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Accidents/Incidents

Rescue helicopter forced to drop unstable cargo at sea [Video]
An NH-90 Caiman of the French Army Light Aviation was forced to jettison the container it was transporting during a relief operation near Nice, southwestern France.
Several military helicopters belonging to the French Army Light Aviation School (EALAT), were mobilized in the relief effort that followed the passage of the storm Alex, which devastated the outskirts of Nice, southern France. The fleet of aircraft helped transport supplies and evacuate inhabitants towards the city.
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American Airlines A320 performs high-speed emergency landing
An American Airlines Airbus A320 performed a high-speed emergency landing at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) in the United States, shortly after departure due to flaps problem.
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Commercial

Russia & China's Boeing 787 Alternative: The CR929 Hits Turbulence
Beijing and Moscow have had farreaching plans to disrupt the diarchy of Airbus and Boeing in the commercial widebody passenger plane market. However, the intentions to do so with the joint China-Russia Commercial Aircraft International Corporation Limited (CRAIC) CR929 project seem to have hit another snag. Disagreement over suppliers has pushed the expected delivery date of the new aircraft to 2029.
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The Airbus A340-500 vs The A340-600 – What Are The Differences ?
The two second-generation A340s, the A340-500 and A340-600, brought to the table larger passenger numbers and greater range. However, what is the difference between them ? Let’s explore.
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Airlines

Tata Sons considers becoming full owner of AirAsia India
Tata Sons considers pursuing 49% of AirAsia India stake in the joint venture among Tata sons and AirAsia Group, as the air carrier suffers asperities to operate in India. Meanwhile, Hardeep Singh Puri, the Minister of Civil Aviation of India, hinted that AirAsia Group was suspending its affiliate’s operations in India as “their parent company has problems”.
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Ethiopian Airlines offers pilots & planes for dying SAA
Ethiopian Airlines Group offers the operational assistance for South African Airways (SAA) as part of a joint venture with the government of South Africa.
Speaking to local media on October 4, 2020, Tewolde GebreMariam, the CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, said that the airline could provide its pilots, aircraft and maintenance services for struggling SAA.
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SpiceJet Plans Direct Airbus A330neo Flights To London
SpiceJet is planning to start direct flights to London from New Delhi and Mumbai this winter. The airline will use a fleet of Airbus A330neos to make the long-haul flight to Heathrow. SpiceJet secured slots at Heathrow earlier this year and plans to start flights on December 4th.
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KLM Is In Discussions About Early Airbus A330 Retirement
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is in discussions about the early retirement of its Airbus A330 aircraft. Previously the planes were supposed to be retired by 2025, but the current COVID-19 pandemic could see KLM moving these dates forward. According to Dutch website Luchtvaart Nieuws, KLM CEO Pieter Elbers talked about the A330s early retirement in an internal company video.
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Air Austral Won't Launch Airbus A220 Services Until February
Air Austral has revised plans to begin its Airbus A220 services, with the date now pushed back to early 2021. Initially, the airline planned to launch its fleet of Airbus A220s by December this year before changing its schedule.
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Korean Air Welcomes Back The Airbus A380
Korean Air has welcomed the Airbus A380 back to its fleet. Having reactivated one of its ten A380s, the airline is now operating the giant of the skies from its Seoul Incheon hub to Guangzhou in China.
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Virgin Atlantic Rolls Out Airport COVID-19 Testing For Crew
Virgin Atlantic is looking to roll out COVID-19 testing for its crew. The testing would take place at the airports before embarking on the aircraft, further ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all individuals onboard the airline’s flights.
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AirAsia Closes Japanese Subsidiary With Immediate Effect
AirAsia Group’s subsidiary airline, AirAsia Japan, is immediately shutting down its operations. The news surfaced on Monday in a legal filing. As early as Friday, there were rumors and suspicions that the Japanese arm of the budget airline group would cease operations; this has now been confirmed. Due to the airline’s October flight suspensions, no current flights were immediately affected.
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Airports

Gatwick Airport to begin charging for use of forecourt in 2021
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) has announced that, in 2021, it will be introducing a charge for vehicles using the forecourt to drop off passengers directly outside its terminals – as most UK airports have done for many years – and the revenue raised will help the airport continue its recovery from the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Milan Bergamo Airport continues to improve despite COVID-19
While the aviation sector has been one of the worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, Milan Bergamo Airport (BGY) has been working hard with its stakeholders to advance and improve its service and product offering, which is particularly important at a time when passenger travel habits have changed considerably.
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Military

Royal Air Force plane completes special task in Sarajevo Airport
A United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF) C-17 Globemaster arrived in Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ), the main international airport in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The giant landed to complete a special military task.
Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ) greeted the heavy-lift strategic transport aircraft on October 1, 2020.
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The Boeing E6 Mercury - America's Flying Nuclear Command Center
Did the United States Navy deploy its flying nuclear command Boeing E6 Mercury aircraft after learning that the President has coronavirus ? As people woke up to the news that the President and First Lady had tested positive for COVID-19, Twitter users reported that a Boeing E6 Mercury had been spotted near Washington D.C. and another flying over Oregon.
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Su-35 fighter jet tests long-range hypersonic missile [Video]
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the V.P. Chkalov State Flight Test Center, the Russian Ministry of Defense released a video. Some never-seen footage shows a Su-35S fighter jet shooting an R-37M air-to-air hypersonic missile.
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Regardless of the number of precautions that we take to save our necks, part of the attraction of going out on the water in the first place is the element of risk.

- Harold 'Dynamite' Payson


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1. When a US Army Air Corps pilot earned their wings in WW2, the center of the wings contained a shield. Some wings contained a star(Command or Senior pilot), a "G"(a Glider pilot), or an "L"(a Liason pilot). What pilot wings contained a diamond?

2. True or False, a tandem airplane has two seats, one behind the other.

3. In 1943, the RAF's 617 Squadron flew Avro Lancaster bombers exactly 60 feet over three reservoirs at night before dropping "bouncing bombs" to destroy three German dams that were protected by torpedo nets. Altimeters were not sufficiently accurate, and there were no radio altimeters at that time. How did these pilots, "The Dam Busters" level off and maintain the required sixty foot height?

4. Estimate within ten knots the highest surface winds ever recorded anywhere (and not associated with a hurricane or tornado).

5. What biplane was produced in the greatest numbers?

6. Class A airspace begins at Flight Level 180. Flight into that airspace requires that a pilot have an instrument rating, that the airplane be IFR equipped and first receive an appropriate ATC clearance. How may a VFR-only pilot fly at FL240 without meeting any of these requirements and without special permission?
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