Weekly Roundup - January 20th, 2020

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By ar Fri Jan 17, 2020

Here are our 4 most popular articles from the past week.
Boeing 777X out of paint shop being prepared for first flight
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Boeing 777X being prepared for first flight. Credit Matt Cawby
Boeing’s 777X, WH001, is out of paint shop and being prepared for the first flight, which is expected this month. READ ARTICLE
MH370 families lose US court appeal MH370 The families of victims of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 crash have lost an appeal against a court ruling that lawsuits against the carrier, insurer Allianz and manufacturer Boeing do not belong in the US. READ ARTICLE

 Airbus all smiles as whale-like BelugaXL enters service
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The BelugaXL. Photo: AIrbus.
The plane only a mother could love, the whale-like BelugaXL cargo aircraft, has entered service at Airbus. READ ARTICLE

‘Very close’ Qantas jets came within 800m of each other
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The flight paths of the two Qantas jets. Graphic: ATSB
The captain of a Qantas Airbus A330 told air traffic controllers that another Qantas jet undertaking a missed approach on the same runway came “very close” during an incident at Sydney Airport in August READ ARTICLE

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