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S7 Engineering to maintain Azimuth Airline’s SSJ100s
Russia’s S7 Engineering, an MRO member of the S7 Group, will provide maintenance for Azimuth Airline’s Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) fleet, the regional carrier said in a statement Aug. 8.
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New England Patriots acquire two 767s
American football team New England Patriots has acquired two former American Airlines Boeing 767-300ERs for travel to out-of-town games, Flight Fleets Analyzer shows.
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Era Group plays down swift return for H225 helicopters
US helicopter operator Era Group has cautioned that it sees no rapid return to service for its fleet of nine Airbus Helicopters H225s, despite the type having been cleared for operations by regulators.
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UAE insists airspace not open to Qatari flights
United Arab Emirates authorities are denying that the Gulf state has opened its airspace to Qatari aircraft, following a NOTAM route amendment.
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Comac secures CNY15bn R&D loan from Chinese insurer
China's Huatai Insurance Group has signed a deal to provide Comac with CNY15 billion ($2.25 billion) in funds to support its research and development of the C919 narrowbody programme.
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Brazil’s GOL’s 2Q profit hit hard by exchange and monetary variations
São Paulo-based low-cost carrier (LCC) GOL reported a 2017 second quarter net loss of BRL474.6 million ($144.2 million), reversed from a net profit of BRL252.5 million in 2Q 2016. The Brazilian LCC attributed the loss to foreign exchange and monetary variations in Brazil’s troubled economy, which fluctuated by over BRL1 billion between 2Q 2017 and 2Q 2016.
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Air France tests immersive entertainment
Air France has begun testing an immersive inflight entertainment (IFE) system with virtual reality headsets on Airbus A340 business-class service between Paris Charles de Gaulle and St. Martin.
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Virgin Australia to roll out wi-fi across core fleet
Virgin Australia is planning to equip its core fleet of Boeing 737s, 777s and Airbus A330s with in-flight wi-fi connectivity by the second half of 2019.
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EasyJet A320 damaged after chocks prematurely removed
Investigators have found that undetected release of the parking brake and premature removal of chocks led to an EasyJet Airbus A320's suffering damage as it rolled backwards at London Gatwick.
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ExpressJet to stop flying for Delta
ExpressJet Airlines has announced a series of changes to contracts with major carriers, including termination of an agreement with Delta Air Lines and expanded deals with United Airlines and American Airlines.
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HNA Group finalizes stake in Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
China’s HNA Group—parent of Hainan Airlines—has completed an 82.5% stake purchase in Frankfurt-Hahn Airport to facilitate its European expansion. The transaction is worth €15.1 million ($15.8 million).
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ANA set to open Star Wars kids lounge at Haneda
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) will open its first lounge for kids at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport Aug. 11.
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Russia’s New Platov airport to begin operations testing in October
Russia’s new Platov International Airport, which will serve Rostov-on-Don, will begin aircraft testing from Oct. 16-Nov. 20, as it prepares for a December 2017 opening.
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Canadian investigators review two ground incidents at Toronto
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is reviewing two incidents that occurred in recent days at Toronto Pearson International airport.
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More functions for Frankfurt freight system
The Dakosy FAIR@Link Cargo Community Platform at Frankfurt Airport has expanded its range of import and export services. For imports, freight forwarders can now receive flight manifest data from the airlines via the integrated FAIR@Link dashboard, including status reports on incoming flights and air waybills (AWBs), allowing the necessary resources to be planned in a timely manner.
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MV-22 struck flight deck before fatal crash
A US Marine Corps Bell Boeing MV-22 struck the flight deck of an amphibious transport dock before crashing into waters off the coast of East Australia on 5 August, a US Navy document shows.
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Audit report highlights Italy's F-35 challenges
Italy wants to move its four Lockheed Martin F-35As allocated to an international training school in the USA to Europe, to support its operational preparations with the type, according to an audit office report published on 7 August.
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Aviation Quote
The time will come, when thou shalt lift thine eyes
To watch a long-drawn battle in the skies.
While aged peasants, too amazed for words,
Stare at the flying fleets of wondrous birds.
England, so long mistress of the sea,
Where winds and waves confess her sovereignty,
Her ancient triumphs yet on high shall bear
And reign the sovereign of the conquered air.
- Thomas Gray, 1737
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ShanwickOceanic wrote:Well, that's two more than I got...
airtrainer wrote:ShanwickOceanic wrote:Well, that's two more than I got...
Me too, even knowing the results
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ANCFlyer wrote:I've been at #8 before . . . I'll be dogged if I can get it. I'm not looking it up, but I'm convinced it's in Florida . . . cause the word Florida is on the plate. I had a habit if printing off the airport maps every time I'd fly, just for fun. GEEK! And I've been there. Just can't get it. The rest . . . well, not so much.
