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China Airlines Boeing 747 Suffers Burst Tire Departing Taipei
On August 29th, a China Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter suffered a burst tire when taking off from Taipei on a flight to Los Angeles. Once in the air, the aircraft was informed that tire debris was found on their departure runway. It was requested to return to Taipei for a low-approach visual inspection. It was then confirmed that the jumbo jet had indeed experienced a burst tire.
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16 Test Positive For COVID-19 On TUI Flight From Greece
Sixteen passengers on a TUI flight from the Greek island of Zante to Cardiff in Wales have tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, all the 193 passengers and crew on last Tuesday’s flight are now being asked to self-isolate for two weeks.
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Typhoon Jets Intercept Lauda Airbus A320 Following Security Threat
An Airbus A320 operated by Ryanair subsidiary Lauda was yesterday escorted to Stansted Airport by Typhoon fighter jets. Upon arrival, two passengers were detained under the Terrorism Act. According to reports, a suspicious object was found onboard the aircraft.
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Avianca Cargo Airbus A330-200 Diverts To Madrid Over Electrical Degradation
An Avianca Cargo A330-200 freighter experienced ‘electrical degradation’ over Northern Ireland on August 29th, 2020, just outside of Belfast. The A330 was flying from Amsterdam to Miami when the crew reported a ‘minor technical problem’ as it was flying just over Northern Ireland. The flight initially diverted to its origin at Amsterdam but was subsequently directed to divert to Madrid instead.
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Boeing 737-200s: oldies still soaring the skies
When walking down the street, pause a bit and take a look around ‒ how many 30-40 year old cars can you see around? Most probably, old cars in the streets do not catch anybody off the guard. But how would you feel about flying on a plane built in 1974 ?
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Otto Aviation Reveals Celera 500L Business Airplane
Otto Aviation this week unveiled the Celera 500L, a six-passenger pusher-prop business aircraft powered by a single 500-hp Red A03 diesel engine. To date, the company’s full-scale prototype has completed 31 test flights. Otto said FAA certification is expected in 2023, with service entry to follow in 2025.
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How The Boeing 787 Dreamliner's Dimmable Windows Work
The Boeing 787 is an innovative and groundbreaking aircraft in so many ways. From its mix of composite materials, fuel-efficiency, and lower cabin pressure to its large, electrochromic windows. But how exactly does the technology behind that dimmer switch actually work ?
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The Story Of The Delta And Northwest Merger
The Delta Air Lines that is recognized across the world today came about in 2008 when Delta and Northwest announced plans to merge. In December 2009, Delta and Northwest’s operating certificates were combined, and the carriers officially became one big airline. It has been almost 11 years since that merger. Here’s the story behind it.
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Qatar Airways Is Not Booking Passengers To Australia
Faced with a large backlog of Aussies trying to get home, Qatar Airways has quietly stopped accepting new bookings to Australia. The country is only accepting 4,000 international arrivals a week.
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United Airlines Is Eliminating Change Fees For Good
United Airlines has announced today that it is getting rid of change fees for all standard economy and premium cabin tickets for travel in the US effective immediately. The carrier is also rolling out an extensive and generous policy to allow more flexible travel.
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How Airlines Will Use Data To Perform Better Next Year
As carriers enter the third quarter of this year, they will be thinking ahead and making forecasts of the aviation industry. Airline data will, therefore, play a crucial role in the market in 2021 as it strives to bounce back following one of its most challenging years ever.
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Lufthansa Processed 140,000 Refunds Last Week Worth €200M
The Lufthansa Group has shared that it processed over €2.5 billion (~$3bn) to a total of 5.6 million passengers as of the 24th August. 140,000 refund applications had been processed and paid out during the last week alone.
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Jet Airways Re-Acquires Six Of Its Boeing Planes
In a surprise move, Jet Airways has re-acquired six of its 777-300ERs from lessor Fleet Ireland. The airline paid $13 million to take ownership of the six aircraft, which were impounded due to unpaid fees. With the bidding process delayed once again, it’s unclear what Jet will do with these planes.
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China Eastern Becomes 1st Airline In China To Offer Train-Plane Journeys
Both China Eastern Airlines Group and China State Railway Group have introduced a new train-plane ticketing product on their applications. The innovation, presented on Tuesday, allows customers to buy tickets through either booking platform.
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First-Ever Israeli Flight Touches Down in Abu Dhabi
The first-ever official commercial flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates took place Monday, as an exchange of ambassadors and a White House ceremony to finalize the normalization of relations between the two countries, announced August 13, appeared set to take place next month.
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British Airways Retires Its Final Original Boeing 777
British Airways this weekend retired the last of three original Boeing 777s from its fleet. The aircraft were some of the oldest Boeing 777s in service. However, as airlines look to a cleaner and greener future, older and less efficient aircraft are being cut.
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Ethiopian Airlines Will Definitely Consider The Airbus A220
Ethiopian has been rumored to be eyeing the Airbus A220 for its future fleet. The airline has been diversifying its fleet for the past few years, and give the painful experience with Boeing’s narrowbody, it wouldn’t be entirely surprising to see the baby Airbus joining the fleet.
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Airports Venice Marco Polo and Quito achieve ACI Airport Health Accreditation
Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) and Quito International Airport (UIO) have successfully obtained the Airport Health Accreditation granted by Airports Council International (ACI) World.
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Gatwick Airport to undertake significant business restructure
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) has announced plans for a significant restructure across its business, designed to further reduce operating and staff costs in light of the dramatic impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on its passenger and air traffic numbers.
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Swiss Tax-Free Airport Shopping Firm Sold for $2.6 Billion to Private Equity-Backed Buyer
Have you ever claimed your value added tax back for things you bought during a trip to Europe? Then you probably used a Global Blue Tax Free Shopping service. If your airport line was endlessly long, you’ll be amused to know it took nine months for Global Blue’s sale to happen.
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Addis Ababa's Bole Airport Opens New Terminal For Ethiopian
Ethiopian Airlines successfully unveiled its new passenger terminal at Bole International Airport last week. The flag carrier ensured the terminal was designed with a focus on bio-security and bio-safety measures.
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Top 10 attack helicopters in service today
The design formula of attack helicopter has matured since its introduction in the shape of American Bell AH-1 Cobra in 1967. As of 2020, a modern attack helicopter has shaped itself into a universal combat platform that follows the same mainline design principles and elements.
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Aviation Quote
Being a stealth pilot is one of the most labor intensive and time constrained types of flying that I know. We have very strict timing constraints: to be where you are supposed to be all the time, exactly on time, and that has to be monitored by the pilot. For example, during a bomb competition in training in the US, I dropped a weapon that landed 0.02 seconds from the desired time, and finished third!
- Lt. Col. Miles Pound, USAF
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