Air Canada views the Airbus A220-300 as a “Game Changer that will Create Markets that Didn’t Exist Before”
The inaugural flight of the newest member of Air Canada’s fleet, the Airbus #A220-300 (C-GROV), took off from Montréal headed for Calgary.
https://www.instagram.com/montreal.planes/
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Cuba Flights
Fears of a total ban on U.S. flights to Cuba lead to a run on tickets
The Trump administration said it will suspend charter flights to all destinations in Cuba except the international airport in Havana. This is the most recent in a series of sanctions against the island’s government for its support of Nicolás Maduro
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article239327793.html
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Boeing 737 Max May Stay Grounded Into Summer
It means airlines will likely cancel Max flights through the busy summer travel season. The three U.S. airlines that fly the 737 Max, American, Southwest, and United, had already removed the planes from their flight schedules into early June.
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/21/798312515/boeing-737-max-may-stay-grounded-into-summer
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Illinois Aviation News - Chicago Meigs Field to Reopen in Late 2020
http://aviationdaily.news/2019/01/12/276/
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airBaltic New Record – 5 Million Passengers in 2019
22% more than the year before
https://www.traveldailynews.com/post/airbaltic-new-record-5-million-passengers-in-2019
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HI FLY becomes the world’s first airline without any single-use plastic items on-board.
The leading wet-lease carrier has worked hard to replace plastic with bamboo cutlery, cups, spoons, and salt and pepper shakers, while packaging for bedding, dishes, individual butter pots, soft drink bottles, and toothbrushes were switched with compostable alternatives crafted from recycled material.
https://aeronewsglobal.com/hi-fly-becomes-the-worlds-first-airline-without-any-single-use-plastic-items-on-board/
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South African Airlines
SAA has put billions of rands worth of planes up for sale – including planes it uses on major international routes
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/saa-tenders-for-sale-of-nine-airbus-a340-300-and-a340-600-2020-1
SAA: Selling of aircraft has nothing to do with the business rescue - we're accommodating a new fleet …
https://www.fin24.com/Companies/Industrial/saa-selling-of-aircraft-has-nothing-to-do-with-business-rescue-we-are-making-way-for-a-new-fleet-20200116
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Registration Opens for 2020 Air Race Classic
The all-women’s cross-country air race celebrates its 44th year. It takes place from June 23 to 26, 2020, flying from Grand Forks, North Dakota, to Terre Haute, Indiana, and several stops in between. The course will cover 2,646 miles
https://www.flyingmag.com/story/news/2020-air-race-classic-registration/
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Drones Will Soon Be Required To Identify Themselves
FAA believes the new rule will improve current safety and security concerns.
https://www.flyingmag.com/story/news/drones-to-require-identification-soon/
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Iranian Airspace
Airlines avoid Iranian airspace, cancel flights as Middle East tensions spike. Singapore Airlines, Qantas, China Airlines, Lufthansa and Malaysia Airlines were among those which said they’re avoiding the Iranian airspace.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/08/singapore-airlines-sia-diverts-flights-from-iranian-airspace.html
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Drones Will Soon Be Required To Identify Themselves
FAA believes the new rule will improve current safety and security concerns.
https://www.flyingmag.com/story/news/drones-to-require-identification-soon/
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NOAA Reports Magnetic North is Moving
Why should you care where magnetic north is located? If you own a compass, GPS, or any other device dependent on the earth’s magnetic poles for information, they become inaccurate when magnetic north relocates. For any GPS, and this includes the ones on airplanes and ships critical for navigation, the correction is accomplished in the software.
However, Cork (Ireland) Airport and Geneva, Switzerland, have renamed their runways - to keep up with Earth's magnetic poles. Zurich, Switzerland airport might be the next, among many others.
https://www.wired.com/story/airports-rename-runways-magnetic-shift/
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LOT Polish Airlines Interested in Buying Condor
According to Spiegel.de, LOT Polish Airlines has expressed its interest in buying Condor, the airline part of the bankrupt Thomas Cook. The investor will be selected before March 5th. Besides the Polish carrier, two investment funds are also interested in taking over Condor: American Apollo and British Greybull. In 2019, LOT welcomed more than 10 million passengers on-board its aircraft.
https://aeronewsglobal.com/lot-polish-airlines-interested-in-buying-condor/
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Qatar Airways Announces 8 New Destinations for 2020
On the opening day of Kuwait Aviation Show, January 15th, Qatar Airways – which had an Airbus A350-1000 and a Gulfstream G500 on display – announced 8 new destinations to be launched this year.
https://aeronewsglobal.com/qatar-airways-announces-8-new-destinations-for-2020/
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