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Canada leads initiative to protect flights from missiles
Canada is leading an international effort to protect airliners around the world from being shot down over conflict zones.
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What tipped Flybe over the edge?
/The collapse of British regional airline Flybe leaves passengers stranded, 2,400 jobs in question and spells economic disaster for large parts of the UK.
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COVID-19 impact could be four times early reports: IATA
/Coronavirus could cost the aviation industry four times as much as previously thought, the International Air Transport Association has said.
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In-depth: Elon Musk says fighter jets are finished – but is he right?
/ | 2 Comments on In-depth: Elon Musk says fighter jets are finished – but is he right?He’s controversial, he’s wealthy, and he’s drawn the ire of the global fighter pilot community – now US Air Force fighter pilots and senior leadership have hit back at bombastic entrepreneur Elon Musk’s contentious statement: “the fighter jet era has passed”. Defenceconnect editor Stephen Kuper delves beneath to rhetoric to ask, is he right?
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Analysis: Flybe collapse spells disaster for regional Britain
/ | 1 Comment on Analysis: Flybe collapse spells disaster for regional BritainThe failure of Exeter-based airline Flybe yesterday has left large swathes of regional Britain effectively cut off from the rest of the country.
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Boeing CEO blames pilots for 737 MAX crashes
/ | 26 Comments on Boeing CEO blames pilots for 737 MAX crashesBoeing’s new chief executive appeared to blame pilots for the two 737 MAX crashes, in a candid interview with The New York Times.
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