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Will The Boeing 737 MAX Be Devalued As A Result Of Its Grounding ?
With hundreds of 737 MAX sitting idle, waiting to be delivered, and the bottom dropping out of the new aircraft market, it seems like a recipe for a major devaluation of Boeing’s flagship narrowbody. Boss of Air Lease Corporation, Steven Udvar-Hazy, believes the value of the MAX will be impacted due to the grounding, but he also thinks it will bounce back strong.
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The Boeing 777X Vs The 777-300ER - What Is The Difference?
It has been a long time coming. The much delayed first Boeing 777X should enter service with Lufthansa sometime in 2022. Given the amount of drama surrounding the 777X program, it sometimes feels like the plane has been around forever when, in fact, it has barely landed. The 777X is shaping up as Boeing’s successor to the popular 777-300ER aircraft.
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FAA faces criticism on new training procedures for 737 MAX pilots
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) received public comments about the proposed new training procedures for pilots of the grounded Boeing 737 MAX.
On November 2, 2020, the FAA stopped accepting public comments related to a draft report on revised training procedures for Boeing 737 MAX pilots, which the American authority released earlier in October 2020.
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Breaking: Hi Fly Set To Retire Its Only Airbus A380
Portuguese wet lease carrier Hi Fly is set to retire its only Airbus A380 aircraft later this year. The aircraft is unique in that it is the only A380 to have been used in a second-hand capacity, rather than being scrapped. The retirement will come as a blow to the already non-existent second-hand A380 market.
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Southwest Will Get $2.5mn In Incentives For Colorado Springs Flights
Southwest Airlines is adding new flights to Colorado Springs in early 2021. With 13 daily flights to five destinations, the airline is going big. Backing these new flights are incentives that local officials and private donations have come up with $2.5mn to help Southwest’s Colorado Springs flights be successful.
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United Airlines Stops Housing Flight Crew In City Center Hotels
With fears of civil unrest in some cities growing, United Airlines is temporarily moving its flight crews from downtown hotels to airport hotels in some US cities. And it’s not just United Airlines keeping a close eye out for potential trouble. Other US airlines are assessing the situation and will shift crews to safer locations if unrest breaks out.
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Aeromexico And LATAM Sign Codeshare Agreement
Aeromexico and LATAM have signed a codeshare agreement. The two Latin American airlines will also be co-locating at Mexico City– Aeromexico’s largest hub. With the new codeshares, customers will be able to access many new destinations across Colombia and Brazil.
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Virgin Atlantic Ups Caribbean Network With New St Vincent Route
Virgin Atlantic is launching a new Airbus A330 service to St Vincent in the Caribbean. Flights are set to commence in June next year, with tickets going on sale towards the end of this month.
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UK Startup flypop Receives Government Funding To Help Launch Flights
UK startup airline flypop has received a cash injection from the government’s Future Fund. Although the amount has not been disclosed, airline CEO Nino Judge says that the investment has moved the airline a step closer to starting flights.
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Finnair Begins To Offer Passengers Free COVID-19 Cover
Finnair announced this morning that, starting today, it would be offering its passenger free COVID-19 insurance. Travelers from Finland will be entitled to €50,000 in medical and repatriation expenses, as well as €100 per day to cover quarantine costs, should they fall ill from coronavirus during their time away.
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CityJet Retires Its Last Avro RJ85
Dublin, Ireland-headquartered CityJet has withdrawn its only remaining BAE Systems Avro RJ85 ending a 27-year association with the regional jet and its predecessor, the BAe146. The wet lease specialists RJ85 registration number EI-RJF and named “Great Blasket Island” left Dublin Airport (DUB) for Keflavík International Airport (KEF) on November 2.
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Airline Start Up Of The Week - Airseven Of Denmark
A new airline plans to take to the skies in Denmark: Airseven. The airline will focus on charter operations and could start flying as soon as next month. Airseven will operate a unique fleet consisting of a pair of 737-400s, which are nearly three decades old.
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IndiGo Adds COVID-19 Tests As An Option When Booking
IndiGo has teamed up with testing provider Stemz Healthcare to offer all passengers optional COVID-19 tests. Passengers can book a test on their travel date and have the test taken at home or a nearby clinic. The test will also be available at a lower price for IndiGo passengers and is available on domestic and international flights.
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Brandenburg Airport Handled 3,077 Passengers On Its First Day
Berlin’s new Brandenburg Airport handled 3,077 passengers on its first day of operation. The opening has so far gone without a hitch, unlike many airport openings. Indeed, the biggest issue so far has been a 50-minute delay to a Qatar Airways flight.
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Three Adani Group airports become ACI Asia-Pacific members
Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific has announced that three airports operated by the Adani Group of India – Adani Ahmedabad International Airport Limited, Adani Lucknow International Airport Limited and Adani Mangaluru International Airport Limited – have become members of the regional airport association.
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Construction of new Gatwick Airport station concourse begins
Building work has begun on London Gatwick Airport’s (LGW) huge new railway station concourse, as the first train arrived at one of the platforms that has been rebuilt.
The £150 million project has seen many changes at the station already this year, including the closure of platform seven and now its return, while demolition work will soon begin on the footbridge and platforms five and six, which are now out of service.
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French Mirage 2000 fighters kill 50 Islamic insurgents in Mali
During an operation of the French military in the Sahel region, airstrikes carried out by Dassault Mirage 2000D fighter jets helped neutralize at least 50 insurgents from a group affiliated with Al-Qaeda.
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Aviation Quote
As we got further and further away, it [the Earth] diminished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble, the most beautiful you can imagine. That beautiful, warm, living object looked so fragile, so delicate, that if you touched it with a finger it would crumble and fall apart. Seeing this has to change a man.
- James B. Irwin, Apollo 15.
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1. The greatest number of conventional rotor blades (excluding ducted-fans) on a production helicopter (past or present) is
a. 12.
b. 13.
c. 16.
d. 17.
2. The snowiest city in the United States is
a. Oswego, New York.
b. Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
c. Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
d. Truckee, California.
3. The first operational triplane of World War I was designed by a(n)
a. Dutchman.
b. Englishman.
c. Frenchman.
d. German.
4. True or false; Last summer Gerd Wengler and his wife, Dorothy, flew from Canada to Europe in their conventional Cessna 182 in six hours. They could have made the nonstop flight in less time, but they had a headwind most of the way.
5. True or false; Kahului Airport in Maui is known for its persistent crosswinds. Its three-letter identifier, OGG, stands for ogagakulamui, which means “windy place.”
6. True or false; Despite the chrome, galloping-horse logo emblazoned on the Ford Mustang, this popular automobile was named after the North American P–51 Mustang.
