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BREAKING Mid-air collision between two small planes on final approach to Denver-Centennial Airport
Key Lime Air Metroliner (N280KL) was badly damaged in a mid-air collision with a Cirrus SR-22 (N416DJ) while on final approach to Denver-Centennial Airport.
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RAF Typhoon Litening III pod mistakenly destroyed during testing
A Litening III Reconnaissance Pod was destroyed after falling from the undercarriage of a Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon during a test, the Telegraph reported.
As engineers were carrying out testing on the pod fitted of the Typhoon, it reportedly fell and was damaged beyond repair.
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Man fined for using fake Covid-19 certificate to travel from UK to Egypt
Airport officials stopped a 27-year-old man who attempted to fly from the UK to Egypt using a fake “fit-to-fly” COVID-19 certificate.
Emmanuel Nere Mehari tried to board a plane from London Heathrow to Egypt to visit a sick relative. He was found with the fake document at London Heathrow’s Terminal 2.
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Four crew members killed in a helicopter crash in Dali City
All the four crew members on board a Changhe Z-8AWJS helicopter were confirmed dead after the helicopter crashed into Erhai Lake in Dali City, China.
The helicopter attempted to draw water using a Bambi bucket to clear and irrigate a burnt area caused by a forest fire in southwest China’s Yunnan Province. The helicopter didn’t contribute to extinguishing the fire.
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Commercial

The Story Of The Boeing 720
The Boeing 720 was a bit of an unusual aircraft in the Boeing lineup. For a start, it was the only one not to follow the Boeing naming strategy of the 7X7 that began with the 707 and persists to today. And it was more than just a variation on the 707.
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Airbus Will Convert The A380 Production Line To Build The A320 Family
Airbus will convert the A380 production line at its Toulouse facility to produce A320-family aircraft. The modern production line will be installed at the Lagardère plant in Toulouse and aims to be operational by the end of 2022.
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Airlines

Hong Kong Air Cargo Receives Approval for Nine New Routes
Hong Kong Air Cargo (HKAC) has received approval from the Air Transport Licensing Authority (ATLA) to operate scheduled cargo flights to nine new destinations.
The airline applied to add Chennai, Tokyo, Manila, Jakarta, Delhi, Sydney, Melbourne, Liege and Milan as scheduled service destinations in December 2020.
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United expands beer, wine and snacks to nearly all flights over two hours
Starting June 1, United Airlines customers on most flights over two hours will be able to purchase beer, wine and White Claw® Hard Seltzer, making United the first major airline to offer the hard seltzer onboard its aircraft. On June 15, United will introduce a revamped menu of for-purchase snacks and brand-new premium cabin meal options on most flights over 1,500 miles and hub-to-hub flights over 800 miles or more than two hours.
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Alaska to grow its fleet by 30 aircraft, will add Belize City
With recovery on the horizon, Alaska Airlines is taking advantage of strategic opportunities by adding 30 mainline and regional aircraft to fulfill capacity needs in the years ahead. And as more travelers search for additional leisure getaways, Alaska will begin flying to Belize City, Belize.
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United and Abbott partner to make return to U.S. “Worry Free” for international travelers with home-testing kits
United Airlines and Abbott today announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration to use Abbott’s BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 Home Test and Abbott’s NAVICA app to help make the international travel experience more seamless. Recently updated CDC guidelines permit travelers to self-administer a rapid antigen test under the real-time supervision of a telehealth service and use the verified negative test result to board an international flight to the U.S. if they test negative.
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Vistara to start flying to Tokyo Haneda on June 16
Vistara, the joint venture of the Tata group and Singapore Airlines, has announced nonstop flights between Delhi (DEL) and Tokyo (HND) starting on June 16, 2021.
The airline will fly once a week between the two capital cities under India’s travel bubble agreement with Japan.
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Air Canada to add more flights to Hawaii this winter
Air Canada will launch more nonstop options from Canada to Hawaii this winter, including the first Montreal–Honolulu and Toronto–Maui services. These new flights complement the airline’s long-standing services from Calgary and Vancouver to the Hawaiian Islands and will enable convenient connections across Canada as well as from Europe.
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British Airways trials digital queuing technology
British Airways will be trialling new intelligent queuing technology from Qmatic, that will enable customers to virtually queue at check-in by pre-booking their slot time in advance of arriving at the airport.
The technology, that is optional for customers, will be trialled by British Airways for three months on selected flights departing from Heathrow Terminal 5. Customers will be sent an email before travel inviting them to book their personal check in time.
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Airports

Changi Airport temporarily closes passenger terminals following COVID-19 cases
Following the detection of COVID-19 cases at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN), all workers in Changi Airport’s Terminals 1 and 3 and Jewel Changi Airport (Jewel) have been undergoing mandatory COVID-19 tests in a special testing operation that began from 9 May 2021. This is to quickly detect, isolate and treat any potential COVID-19 cases in the airport community.
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Heathrow calls for UK government to review ‘green list’ countries
Heathrow has called for the UK government to review the countries that have been deemed as ‘green’ under the new travel traffic light system for England, stating that the current ‘green list’ is “overly cautious”.
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1. “I apparently was the first to pilot a heavier-than-air aircraft in controlled flight. I also was first to use the term, ‘aero plane,’ and even wrote a small book with that title. I died following a crash in an aircraft of my design, and my last words were, ‘How is the machine?’ Who am I?”

2. True or False? A pilot is about to land an airplane with the right landing-gear leg and nosewheel extended but with the left landing-gear leg stuck in its well. The ailerons are equipped with conventional trim tabs that are controllable from the cockpit. During landing and rollout, the right aileron tab should be deflected fully downward.

3. Why did some airmen training at Midland, Texas, during World War II have a higher incidence of black eyes than airmen training elsewhere?

4. How can you tell the difference between a U.S. Naval aviator and a traditional Naval officer who does not fly simply by looking at their feet?

5. A pilot wants to fly a perfectly rectangular pattern while in the left traffic pattern for Runway 36 when the wind is strong and from the northeast. This requires that the radius of all turns be the same with respect to the ground. Assuming a constant airspeed throughout the pattern, the most steeply banked turn will be required when turning from
a. base to final.
b. crosswind to downwind.
c. downwind to base.
d. upwind to crosswind.

6. True or False: Most of the American aircraft that took off from Oahu during the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor were shot down.

7. True or False: It is legal for a VFR-only pilot to fly extended distances in a small airplane above a solid undercast with no more than the instruments required for VFR flight.

8. Who was the first woman in the United States to become a licensed glider pilot?
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