its penultimate contracted customer to receive the tactical transport....

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Cebu Pacific to raise $500 million in fresh capital

Cebu Pacific announced plans to raise up to $500 million in additional capital — by selling preferred shares and bonds — as it undertakes a restructuring exercise that sees it cut its fleet and network to cope with reduced travel...

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