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Trigana Boeing 737 skids on runway after unstabilized approach
After carrying out an unstabilized approach, a Trigana Air Boeing 737 freighter skidded on the runway of Wamena Airport (WMX), Indonesia, damaging its left wing.
The Boeing 737-300, registered PK-YSZ, was arriving from Sentani International Airport (DJJ) in Jayapura, the capital of Papua province, transporting 14 tons of mixed goods. According to footage, the aircraft carried out an unstabilized approach and skidded on the runway of Wamena Airport, (WMX), also in the Papua Province.
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Smartwings Pilot Failed To Indicate Seriousness Of Engine Failure
A final report detailing the engine shutdown incident of Smartwings Flight QS1125 in 2019 has been revealed. The Accident Investigation Unit of the Czech Aviation Authority (UZPLN) published the report on July 23rd. Issued entirely in Czech, the report indicates there was severe negligence on the part of the pilot.
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Commercial

Boeing’s Freighter Conversion Programs Enjoying a Renaissance
Boeing’s freighter conversion programs have seen a surge in business since the onset of Covid-19 as the severe drop in passenger flights results in a decline in belly capacity and a wealth of grounded airplanes creates an unprecedented amount of feedstock. Boeing’s 737-800BCF and 767-300BCF have emerged as prime beneficiaries, leaving the company searching for more production capacity at a time when the business already controls 90 percent of industry sales.
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Gulfstream Opens New Farnborough Service Center
Gulfstream Aerospace’s new service center at Farnborough Airport is now open and took in its first aircraft, a Middle East-based Gulfstream G450, for service, the company announced today. The 225,000-sq-ft/20,903-sq-m facility can simultaneously accommodate up to 13 ultra-long-range Gulfstream G650s or G700s.
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Over 600 Aircraft Are Waiting To Be Delivered By Airbus & Boeing
It was revealed yesterday that Airbus and Boeing had accumulated more than 600 aircraft that are waiting to be delivered. The slump in the aviation industry caused by the global pandemic has forced airlines to ground their fleets, and many have canceled or deferred orders for new planes.
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Which Companies Are Competing In The Supersonic Flight Race?
With the recent news that Boom Supersonic has chosen October 7th as the date to reveal its first completed prototype, we thought we’d take a step back and look at all the companies who are racing towards producing a commercially viable supersonic passenger jet.
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The Main Differences Between Soviet & Western Aircraft
At the height of the cold war, Boeing, Airbus, and other manufacturers were not only competing with each other but also with the might of the Soviet aviation industry. But how did the two industries compare, and what were their aircraft like?
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Airlines

Curious case of SpiceJet long-haul low-cost flights
The long-haul low-cost market seems like it is about to get a new entrant, as SpiceJet announced that it has gained the designation from the local aviation authorities to fly to both the United Kingdom and the United States. Yet the announcement raises a few questions, as the airline has no wide-body aircraft to fly the routes, nor it has any on order.
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Wizz Air criticized for labor and safety malpractices
During the peak of the coronacrisis, Wizz Air made over 1,000 pilots and cabin crew redundant, as it tried to limit its expenses. Now, the same pilots will have to go through the same recruitment process along with almost 4,000 fresh candidates who want to join the airline, reveals an internal letter seen by AeroTime News.
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JetBlue Outlines Post-Crisis Network Recovery Plan
While most US airlines chart out plans for rebuilding, JetBlue Airways is charting out plans for growth. As the airline manages the current crisis, its executives know that, once the crisis passes, the airline is ideally suited to reach a wider breadth of customers and capitalize on the airline’s unique structure. Here’s what the airline plans to do at its bases.
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British Airways Is Being Paid £125k Per Month To Fly To Newquay
British Airways is being paid £125,000 ($162,000) per month to operate domestic flights between London and Newquay. Cornwall Council is funding the amount to ensure services between the two airports under a public service obligation. At just 210 miles as the crow flies, the route is one of the British flag carrier’s shorter offerings.
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China Southern Is Selling Unlimited Flights Until January For $528
On Tuesday, China Southern rolled out its “Fly Happily” pass, giving passengers access to unlimited flights for a period of four and a half months at the price of $528. It joins several other Chinese carriers in promoting “all you can fly” deals as a means of rebooting air travel post-pandemic.
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Cathay Pacific Says Farewell To The World's First Airbus A330
The very first A330 to ever roll off the production line at Airbus has been put out to pasture. Having been used for certification flights for Airbus, B-HLJ went on to work for the Cathay group for more than two decades. Now, it has taken its last flight and will be resting its wings in Taipei.
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Airports

Munich Airport Offers Every Arriving Passenger A Free COVID Test
Germany’s second busiest airport in terms of passenger numbers after Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA), Munich International Airport (MUC), has announced today that it will offer passengers arriving in Bavaria a free COVID-19 test. The test location to see if you are positive or negative to the deadly coronavirus, which is sweeping the globe, is located in Munich Airport Center’s Forum on Level 03.
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COVID May Have Killed Plans For Charles De Gaulle's 4th Terminal
The government of France will reconsider the development of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport’s (CDG) Terminal 4. Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari shared today that the coronavirus pandemic is a significant contribution to the change of plan.
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New Technology Could End Drone Disruption At European Airports
Drone disruptions have become notorious at a number of European airports in the last few years, causing thousands of canceled flights. New technology, present at airports now, could help in detecting drones early and preventing disruptions. The anti-drone technology could be a gamechanger, allowing for seamless operations even with rogue drones around.
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Military

First Five Rafales Depart for India; More A330s for France
Five Rafales took off from Dassault’s Bordeaux-Mérignac factory airfield on July 27 at the start of their ferry flight to India, where they were expected to arrive on July 29. The journey is being conducted in two stages, with the aircraft having arrived safely for a planned stop at Al Dhafra air base in Abu Dhabi, from where the French air force operates a detachment of Rafales.
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China Flies AG600 from the Sea, Suggests Assault Ship Could Operate Aircraft
More than 30 months after its first flight, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) AG600 Kunlong seaplane made its first ocean flight in the waters off the city of Qingdao on July 26. Though the test flight was conducted in relatively calm waters, AVIC said, it was technically more challenging than the October 2018 flight from a freshwater lake in Jingmen due to the salinity of the waters. Deliveries for the world’s largest amphibian are expected to begin in 2022.
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Chile rules out F-16 upgrade despite United States approval
Days after an upgrade plan for the Chilean Air Force F-16 fighter jets, valued at more than $600 million, was approved by the United States Department of State, the Chilean government revealed the project had been postponed “months ago”.
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I've tried to make the men around me feel, as I do, that we embarked as pioneers upon a new science and industry in which our problems are so new and unusual that it behooves no one to dismiss any novel idea with the statement that "it can't be done!". Our job is to keep everlasting at research and experimentation, to adapt our laboratories to production as soon as possible, and to let no new improvement in flying and flying equipment pass us by.

- William E. Boeing, founder The Boeing Company, 1929.


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