NAS Daily 18 AUG 20

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News

Accidents/Incidents

Air Force One possibly involved in near-miss incident with drone
While approaching Joint Base Andrews from where the Air Force One fleet operates, the C-32A transporting the United States President Donald Trump might have come in close proximity to an unidentified unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
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Heavy Rain Causes The Ceiling To Fall In Islamabad Airport
Early on Friday morning, torrential rains over Pakistan’s capital once more caused parts of the ceiling of the new Islamabad International Airport to collapse. Despite repeat occurrences, no measures have been taken to prevent further damage. Investigations into the poor construction by the same company that partially constructed Beijing’s new Daxing Airport have yet to yield any results.
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Icelandair Boeing 757 Returns To Keflavik Over Engine Fault
An Icelandair Boeing 757-200 was forced to return to Reykjavík on Sunday after the flight deck received an (RB211) fault indication. The nearly 30-year-old aircraft, registration number TF-ISD, was performing flight FI-510 from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) with 150 people onboard.
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Commercial

SSJ New: how and why is Superjet 100 shedding American parts?
There were many problems with the new Russian regional airliner program right from the beginning. One of them – at least according to some – was the fact that the aircraft itself was not really that Russian. United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is slowly trying to change that, but the task is not as easy as it appeared at first.
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Interesting Things You Did Not Know About The Boeing 777X
The 777X is due to enter service in 2022. It is the highest capacity twin-engine aircraft yet developed and has already proved popular with airlines, with 350 orders as of July 2020.
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Airlines

TAP Air Portugal Reveals Stunning A321neo Retro Livery
TAP Air Portugal is planning a retro livery for its forthcoming A321neo, and this week one of the airline’s executives shared how the aircraft will look. Taking inspiration from the TAP livery of yesteryear, it is certainly shaping up to be a very pretty plane.
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Air India flights allegedly operated by unemployed pilots
Air India has reportedly sacked 48 pilots who had resigned the year before, but later withdrew their resignations. The unexpected firings have led to violations of “comical proportion”, union claims, saying some pilots operated flights for Air India after being laid-off.
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Tata Sons confirms bid to buy Air India
Troubled Indian national carrier Air India may be bought by Tata Sons, a holding company of Tata Group, and merged with conglomerate’s other airline AirAsia India, the company’s spokesperson confirms.
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1,000+ Cargo Only Flights Planned By American Airlines
Instead of the quick rebound everyone was hoping for, air travel passenger demand remains at excruciatingly low levels. However, the rise in cargo demand brought on as a result of COVID-related travel restrictions shows no sign of abating. In September, American Airlines will operate over 1,000 cargo-only widebody flights to 32 destinations across the US, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
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Air Canada Is Promoting Travel To The United States
For about a month now, Air Canada’s customer service line has been automatically greeting callers with a pre-recorded message notifying them of the ability to travel to the United States. While many Canadians could be under the impression that only essential travel to the United States is permitted, the airline makes the situation clear when it comes to air travel.
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Ryanair Reduces Future Schedules As easyJet Cuts UK Bases
It seems as though things aren’t quite as rosy today in the European aviation industry as one would hope. Indeed, both Ryanair and easyJet are making cuts as a result of the impact of the current pandemic. While Ryanair is looking to cut its schedule, rival easyJet is looking to reduce its bases.
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United Airlines Further Cuts Onboard Catering
United Airlines has rolled out further cuts to its onboard catering. As of last weekend, there will be no more craft beer, a limited supply of soft drinks, and pretty much only the tiny Tapas box for premium passengers.
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Married Delta Pilots Retire After Flying Same Final Flight
For some people, love really is in the air! It’s been a big few days for one couple who celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary on Wednesday and then retired one week later. The married couple retired from Delta Air Lines after a combined 71 years of service. Both pilots fly the Airbus A330 for Delta, and they operated a final flight from New York to Milan and back last week.
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Eurowings Ups Croatian Routes In September
Perhaps atypically for a network that consists of routes serving the holiday market, Eurowings has expanded its schedule in the coastal country of Croatia. The number of flight operations on Eurowings’ routes to Croatia is scheduled to grow by 9% between August and September.
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Israel's Israir Seeks United Arab Emirates Landing Permission
Israeli airline Israir has already begun the process of applying for permission to land in the United Arab Emirates. The news comes less than a week after a historic peace deal between the two nations was announced, opening the way for new flight routes.
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Airports

Aena launches programme to fund technological developments for the passenger experience
Aena – the majority shareholder of London Luton Airport Operations Limited (LLA) – has announced the launch of the Aena Ventures programme, which will provide funding for start-ups looking to use technology to improve the passenger experience at airports.
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New arrival procedures implemented at Hamad International Airport
Following the gradual lifting of COVID-19 restrictions across Qatar, Hamad International Airport (HIA) is applying newly procedures for arriving passengers.
The airport has customised its procedures based on the categorisation of arriving passengers.
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Eindhoven Airport to trial new baggage check-in technology
Eindhoven Airport (EIN) has announced that it will be the testing ground for the development of advanced solutions that will make the airport more sustainable, scalable and smarter.
By making its facilities available, Eindhoven Airport will allow for the application of cutting-edge technologies – developed by Vanderlande – and run tests in a live environment, in order to innovate, optimise and simplify a number of airport processes.
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Washington Dulles to open new kerb for shared ride pick-ups
Leaving Washington Dulles International Airport by road is about to get a whole lot easier with the August 18 opening of a newly constructed passenger pick-up kerb built to more efficiently accommodate app-based ride services.
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London City Airport to pause expansion programme at end of 2020
London City Airport has decided to temporarily pause its Capital Development Programme (CADP) at the end of the year upon completion of new aircraft stands, a full-length parallel taxiway and new passenger facilities.
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The History Behind Osaka Kansai International Airport
At the time, the construction of Osaka’s new Kansai International Airport (KIX) was the biggest civil project ever undertaken. Why was this airport built when Osaka already had an airport? And what impact did it have? Let’s explore.
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