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New stamp honours first pilot to land in area of Yellowknife, Northern Canada

Randi Beers, CBC News
Posted: Friday, April 19, 2019 at 06:00
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C.H. (Punch) Dickins once boasted to Maclean’s Magazine, “put your pencil on any point on the map of Canada and

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Project aims to eliminate fossil fuels from Swedish flights

Liv Lewitschnik, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 11:24 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:22
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A new project got off the ground on Monday, one that aims to get the aviation industry flying on fossil-free

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) News Norway Politics 

Russia, Norway talk Arctic GPS jamming in Oslo

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, March 18, 2019 at 10:38
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Norway and Russia agree to look at the establishment of a new military communications channel. “We recognise Russia’s right to

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

No easy solution to slash aircraft carbon footprint

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 11:33 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:19
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An ongoing study by the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) claims it would take a major change to reduce the

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Business Business (Norway) General News Norway 

Norway’s Tromso airport still the busiest in northern Scandinavia, stats show

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 16:04 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:19
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Scandinavian aviation authorities report a year-on-year increase in passengers at most northern airports in 2018. Tromsø airport posts a solid

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Rise in overseas flights harms climate more than driving, report shows

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 14:13 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:18
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International airline traffic from Finland produced a record-breaking five percent more carbon dioxide emissions in 2016 than road traffic, a

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) News Norway Society 

GPS jamming jeopardizing public safety in Arctic Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 10:23 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 10:24
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Both police and rescue services in Northern Norway are deeply worried as GPS signals are interrupted. Public safety and life

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Finland General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) News Politics 

Finland summons Russian ambassador over GPS jamming

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 19, 2018 at 10:39
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Russian Ambassador to Helsinki, Pavel Kuznetsov, was set to meet in Finland’s Foreign Ministry on Monday. Norway and Finland have

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Finland General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) News Politics 

Finland to talk with Russia about GPS jamming during NATO exercise

Yle News
Posted: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 10:22 — Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 13:01
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Finland is expected to launch diplomatic talks with Russia over suspected GPS signal-jamming that affected areas in northern Norway and

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Finland General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) News Politics 

Finland: Former PM trusts Norway’s assessment blaming Russia for GPS jamming

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 10:10
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Norway’s defence ministry announced on Tuesday evening that it had traced recent GPS jamming in Norwegian and Finnish Lapland to a Russian

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General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norwegian defence confirms GPS jamming came from northwest Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 15:34 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 10:47
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Civilian passenger planes lost GPS signals on flights over Finnmark, Arctic Norway. “The jamming in the period between October 16th

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Finland General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) News Politics 

Russia suspected of GPS jamming in northern Finland during NATO war games

Yle News
Posted: Friday, November 9, 2018 at 10:50
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On Tuesday Finnish air traffic control officials warned civil aviation about large-scale GPS signal disruptions in northern Finland. It was

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General News Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Swedish opposition details climate promises ahead of September elections

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at 10:15
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Sweden’s opposition centre-right Alliance said on Tuesday that it puts “results” ahead of “symbolic actions” when it comes to fighting

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Finland’s first electric plane raises hopes for future of aviation

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 13:50 — Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2018 at 15:24
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All was quiet at Helsinki’s Malmi Airport on Tuesday as Finland’s first electric airplane rose into the skies. From a

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Business Business (Finland) Finland General News 

Finland’s only aircraft manufacturer loses prototype in Lapland crash

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at 14:48
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A small company billed as Finland’s only plane maker saw a one-million-euro prototype of its amphibious plane go up in

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