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Podcast: Whatever happened to the jet pack man?
/Host Adam Thorn and regular guest Christian “Boo” Boucousis speculate just what might have happened to the infamous jetpack man as new sightings emerge.
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Cathay to operate at no more than 50% capacity in 2021
Cathay Pacific has said it expects to operate at less than 50 per cent of its pre-COVID passenger flight capacity in 2021, as it continues to navigate the pandemic-induced crisis. In a release to the stock exchange, Cathay said it planned to operate at around just 10 per cent of its pre-pandemic capacity for the
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Op-Ed: Should we trust George with our lives?
/In light of the recent Boeing 737 MAX crashes and ongoing recertification efforts, filmmaker Tom Goodall wonders what might happen if over-automation in aviation goes too far. With the release of the US Congressional Committee report on the Boeing 737 MAX crashes, the issue of automation in aviation is once again on our minds. Those
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American aims to fly MAXs within months
American Airlines has announced plans to return the Boeing 737 Max to service for passenger flights by the end of 2020.
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Qatar draws breast cancer ribbon in sky
Qatar Airways has shown its support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month by ‘drawing’ a symbolic pink ribbon in the sky after taking off from Hamad Airport.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator gets warbird
Microsoft Flight Simulator is to get its first warbird after a third-party developer released an add-on that lets users fly the Aermacchi MB-339.
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