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Western Cape Drone Education Program Inspires High School Students
© WesternCape.gov.za The Western Cape Government’s Growth For Jobs Strategy (G4J) is an ambitious regional initiative designed to accelerate economic growth and create sustainable employment opportunities across South Africa’s Western Cape province. Its central goal is to achieve a thriving, inclusive economy by unlocking new industries, improving infrastructure, and preparing young people for the jobs…
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Improper installation of supplemental ignition system leads to total loss of engine power
Probable Cause: The improper installation of the supplemental ignition system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
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Report First, Ask Later? Not Every Drone Is a Threat.
After more than seven years of safe operations worldwide, Flyby Guys stand as proof that
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Call for Insights: Counter-UAS Technologies for Civil Aviation
This Call for Insights (CFI) seeks input from global industry stakeholders on the maturity, performance,
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B-29 Strategic Operations against Japan Part 1: The CBI Theater
Suffering an arduous start in the CBI Theater, the B-29 would initially struggle to prove its worth, the victim of teething problems from its rapid development and production, along with supply issues once in theater. Originally designed as a high-altitude precision strategic bomber for daylight raids, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress was included in the plans…
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QantasLink to close three bases
QantasLink has announced plans to close its staff bases in Canberra, Hobart, and Mildura next year. This decision is part of a restructuring effort to enhance operational efficiency. However, it hasn’t been popular with unions, passengers or local business leaders that rely on the air service to provide essential connectivity across the continent’s vast landmass.…
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Counter-UAS Authority Expires Amid Government Shutdown
Congress fails to reauthorize DOJ, DHS counter-UAS power By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill The federal government’s ability to disable and take down drones posing a potential threat to critical infrastructure such as power plants and airports ended at midnight, September 30, a victim of the legislative impasse that also has led to the wider…
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PAM APAC: A sharing economy for USM will ensure predictive benefits are delivered
The aviation sector was urged to unlock the power of the sharing economy to ensure it can execute on the promise of predictive aircraft maintenance. Co-founder and chief executive of online USM marketplace STRADE, Job Arnold, told the first APAC edition of MRO Management’s Predictive Aircraft Maintenance (PAM) Conference that the sector needs to take…
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PAM APAC: Hong Kong’s Aviation Services Research Centre forecasts ‘predictive revolution’
Artificial intelligence (AI), lifecycle component management and cutting-edge inspection tools are combining to bring “revolutionary gains” to aircraft maintenance. Nicolas Detalle, principal research fellow and project lead at the Aviation Services Research Centre (ASRC), told the first APAC edition of MRO Management’s Predictive Aircraft Maintenance (PAM) Conference that its work will change the entire mindset…
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Carb ice leads to forced landing in a field
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice..
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