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Elon Musk started using a new program that blocks jet tracking after the man who follows his plane wouldn’t take his Twitter account down

Elon Musk found a way to avoid tracking a plane.

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Elon Musk started using a new program that blocks jet tracking after the man who follows his plane wouldn't take his Twitter account down

The college student who tracks Elon Musk’s private jet on Twitter rejected his $5,000 offer to delete the account, so it appears that Musk is attempting to fly incognito.

The student, Jack Sweeney, who runs the jet-tracking account @ElonJet, claims that the billionaire applied for a temporary aircraft registration number after talking with him about how to avoid being tracked. Almost 500,000 people follow the Twitter account right now.

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According to a screenshot from Sweeney, Musk messaged “What should I do?” in December. Sweeney advised Musk to investigate a new FAA programme at the time, saying the billionaire would “definitely need the programme” and that it would enable him to change his flight identification number.

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The programme seems to have had few users up until recently. However, jet-tracking accounts like Sweeney’s could increase interest in the programme. At the National Business Aviation Association last week, business aviation executives discussed ways to reduce real-time tracking.

Owners of aircraft are permitted to change their registration number every 60 days under the PIA programme. However, Sweeney pointed out that it can be a tedious process. The manager of flight deck connectivity at Collins Aerospace, Christian Renneissen, previously told the trade magazine AV Buyer that while the PIA programme is essentially free, it is a hassle due to a significant amount of paperwork.

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Furthermore, Sweeney is still able to track the private plane using the public flight-tracking database ADS-B Exchange despite the incognito registration number. The ADS-B Exchange makes it simple to locate jets that are equipped with the temporary identification number.

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Musk is also included in the LADD list, which is a free FAA programme for “Limiting Aircraft Data Displayed.” The list enables owners of aircraft to avoid being followed by websites that use FAA data. Although Sweeney’s jet-tracking accounts receive data from the ADS-B Exchange, which is not affected by the list.

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Austrian Ministry of Defense selects the C-390 Millennium as its new military transport aircraft

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Embraer Concludes Flight Tests for Firefighting Capability for the C-390 Millennium

The Austrian Ministry of Defense announced today the decision to select the C-390 Millennium aircraft as its new tactical transport solution. Embraer is honored to be chosen to support this important Air Force in Europe.

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Austria joins Brazil, Portugal, Hungary, and the Netherlands as the future operators of the C-390 Millennium multi-mission platform, an aircraft that is rapidly redefining the standards of tactical transport in the world defense market.

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Embraer is ready to support the Austrian Ministry of Defense and Air Force in order to meet the demanding requirements of their acquisition process and is prepared to further strengthen the relationship with this nation.

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U.S. F-35 Fighter Jet Missing in South Carolina, and Asks Public for Help

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U.S. F-35 Fighter Jet Missing in South Carolina, and Asks Public for Help

A US fighter jet went missing in South Carolina during a training mishap. According to US military officials, the search for his missing aircraft was centered on two lakes north of North Charleston.

At around 2 p.m. (local time), the pilot evacuated and safely parachuted into a North Charleston neighborhood. He was transferred to a nearby hospital, where he was in stable condition.

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Military officials appealed to the public for assistance with finding the aircraft on Twitter.

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Authorities stated that they are currently looking into the cause of the pilot’s ejection. According to Salinas, the pilot of a second F-35 made a safe landing at Joint Base Charleston. The pilots and their aircraft were part of the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, which is stationed in Beaufort, which is close to the Atlantic coast of South Carolina.

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According to base authorities, they were conducting a search over two lakes to the north of Charleston in collaboration with federal aviation authorities. Each of the aircraft, made by Lockheed Martin, cost about USD 80 million.

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A Flight to Freedom: How Qatar Airways Helped Save a Lion’s Life

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Reuben’s Second Chance: From a Cage in Romania to African Wilderness

Imagine sitting in a small cage for 6 years. Would you rather enjoy life or give it up? One of the Lions was living alone in Romania and stopped roaring after being left alone in the cage with no other animals nearby.

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Qatar Airways assists this lion in living its second life by transporting it from Romania to an African forest where he can enjoy the rest of his life with other lions.

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The CEO of ADI (Animal Defender International) Wildlife Sanctuary, John Kramer, in South Africa, took the initiative to bring these lions back from Romania. The entire purpose of this Sanctuary is to give back to these animals from circuses, animals who have never seen their native land, animals who have never walked on grass, lived in tiny cages bare balls, never had the sun on their backs, and all they’ve done is sit in a box to entertain humans and have never experienced anything of their natural life.

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The goal of ADI Wildlife Sanctuary is to give them back as close to the life they lost as possible, which is why they have such large habitats. The reason is that he was born in a privately owned zoo in Armenia, and the family decided to close the zoo and have the animals removed, leaving him behind. He’s been alone for 6 years, and he’s actually stopped roaring.

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They were out of options for a flight out of Armenia for Reuben due to the size of the crate and they didn’t know what they were going to do until Qatar Airways cargo stepped in and not only said that they would arrange the flights and bring in the special aircraft, but their We Care Programme paid for Ruben’s flight. They’ve been able to begin moving out and are so happy to get up Airways cargo for allowing Reuben to live the life he lost.

What they hope to accomplish for Ruben today in the habitat here is for him to hear the voices of other lions, and he will hear a lot of lion voices here, which will give him a second shot at life. The team is overjoyed because this battered Old Lion King will be walking on African soil for the first time, and the magic of him being back where he belongs, where his forefathers came from, and with his own kind again, but he will see them, hear them, smell them, he will literally be home, and he will spend the rest of his life in Freedom.

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