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SAS skaper voldsomme problemer for kundene - Dette vil ingen ende ta - NRK

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Drone fløy fra Fairbanks Intl. Airport i Alaska i kontrollert luftrom - UAS Vision video

University of Alaska Makes Alaska’s First Large Drone Flight from International Airport

An unmanned aircraft owned and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks flew from the general aviation area of Fairbanks International Airport, a historic feat in the effort to safely incorporate such aircraft into controlled airspace.

The flight was the first civilian large drone operation from an international airport in Alaska.

Taking off from the airport’s general aviation runway, the Sentry aircraft of the UAF Geophysical Institute’s Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration flew in a designated flight pattern used for departures, arrivals and runway approach practice. It was controlled remotely by ACUASI personnel inside the ground control station near the far end of the airport’s East Ramp.

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The light-gray Sentry, with a wingspan of nearly 13 feet and weighing 280 pounds when empty, landed safely and came to its intended stop at a taxiway.

“This historic flight for Alaska is the result of the dedication of the ACUASI team and our great partners at Fairbanks International Airport, the state of Alaska’s Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and the Federal Aviation Administration,” ACUASI Director Cathy Cahill said. “This flight is an important first step in developing a drone economy in Alaska and improved freight and mail transport to rural Alaskans.”

Strong support from the University of Alaska, the Alaska Legislature, Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Alaska’s congressional delegation made the achievement possible, Cahill said. She also said the Federal Aviation Administration’s Beyond program was key to obtaining the permissions needed to fly this, and future, large drone missions for cargo delivery and other essential Alaska missions.

“Drones have such potential in environments like Alaska. They have huge economic potential for our businesses and industries,” Dunleavy said. “But perhaps more importantly they have the potential to help Alaskans when we need it the most, during disasters and emergencies such as surveilling a wildfire or dropping emergency supplies during a search and rescue.”

The Sentry was treated like any other aircraft — and that’s the idea behind integrating unmanned aircraft into the airspace.

The Sentry’s crew, who are rated aviators, communicated with the Fairbanks airport’s air traffic controllers in the same required manner as other general aviation pilots. The Sentry only moves at the airport as authorized by air traffic controllers.

The Sentry, like other aircraft operating in the controlled airspace, carries a transponder that allows air traffic controllers to know its location and altitude.

Sunday’s flight was the culmination of years of preparation and coordination with airport and FAA staff.

“Alaska is leading the way in drone research with a level of professionalism that our entire aviation community is known for,” said Commissioner Ryan Anderson of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. “This is a professional pilot safely operating an aircraft in controlled airspace at an international airport.”

The Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration is a national leader in unmanned aircraft systems innovation and research and works with state and federal authorities to integrate unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks, through ACUASI, is one of seven FAA-approved test sites in the nation and the only one in Alaska.

ACUASI owns a variety of unmanned aircraft, as well as ground control stations, antennae, generators and accessories. It has the ability to deploy anywhere in the world.

The center also owns unmanned aircraft system payloads, including detect-and-avoid systems (ground-based and airborne), anti-GPS jamming systems, electro-optical/infrared cameras, lidars, methane detectors, aerosol samplers and more.

Photos: JRAncheta/UAF Geophysical Institute
Video:UAF/GI video by Daniel Walker © Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Kina mislyktes med avtale med øystater i det sørlige Stillehavet - ABC Nyheter / AP

Legg spesielt merke til kartlegging av havområdene. Det er av stor strategisk betydning for Kina og andre nasjoner som ferdes under havoverflaten.

Kinesiske Liang Class topp moderne båter - Foto: Covert Shores

(Red.)

Kina og stillehavsland ikke enige om sikkerhetsavtale

NTB - for 1 t siden

FølgVis profil

Vestlige land har advart om at forslaget kunne tvinge regionen over i Beijings innflytelsessfære. Men Kinas utenriksminister Wang Yi ser ikke ut til å ha lyktes med å bli enig med de ti øystatene. Forslaget ville innebære en kraftig økning i landets rolle innen sikkerhet, økonomi og politikk i det sørlige Stillehavet.

– Som alltid setter vi konsensus først, sa Fijis statsminister Frank Bainimarama etter møtet, som fant sted mens Wang var i Fijis hovedstad Suva.

Han la til at det trengs en bred enighet før man danner noen nye regionale avtaler. Kinas forslag var at landet skulle bidra til opplæring av politi i stillehavslandene, involvere seg i digital sikkerhet, utvide de politiske båndene og gjennomføre viktig kartlegging av havet, i bytte mot mer tilgang til naturressursene i regionen.

Kina lokket også øystatene med store mengder økonomisk bistand og muligheten for en frihandelsavtale.

Australia og USA har vært særlig misfornøyde med Kinas forsøk på å alliere seg med landene i regionen. Også Mikronesia har vært svært skeptiske og kalt Kinas tilbud «uærlig».

Les mer om denne viktige saken i melding fra Associated Press. Her fremkommer at ikke alt er helt svart for Kinas møter med 10 øy-nasjoner.

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Norwegian er kredittverdige og får kjøpe fly fra Boeing - Nettavisen

Norwegian tror flykjøp vil gi milliardgevinst

NTB - for 2 t siden

Max 8 - Foto: Aviation24.be

De 50 flyene planlegges levert i perioden 2025 til 2028, noe som sammenfaller med utløp av eksisterende leasingavtaler og dermed innebærer en begrenset økning av selskapets flyflåte.

Partene har som mål å ferdigstille og signere den endelige avtalen innen utgangen av juni 2022, opplyser selskapet.

Norwegian har slitt med økonomien. Nå vil det eie en betydelig andel av flyene selv. Flykjøpets forhåndsbetalinger skal etter planen finansieres med positiv kontantstrøm fra driften, skriver selskapet i en pressemelding.

Samlet sett anslår Norwegian at avtalen vil gjøre at selskapet kan bokføre en netto gevinst på omtrent 2 milliarder kroner.

– Denne avtalen er en milepæl som åpner for at Norwegian selv vil eie en stor del av flyflåten, sier styreleder Svein Harald Øygard.

Turbulent historie

– Totalkostnadene går ned, og den finansielle robustheten går opp, og dette gjør at vi vil styrke og befeste vår ledende posisjon i Norden. Avtalen fører til at vi kan tilby kundene å reise med svært moderne fly som i økende grad vil kunne benytte bærekraftig flydrivstoff, sier han.

Boeing 737 MAX 8 er omtrent 14 prosent mer drivstoffeffektivt enn forrige generasjons fly. Flyene har en turbulent historie. Etter to ulykker der til sammen 346 mennesker døde, ble flyene satt på bakken verden rundt i mars 2019.

Etter en granskning ble det selskapet mente var feilen, fikset, og flyene fikk klarsignal til å gå på vingene igjen i november året etter.

Utslippskutt

Flyene blir en viktig del av Norwegians plan om å nå forpliktelsene om å redusere utslippene med 45 prosent innen 2030.

– De overordnede vilkårene i avtalen er attraktive for Norwegian, og de passer godt med vår langsiktige flåtestrategi og ruteprogram, sier konsernsjef Geir Karlsen.

– Avtalen styrker også selskapets egenkapital, med det resultat at Norwegians soliditet forsterkes, sier konsernsjefen.

Helikopter - Egypt kjøper CH-47F Chinook - Defence Connect

Chinook`en er kandidat når Forsvaret skal velge helikopter for Hæren og Spesialstyrkene. (Red.)

Egypt eyes multi-billion-dollar CH-47F Chinook deal

AIR & SEA LIFT

27 MAY 2022

By: Reporter

A proposed purchase request for a fleet of the Boeing-built heavy-lift helicopters has been approved by the United States.

The US State Department has sanctioned a possible foreign military sale to the government of Egypt of 23 Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters for an estimated US$2.6 billion (AU$3.6 billion).

The sale also includes the provision of:

engines;
embedded global positioning system (GPS) inertial navigation systems;
Common Missile Warning Systems;
machine guns;
Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) classified software; and
radar warning receivers (RWR).

“This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a major non-NATO ally that continues to be an important strategic partner in the Middle East,” the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement.

“The proposed sale will improve Egypt’s heavy-lift capability. Egypt will use this enhanced capability to strengthen its homeland defence and deter regional threats.

“Egypt will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment and services into its armed forces.”

This announcement comes just a week after the US approved the sale of TOW 2A radio frequency missiles and support capabilities to the Egyptian government.

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