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March 24, 2020

Airborne 03.23.20: Aviation v Virus, Farnborough Cancel, Epic Layoffs

Also: Friedrichshafen Put Off To 2021, Flexjet Crew Ferry Program, Synthetic Jet Fuels, DeHavilland Suspends Dash-8

For many of us in the aviation industry, our fortunes looked far better just a few days ago... and  the last few weeks have been a bit of a nightmare. The airshow industry has undergone dozens of cancellations, military jet and demonstration teams are off the grid for many weeks to come... at least... and many small town airshows are going to need a lot of help to recover from the side effects of the pandemic. The airline industry is turning into a bit of a ghost town as international

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Airborne-Unmanned 03.24.20: UAVs Respond to 911, FAA RID RFI, Drones Aid Koalas

Also: Altitude Angel-Involi Partner, Quantix Mapper UAS, Planck Aerosystems, Coyote Block 2 Counter-Drone Weapon

Impossible Aerospace has announced a product called Air Support that it says will transform the world’s cities and the way they respond to emergencies. Impossible Air Support, the company said, is a turn-key program that lets cities dispatch drones directly to the scene of their 911 calls to improve emergency response times. Mounted on top of tall city buildings, the drones are controlled by police officers and firefighters from secure command stations within their departments. Once dep

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Airborne-Unmanned 03.17.20: XPO Postponed, 'Last Drone Standing', $20K UAV Comp.

Also: Parrot And Survae, Drone Services Market, Battle Creek Drone Park, Drone Lost

While the aviation world reels back from various concerns due to the world-wide pandemic, even the massive AUVSI Tradeshow, XPONENTIAL , has had to announce a postponement. AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2020, was to be held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on May 4 to 7, 2020. AUVSI has identified Aug. 10 to 12, 2020, as tentative dates to reschedule the event. Held for the past 47 years, the conference attracts more than 8,500 attendees and 700 exhibitors from around the world. If you look around, there are plenty of d

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.24.20)

"Each disruption has a distinct impact on the air traffic system. We are experiencing this at the handful of facilities already affected by COVID-19. This is frustrating and inconvenient, but is necessary in the interest of safety." Source: FAA statement concerning the closure of air traffic control facilites due to the COVID-19 virus.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.24.20): Calibrated Airspeed

The speed at which the aircraft is moving through the air, found by correcting IAS for instrument and position errors.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.24.20)

Forbes: Coronavirus Threatens To End America’s Long Run As A Leader In Commercial Aviation

Writing for Forbes, senior contributor for Aerospace and Defense Loren Thompson says the only way to avert impending disaster for the airline industry is for Washington to act quickly with grants, loans, tax breaks and whatever other tools are readily available to keep the supply chain from collapsing.

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