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February 01, 2020

Update On ICAO’s Efforts In The International Coronavirus Response

Distributing Information Through Its 'CAPSCA' Network

ICAO is continuing to assist in the coordination of the international response to the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak through the ICAO Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and Management of Public Health Events in Civil Aviation, or ‘CAPSCA’ network of governments and international organizations.

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Air Canada Suspends Flights To Beijing, Shanghai

Responding To Government Travel Advisory Due To The Coronavirus

Following the Government of Canada's Advisory to avoid non-essential travel to mainland China, Air Canada is temporarily suspending all direct flights to Beijing and Shanghai through February 29, 2020.

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HAI Closes Successful HAI HELI-EXPO 2020

Thousands Attended The Event From All Parts Of The World

Helicopter Association International (HAI) has drawn the curtains on HAI HELI-EXPO 2020 in Anaheim, and this year’s show was packed with business deals, new technology, and safety and professional training.

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Maxcraft Avionics, Canadian Helicopters Team Up For Roadrunner EFI Retrofit

Transforming A Legacy Cockpit To NexGen Capabilities For Bell 212 And Sikorsky S-61 Aircraft

Canadian avionics shop Maxcraft Avionics has teamed up with Canadian Helicopters to retrofit the Bell 212 and the Sikorsky S-61 with Astronautics AFI4700 RoadRunner Electronic Flight Instrument (EFI). It’s form-fit-function EFI that is designed as a replacement for Attitude Director Indicator and Horizontal Situation Indicator primary flight instruments.

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German HEMS Operator DRF Luftrettung Expands Its H145 And H135 Fleet

Will Purchase 15 New Aircraft And Retrofit 20 Current Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters and DRF Luftrettung have signed a contract for the purchase of 15 new H145s, three H135s and the retrofit of their current 20 H145s to the five-bladed version. This will bring the H145 fleet of the German Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) to 35 helicopters, making them the biggest operator of the five-bladed H145 in the world.

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Swedish Air Ambulance Service Orders Three New H145 Helicopters

Will Retrofit Three Existing Aircraft To The New Standard

Sweden’s air ambulance service – Svensk Luftambulans – has ordered three new H145 helicopters in a deal announced at the Heli Expo 2020 exhibition.

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Shell Aircraft Looking To Introduce The H160 Into Service

Would Be The First To Employ The Aircraft In Offshore Operations

Airbus Helicopters and Shell Aircraft have been working closely in order to put the H160 into service for offshore transportation.

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Total-Force Aviators Take Flight During Sentry Aloha 20-1

More Than 1,000 Personnel Take Part In The Exercise In Hawaii

More than 1,000 personnel from the U.S. Air Force’s active, national guard and reserve components participated in the decade’s first Sentry Aloha exercise Jan. 8-22, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (02.01.20)

“Fighter integration in dissimilar air combat, simply put, is when they operate together and are on the same team, they achieve better results than alone.” Source: Lt. Col. Matthew Ohman, Sentry Aloha exercise director.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.01.20): Contact Approach

An approach wherein an aircraft on an IFR flight plan, having an air traffic control authorization, operating clear of clouds with at least 1 mile flight visibility and a reasonable expectation of continuing to the destination airport in those conditions, may deviate from the instrument approach procedure and proceed to the destination airport by visual reference to the surface.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.01.20)

Group May Lose WWI Biplane After 20-Year Restoration Effort

From STV News, a video report about a group of aviation enthusiasts who have been restoring a World War I Sopwith Strutter biplane. The work is nearly complete, but they may lose the plane due to a lack of funds.

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