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Reno Air Racing Association Seeks Local Applicants for Training Scholarships

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February 10, 2024
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PRESS RELEASE The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) is excited to announce the launch of its third annual Flight Training Scholarships, aimed at supporting aspiring pilots aged 16 to 20 from the Reno-Sparks and surrounding […]

Warbirds Over Wanaka 2024 Set to Soar

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February 10, 2024
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PRESS RELEASE Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow has announced that long-time Warbirds Over Wanaka display pilot Graham Bethell will be performing his final ever low-level aerobatic display in his P-51D Mustang ZK-TAF this Easter. Graham […]

Further strike action at German airports – a look at the data

February 10, 2024
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Further strike action undertaken by airport staff in Germany has driven a notable number of canceled flights. Primarily impacting Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and Munich Airport […]

AvTalk Episode 254: The bolts, they are missing

February 10, 2024
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On this episode of AvTalk, we review the NTSB’s preliminary report on Alaska Airlines flight 1282, fresh quality issues affecting some 737 MAX, and Finnair […]

$400m extra investment in Ghost Bat program

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February 9, 2024
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The federal government said the extra money would be used to fund the next stage of the program, including the delivery of three aircraft that have “enhanced design and improved capabilities”.

Africa and Middle East route updates – January 2024

February 9, 2024
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We have reached the end of the January report about airline routes and fleets. To read the previous sections, you can click on the following […]

Kermit Weeks Acquires Unique Boeing Stratoliner Houseboat

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February 8, 2024
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By Adam Estes and Luc Zipkin At this point, when discussing the extensive collection of Kermit Weeks and Fantasy of Flight of Polk City, Florida, the question is not “How many planes does Kermit have?”, […]

New ‘Early Aviators’ Workshop Opens in France

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February 8, 2024
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PRESS RELEASE Based at the Tours-Sorigny airfield in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France, Early Aviators was founded by Antoine Ros to offer restoration and maintenance services for vintage aircraft. Early Aviators has almost […]

Qantas denies price gouging after ex-ACCC chair’s report

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February 8, 2024
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The report, commissioned by the ACTU, stated bluntly that “the duopoly in the aviation sector in Australia is dominated by Qantas and there is price gouging by Qantas”, and called for “unnecessary restrictions on competition” in domestic and internatio…

New optical-illusion-sensing AI could be used to train pilots

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February 8, 2024
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While the neural network remains a work in progress, Charles Sturt University researcher Dr Ivan Maksymov believes it could be put into use at the Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA) at Wagga Wagga.