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Canada acquired 11 MQ-9Bs and six ground control stations, with the first deliveries expected by 2028. While the aircraft will be based at 14 Wing Greenwood and 19 Wing Comox, the operations will be based in Ottawa. Canada’s Department of National Defense (DND) has released images of the first two of its MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) aircraft at GA-ASI’s (General Atomics Aeronautical Systems) facilities in San Diego, California. Canada signed a contract to acquire 11 MQ-9Bs and six ground control stations in Dec. 2023. One image shows only the grey fuselage sitting in the production facility before…

If you want to travel from one city to the next in the USA, you will usually decide to fly or rent a car. The railway as a means of transport is a niche product, especially outside the metropolitan regions in the west and east. However, a train ride can be quite attractive. Amtrak operates a route network consisting of various long and short-haul routes. Given enough time, you can travel from San Diego on the Mexican border to Portland, Maine in the far northeast of the country. Or to Seattle in a day and a half – a distance…

British Airways announced significant changes to the Executive Club two weeks ago (read more here, here, and here). The qualification is now entirely revenue-based, and the lifetime status requirements have also significantly increased. Readers are encouraged to send us questions, comments, or opinions by email, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. We’ll cover them here several times a week. You can access BA here. Reader’s Question: I read your article about the changes to BAEC / good article thanks. I’m in the same position as you, I need 6k lifetime TPs to hit GFL. I have 3 months to do this and I think you would…

NEWS FLASHAir Serbia and China Southern Airlines have signed a mutual codeshare agreement in Guangzhou. The Serbian national airline will now add its “JU” designator code and flight numbers onto China Southern Airlines’ service between Guangzhou and Belgrade, while its Chinese counterpart will do so on Air Serbia’s operations on the same route. Commenting on the agreement, Air Serbia’s CEO, Jiri Marek, said, “Over three months ago, we signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China Southern Airlines, aiming to improve our partnership, as well as connectivity between Serbia and China. The introduction of flights from Belgrade to Guangzhou and Shanghai…

In November 2020 – while the pandemic wrecked the aviation sector – Korean Air and Asiana Airlines revealed plans to merge their businesses as Asiana faced collapse. Prior to the pandemic, there had been a number of times when the two airlines were close to a partnership. However, it was Covid-19 that forced the issue.

With MIAT. The long leg to Ulaanbaatar is operated by their brand new 787 with lie flat seats in a 1-2-1 layout. How to Book The cheapest fares can be found via OTA’s, link with prices below.   Travel Dates PERMITTED 08MAY THROUGH 31MAY OR 17OCT THROUGH 15DEC. Best availability is in June for flights on Friday, Saturdays or Sundays. Fare Rules  Maximum stay requirements TRAVEL FROM LAST STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FARE ORIGIN. Stopover restrictions 2 STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT – 1 IN EACH DIRECTION. A STOPOVER MAY NOT EXCEED…

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The FAA, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), and other authorities have a simple but urgent message for drone pilots in the Los Angeles area: “If you fly, we can’t.”The warning comes after an unauthorized drone punched a fist-sized hole in a Bombardier Canadair CL-415 firefighting aircraft, also known as a “Super Scooper,” that was dousing Los Angeles-area wildfires on Thursday. The aircraft landed safely, the FAA said. But CAL FIRE told The War Zone that the collision prompted a temporary grounding of all aircraft responding to the Palisades Fire. The FBI is searching for the drone pilot…

In FBOs and online forums, many prospective airplane owners ask other pilots for aircraft recommendations. Oftentimes, the shopper specifies that they want to be able to carry multiple, full-sized adult passengers, access relatively short runways, and fly cross-countries at a reasonably quick speed. Faced with all of these simultaneous requirements, the aircraft type most often recommended as a true jack-of-all-trades is the legendary Cessna 182.First flown just two months after the 172, Cessna’s 182 provides the same docile handling with a more powerful engine and a constant-speed propeller. With 85 additional horsepower, the Skylane has excellent short-field performance. And at…

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