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Commercial Aviation
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46 years ago, In 1973, MDC was scrambling to turn the DC-10 into a twin – Source: FlightGlobal
 - Boeing turns to high-powered defense attorneys in 737 MAX investigation – Source: Seattle Times
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Ampaire Announces First Public Electric Flight – Source: Ampaire
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CFM hits billion milestone – Source: CFM
 
Business Aviation
- Textron Aviation looking to fill 500 jobs in Wichita – Source: Wichita Eagle
 
Airlines
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Cathay Pacific Faulted For Data Breach, But Hackers’ Objective Unclear – Source: Forbes
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Qatar Airways to seek compensation from Boeing over MAX grounding – Source: Reuters
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‘I’d rather hitchhike than fly Qantas, the new thought police airline’ – Source: The Australian
 - Southwest pilots endorse FAA’s proposed MAX training – Source: ATW
 
Airports
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London Gatwick Airport managed to reduce its noise footprint by 7% in 2018 – Source: Airport-World
 
Defense
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U.S. Army confirms KC-390 undergoing military certification testing at Yuma – Source: Alert5
 - Marine helicopter catches fire in flight – Source: Union-Tribune
 - U.S. will not accept more Turkish F-35 pilots over Russia defenses – Source: Reuters
 
Social Media of the Day
- Getting a Lancaster ready – Source: Twitter
 
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