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Accidents/Incidents

Pegas Fly Boeing 767 aircraft suffers runway excursion
On June 17, 2021, the Russian air carrier Pegas Fly Boeing 767-300ER aircraft slid off the runway after landing at Simferopol International Airport (SIP), Crimea.
The Pegas Fly Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, registered as VP-BMP, performing flight EO123 from Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), Russia, to Simferopol International Airport (SIP), Crimea, with 284 people onboard, including the crew, slid off runway 19 after landing. The nose and aircraft's right main gear ended on soft ground. The left main gear remained on the pavement.
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Commercial

FAA directive to affect 461 Boeing 737 MAXs
A directive issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on June 16, 2021, warrants all Boeing 737 MAX operators to perform additional electronic inspections on the aircraft’s flight control system.
The directive warrants mandatory inspections for all Boeing 737 MAX models with over 6,000 flight hours, in line with instructions released by Boeing in December 2020.
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Japan draws closer to long-awaited supersonic entry
Multiple Japanese engineering companies have entered a coalition with Japan’s space agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), to research and develop a new supersonic jet.
The partnership, which combines the agencies’ technological and aviation expertise, is set to design a new 50-seater supersonic jet that could enter service by 2030, according to JAXA’s announcement released on June 16, 2021.
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Has Boeing 737 MAX white-tails found their customers in the US?
US airlines have recently placed sizable orders for the American-made narrow-body. Now, reports suggest that some of the aircraft in question could be white-tails – already-built but not yet sold planes.
Boeing has built more than 800 737-8 and 737-9 airplanes. When the 737 MAX was grounded worldwide in March 2019, only around half of the aircraft had been delivered to airline fleets around the world, leaving 460 planes in storage at Boeing’s facilities, freezing $16 billion in inventory. A hundred of these aircraft reportedly became white-tails – aircraft whose buyers withdrew their orders due to unexpected financial challenges.
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Airlines

Alaska Airlines grows in Boise, Idaho
Boise is booming! And Alaska Airlines keeps growing in the dynamic city where we’ve long been the largest carrier. We’re flying our guests in Idaho’s Treasure Valley to the places they’re eager to visit. Starting today, we’re launching daily nonstop service between Boise and Chicago O’Hare, and Boise and Austin. Also today, we’re announcing new nonstop flying between Boise and Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport in Washington, and Boise and Phoenix.
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Icelandair returns to MSP
Icelandair will resume service to Iceland from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) on June 20, 2021 as international travel from the U.S. continues its recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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KLM network in Asia and the Middle East as good as fully recovered this summer
As more and more countries are reopening their borders, KLM is anticipating a cautious re-emergence of customer demand for destinations in Asia and the Middle East. This summer, KLM’s network will be virtually identical to the one it operated in 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, fewer flights to the destinations will be offered and/or flights to the destinations will be offered in different combinations. KLM offers Riyad (Saudi Arabia) as a new destination this summer, while flights to Phuket (Thailand) will be introduced this winter.
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Cathay in works to develop single-pilot system for long-haul
The Hong Kong flag-carrier Cathay Pacific reportedly works with Airbus to develop a single-pilot system for long-haul operations using Airbus A350 aircraft.
In cooperation with the European aircraft manufacturer, Cathay Pacific aims to develop a program known as Project Connect in order to certify its Airbus A350 aircraft for single-pilot operations on long-haul flights. If the certification process goes by the book, single-pilot operations on long-haul could be starting off in 2025.
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Airports

Ljubljana Airport inaugurates new terminal
Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport’s new terminal building has been opened at a ceremony yesterday, with passenger services to move to the new facility on July 1. Operator Fraport Slovenija has invested some 21 million euros into the ultra-modern building, which has been under construction since 2019.
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Air cargo facilities at Philadelphia Airport set for expansion
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has announced that it will expand its air cargo facility footprint by 136 acres and almost triple its cargo building square footage from 600,000m to 1.4 million as part of the newly presented PHL Cargo Expansion Strategy.
The presentation, provided in a series of public virtual events, came on the same day that PHL announced a facility redevelopment partnership with the Aviation Facilities Company (AFCO) and its new membership with The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA).
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Military/Space

Air Force One vs Putin Force One: which is more impressive?
Stakes were high as Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin met in Geneva. The meeting may have not resolved international tensions, but – at the very least – it provided a chance for both the United States and Russia to affirm their positions and convince their allies of their firm intentions.
Showing off is an important part of such meetings, and both countries certainly have a knack for demonstrating their perceived might through whatever means possible. The airplanes with which presidents arrived are among such means. Massive four-engined beasts of both presidents are some of the largest passenger aircraft in the world, and are a demonstration of the very best both countries’ aviation industry can offer.
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China’s historic Shenzhou-12 manned mission takes off
On June 17, 2021, China’s historic Shenzhou-12 manned mission took off carrying three astronauts to its emerging Chinese Space Station (CSS), which is set to be fully operational by 2022.
A Long March 2F rocket transporting the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft bound for the space station module Tianhe blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gobi Desert, northwestern Gansu province, China.
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If we maintain our faith in God, love of freedom, and superior global air power, the future [of the US] looks good.

- General Curtis Lemay


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General Trivia

1. What is the most likely cause of an accident resulting from a climbing downwind turn (in a strong, steady-state wind) near the ground and shortly after takeoff?
a. The pilot failed to account for the increased stall speed unique to turning downwind.
b. An airplane tends to overbank more during a downwind turn than an upwind turn.
c. During a downwind turn, the headwind becomes a tailwind that causes a loss of airspeed.
d. The pilot reacts to a sense of increasing groundspeed.

2. With respect to encountering an increasing-tailwind type of wind shear, which of the following do/does not belong?
a. Airplane tends to sink.
b. Groundspeed increases.
c. Indicated airspeed increases.
d. Pitch attitude decreases.

3. True or false; Everything else being equal, a given airliner operated more efficiently when passengers were allowed to smoke en route than after 1988 when the smoking ban took effect.

4. True or false; As its name implies, an aircraft or automotive alternator produces alternating current (AC).

5. True or false; Upward-folding wing tips are an available option for purchasers of the Boeing 777. This enables the aircraft to fit in relatively small parking spaces.

6. True or false; A pilot preflighting an airplane notices that each rivet head has a circular indentation. This is caused by the device that drives the rivet.
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