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Addenbrooke’s Hospital helipad has been destroyed by departing USAF CV22 Osprey
A hospital’s helipad has temporarily closed after it was badly damaged by the draught from a departing aircraft.
The structure at Addenbrooke’s in Cambridge was thrown into the air as the USAF CV22 Osprey took off on Wednesday. Its crew had been taking part in medical transfer training.
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SriLankan Airbus A320neo hit by a ground vehicle in Maldives
Sri Lankan Airbus A320neo sustained major damage to its left horizontal stabilizer and elevator after being hit by a ground vehicle at Male, Maldives.
The aircraft with registration 4R-ANB was operating flight UL1115 from Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport to Malé-Velana International Airport.
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Air France Boeing 777 sustained damage due to a lightning strike
Air France Boeing 777 sustained minor damage during a thunderstorm at San José International Airport in Costa Rica.
The Boeing 777-200 was parked on the apron when the incident took place. It was operating flight AF430 from Paris CDG to San Jose International Airport on 16th April.
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Airbus to reorganize its aerostructure sites in Europe
During a meeting of the European Works Council on April 21, 2021, Airbus announced the creation of two new companies in France and Germany to bring the aerostructure activities of its two subsidiaries Stelia and Aerotec under its wing.
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Aero K launches operations in South Korea
Aero K (formerly KAIR Airlines) (Cheongju, South Korea) launched low fare operations on April 14, 2021 from Cheongju to Jeju Island. The new airline acquired its AOC on December 28, 2020.
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Upstart Cally Air takes delivery of an ex-airBaltic Boeing 737-300
Cally Air is a new airline based in Nigeria. It is based at Margaret Ekpo International Airport in the Cross River State capital of Calabar. The new airline took delivery of its first Boeing 737-300 (737-31S, 5N-BYR, msn 29266) on April 6, 2021. The airframe is leased from Magnetic Leasing. A second Boeing 737-300 (5N-BYQ, msn 30334) will follow.
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KLM introduces Wi-Fi on European flights
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has begun installing Wi-Fi technology on a number of aircraft of its Boeing 737 fleet. Starting today, passengers can get acquainted with using the Internet on KLM flights within Europe. The first Boeing 737-800 is now equipped to offer this service.
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JetBlue looking forward to Virgin Atlantic competition
Following the regulatory approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) for its transatlantic flights, President and Chief Operating Officer of JetBlue Airways Joanna Geraghty said the airline is looking forward to the competition with Virgin Atlantic, as it prepares for the first flight to the United Kingdom.
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Ryanair hopes to get the first Boeing 737 MAX in two weeks
On April 22, 2021, Ryanair DAC CEO Eddie Wilson said that the first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft delivery was expected to arrive in the next two weeks. This will be the airline’s first MAX delivery from a firm order of 210 aircraft.
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Russia plans to launch its own space station after quitting the ISS
Russia is ready to start building its own space station with the aim of launching it into orbit by 2030 if President Vladimir Putin gives the go-ahead, the head of its Roscosmos space agency said on Wednesday.
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