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Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia #PaxEx #Airlines #Travel #Defense #Aerospace #Maritime #Railway #AvGeek #Space #Transport #Mobility (@luisevanegas on Twitter X) but my account was closed with no reason on 24FEB23.
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Folks saying "Oh we'll just stop flying" when there was a four-year stretch when hijackings were served up like pretzels and everyone was still okay with it. If you have to fly, you're going to fly.

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📢 PR | UFA, Inc to provide a new Gate-to-Gate Air Traffic Control training platform to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: www.ufainc.com/post/new-tec...

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Australia’s main opposition group will commit an initial A$3 billion ($1.9 billion) for about 28 new Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jets if it wins power in what are set to be tight elections due by mid-May.

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📢 PR | Norwegian has announced an agreement to buy ten B737-800 aircraft that are currently a part of its leased fleet. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025. media.uk.norwegian.com/pressrelease...

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'Great Dane "Thor" Rides Around In Sports Car With Mistress' Ralph Crane, Hollywood, California, 1961

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Turkish defense company Baykar successfully conducted a cruise test of the AI-powered KEMANKEŞ 1 loitering munition using the Bayraktar TB2 UAV. KEMANKEŞ 1, a mini intelligent cruise missile developed by Baykar, is designed for operations against strategic targets.

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Bonus Aviation photos of the Day...!!! #CSeries #A220 #Bombardier #Airbus #Anniversary

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📢 #PaxEx PR | RouteMe Wayfinding is teaming up with Avianca to revolutionize Airport navigation with AI-powered accessible wayfinding for all passengers. Kicking off in five major airports with a goal of serving all avianca destinations. Pilot program launched at JFK Airport.

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"Have you said thank you once?"

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📢 #PaxEx PR | Delta partners with Maison Taittinger as the airline celebrates its Centennial year: news.delta.com/cheers-100-y...

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Today in 1982, Venera 13 landed on Venus, taking the first color photos of the surface of Venus. These are my reprocessed versions of the full panoramas.

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This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II. Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.

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📢 PR | Collins Aerospace' EPACS power and thermal management system ready for aircraft integration: The technology will provide increased cooling to enable enhanced capabilities on F-35 and future defense and commercial aircraft. rtxcorp.co/4i05kiF

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RIP Skype. Microsoft is officially shutting down Skype in May, and replacing it with Microsoft Teams. I spoke to Microsoft about why it's retiring Skype and how it's phasing out its phone calling features. Full details and interview below 👇 www.theverge.com/news/621353/...

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📢 PR | A US Marine Corps F-35B has conducted the first test flights of a meteor missile. The inert missile is used to gather environmental data as part of the campaign to integrate UK weapons onto F-35. raf.mod.uk/news/article...

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DJI’s autonomous drone-in-a-box can now launch from moving vehicles

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📢 #PaxEx PR | Metro de Madrid awarded Wabtec Corporation a contract to install Platform Screen Doors (PSD) on its Line 6 (L6). #PSD #PassengerSafety #MetroUpgrade #MetroDeMadrid #Mobility #Transport #WabtecTransit #Spain 🇪🇸

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📢 #PaxEx PR | Etihad Airways and Air Europa set to expand strategic partnership: www.etihad.com/en/news/etih...

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2.5 hour test flight for this #Airbus #A321XLR prototype today. ✈️ #AvGeeks

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2nd test flight for the #Delta #Airbus #A350 with special #100Years livery. 🎂 #USA

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Next year, the EU will require cars to have buttons & dials -- not just touchscreens -- to get a top safety rating. This is a great move. Drivers can fiddle with knobs & buttons without taking their eyes off the road, but they can't do that with touchscreens. (Even better: Tesla will hate this)

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New: The OA-1K has been officially named the Skyraider II, an ode to the Douglas A-1 Skyraider tail dragger. AFSOC announces the name today as it prepares to receive its first aircraft next month aviationweek.com/defense/airc...

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📢 PR | GE Aerospace announced today that the Catalyst turboprop engine has been certified by the FAA. The FAR (Federal Aviation Regulation) Part 33 certification involved over 23 engines and more than 190 component tests. bit.ly/4bo1fT8

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ITA Airbus A220-100! What a beautiful aircraft inside and outside!

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Check out these new pics of Qantas' first Airbus A321XLR! Its first plane is due in June as part of a larger narrowbody fleet renewal project. #AvGeek

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Qantas will overhaul the cabins on more than 40 of its 737s as its first A321XLR is slated to enter the fleet in June. #aviation

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I'm gonna say the word "distressing" doesn't begin to describe this experience.

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The Australian government on Thursday approved Qatar Airways' move to buy a 25% stake in Virgin Australia from U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital saying the deal would deliver more international flights and support jobs. finance.yahoo.com/news/austral...

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📢 #PaxEx PR | Expedia Group will now offer Southwest Airlines flights, covering the airline’s entire network of 117 destinations in 11 countries, including the U.S., Mexico, and the Caribbean, allowing customers more booking opportunities. www.expediagroup.com/investors/ne...

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Not to brag or anything, but this only took four takes. 🥲

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📢 #PaxEx PR | CAF to supply 30 modern intercity trains with the option for 10 additional units to Morocco's national railway operator Groupe ONCF.

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Have you missed a flight connection because you had to go through security again after arriving in the US from an international flight? Otherwise had your travel plans upset? Working on a story on this, please hit me up with your story!

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📢 PR | IndiGo has signed a firm wet-lease agreement with Norse Atlantic for three additional B787-9s:

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NEW: Southwest Airlines announces its latest partnership with a third-party platform. Starting today, Expedia will list/sell its flights. Soon, that will include joint Southwest-Icelandair itineraries as part of the airlines' recently-launched partnership.

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Korean Air Concludes 777-200ER Service in mid-1Q25 https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250225-ke1q25ist

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NEW: Embraer has paused the E175-E2 program by another 4 years. That pushes target certification for the plane to around 2031 — certification was already postponed to 2027. Background: thepointsguy.com/news/embraer...

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📢 PR | Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has been awarded a contract from Boeing Defense to provide 144 ACES II ejection seats for the U.S. Air Force's F-15EX fleet. www.rtx.com/news/news-ce...

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📢 PR | ANA Holdings announce order for 18 additional B787-9s, 15 E190-E2s, 14 additional A321neo and 12 B737 MAX 8 aircraft. Peach will update its current fleet with 10 A321neo and three A321-200XLRs. The airline placed new orders for a total of 77 a/c. www.anahd.co.jp/group/en/pr/...

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📢 PR | Exchange Income Corp announces entering into a binding purchase agreement to acquire Canadian North.

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The airline announced that it has equipped its 30th B777 aircraft in a seamless process with no impact on operations or flight schedule. #QatarAirways #Starlink #Connectivity #InflightWiFi #Airlines #Travel #PaxEx

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Qatar Airways has significantly accelerated its Starlink rollout, cutting installation time per aircraft from three or two days to just 9.5 hours, reducing the retrofit by nearly three-quarters of the initial timeline. www.qatarairways.com/press-releas...

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This is the first E2 order from Japan. Deliveries to commence in 2028. #Embraer #E2 #Ejets #AllNipponAirways

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📢 PR | ANA announce order for 15 E190-E2s with options for five more: embraer.com/global/en/ne...

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Dutch delights! Vintage postage stamps from the Netherlands ✉️ 🇳🇱 maraid.co.uk/blog/2020/02...

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Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet makes first stop in Iran. #Iran #Su57 #Sukhoi www.airdatanews.com/sukhoi-su-57...

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