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Two A340s smuggled out of Lithuania and into Iran

Aerotime

After reaching Iranian airspace the two aircraft switched their transponders off and landed at two separate airports in the Middle Eastern country: Tehran’s Mehrabad (THR) and Chabahar Konarak Airport (ZBR). They managed to sneak away in February 2024 after declaring that they were departing for Sri Lanka and the Philippines.

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Pilot’s guide to the iPad connected panel

iPad Pilot News

GTX 345 Transponder: this full-featured transponder takes most of the capabilities of the GDL-88 ADS-In receiver and Flight Stream 110 and incorporates it into a standard size 1090MHz ADS-B Out transponder. The company has also developed a certified ADS-B Out transponder that integrates with existing Stratus 3, 2, 1S and 2S.

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Airbus BelugaXL forced to make emergency landing in Amsterdam 

Aerotime

However, as the aircraft crossed the border between France and Belgium, the crew set 7700 on the aircraft’s transponder (indicating an inflight emergency) and requested an immediate descent and diversion to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) in the Netherlands, some 90 miles (144km) off the aircraft’s nose.

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Delta Air Lines 767-400 loses pressurization, makes emergency descent into Paris 

Aerotime

Having completed the oceanic crossing part of the journey, and as the flight crossed the English Channel at 20:55, the crew of DL266 reported a loss of cabin pressure and set the 7700 internationally recognized emergency code on the transponder.

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uAvionix enables ground surveillance for runway safety

AOPA

uAvionix, an aviation technology company known for its ADS-B transponders and related equipment, said it delivered its surface situational awareness systems to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and Indianapolis International Airport. Air traffic controllers are to begin using the safety systems on June 30.

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Bargain Buys on AircraftForSale: 1960 Cessna 210 Centurion

Plane and Pilot

The panel includes some niceties, such as a Garmin GTX-355 ADS-B out transponder, ensuring all airspace is fully accessible. The attractive, classic exterior paint is a cut above the gauche, 80s and 90s-era schemes that adorn many aircraft of this era, and neutral interior tones create a pleasant cabin environment.

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A Slow Flight to India – Day 1 – Kortrijk-Budapest

ABEAM

We got a little excitement when passing under Frankfurt’s airspace when large jets were vectored 800ft above us : only the formation leader had its transponder on so the big boys could not see us on TCAS but we spotted the easily by the naked eye. And so the fields and citied of Belgium, Germany, Austria and Hungary passed under our wings.