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IATA chief slams ‘knee-jerk’ response to COVID mutations
| 3 Comments on IATA chief slams ‘knee-jerk’ response to COVID mutationsThe director-general of the IATA has criticised governments for shutting borders in light of more transmissible variants of COVID.
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Northrop Grumman to protect F-16 pilots from frequency-guided weapons
Northrop Grumman will provide the US Air Force with an electronic warfare suite for its F-16 fighter (Viper) aircraft fleet.
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Teams close in on Sriwijaya Air 737’s black box as first body recovered
Indonesian search teams are now said to be close to recovering the black box from the Sriwijaya Air 737 that plunged more than 10,000 feet into the Java Sea on Saturday.
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UK F-35Bs to get enhanced strike capability
The UK Royal Navy has signed a £550 million contract for new surface-attack missiles for its fleet of 17 F-35Bs, based at RAF Marham.
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AW139 VVIP to be transport for Colombian President
The Leonardo AW139 is set to become the new Presidential Transport helicopter in the Republic of Colombia.
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WestJet cuts capacity and hours due to cancellations
WestJet is set to cut 30 per cent of its February and March capacity due to an “unprecedented” number of passenger cancellations.
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