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Stolen Mexican jet crashes in Guatemala with 3kg of cocaine on board
A private business jet that was stolen in Mexico was found crashed in a Guatemalan jungle with two male passengers, as well as three kilograms of cocaine and a number of unspecified weapons onboard. The aircraft, a BAe 125 twin-engine jet, was reportedly stolen from Cuernavaca Airport on Tuesday, before it was found to have crashed
Read moreAmerican Airlines schedules 737 MAX pilot training
/American Airlines said it intends to schedule Boeing 737 MAX training for its pilots in November, a sign that it believes a return to service of the grounded jet could be near. A spokesman said, however, that the training plans were not definitive. “We have initiated the pilot training scheduling process, which can be cancelled
Read moreComment: the importance of planes in the ‘vaccine cold chain’
/In this cross-posting with The Conversation, Anna Nagurney explores the importance of the ‘vaccine cold chain’, and the potential contribution of aircraft required to deliver mass COVID-19 vaccines around the world. Just like a fresh piece of fish, vaccines are highly perishable products and must be kept at very cold, specific temperatures. The majority of COVID-19
Read moreBoeing set to mass produce virus-killing UV wand
/Boeing has taken the next step towards the mass production of its previously touted hand-held ultraviolet wand, which it intends to utilise as a means to efficiently sanitise aircraft. The US planemaker has officially entered a patent and technology licence for its portable UV wand with Florida-based health technology company Healthe Inc. The partnership will
Read more‘No guarantee’ that mass layoffs can be avoided: Airbus CEO
/Guillaume Faury, CEO of European planemaker Airbus, has said there is “no guarantee” that non-voluntary job layoffs can be avoided, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to decimate the aviation industry. With airlines around the world keeping their fleet grounded amid a global travel slump and ongoing border restrictions, many airlines have delayed or cancelled their
Read moreAerSale to acquire 24 Boeing 757-200 passenger aircraft and spare engines
/AerSale, Inc., a leading provider of aviation products and services, had announced that it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 24 Boeing 757-200 passenger aircraft stored at AerSale’s Heavy MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) facility located at the Roswell Air Center in New Mexico. All aircraft are equipped with Rolls-Royce RB211-535 series engines,
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