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Netherlands and Nigerian Airports get bodyscans
The Netherlands and Nigeria will begin using body scanners on airline passengers following the attempted terrorist attack on a U.S.-bound flight on Christmas Day, authorities in both nations said Wednesday.
The millimeter-wave body scanners will be in place at Amsterdam’s… Continue reading
Egypt buys 24 Lockheed Martin F-16s
Lockheed Martin is to sell 24 F-16 jet fighters to Egypt in a $3.2 billion deal, a company spokesman said Dec. 29.
The Egyptian Air Force is the fourth largest F-16 operator in the world, according to defense industry reports.… Continue reading
Japan Air Lines bankruptcy in January 2010?
Creditors of debt-ridden Japan Airlines would incur losses of some 700 billion yen (US$7.6 billion) if the struggling carrier enters a bankruptcy process, a report said on Wednesday.
The state-backed body overseeing JAL’s restructuring, Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corp (ETIC), had… Continue reading
Sukhois PAK-FA or T-50 started taxi trials, first flight early in January
Sukhois PAK-FA or T-50 is started taxi trials with an aim to make first flight early in January 2010. Zelin said that by 2009 will be ready three fifth-generation aircraft. All of them are currently undergoing tests and are more… Continue reading
Two new pilots for 2010 Red Bull Air Race season
With the conclusion of the 2009 Red Bull Air Race season and a new world champion, the focus moves to the new pilots who will enter the ranks next year. Adilson Kindlemann, 36, from Brazil and Czech pilot Martin Sonka,… Continue reading
First Dutch NH90 Frigate Helicopter offered to accept
The first Dutch NH90 is in Italy offered to accept a so-called team defense. Together with specialists from the Project Office under review team the NH90 helicopter in the coming months on an extensive inspection and several tests. This will… Continue reading
Helicopter crash in Kamchatka Krai, Russia
According to preliminary information during emergency landing 1 crew member died and two were seriously injured. Koryak Airlines Mil Mi-8T helicopter is destroyed.
VLADIVOSTOK, December 29, PrimaMedia. In Kamchatka Krai today 12.30 local time, 70 km south of. Esso made… Continue reading
USAF MC-12 arrives at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
12/28/2009Â -Â BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS)Â –Â The newest aircraft to the Air Force’s inventory arrived Dec. 27, 2009, to Bagram Airfield. The MC-12 aircraft, tail number 090623, was the first of an undisclosed number of aircraft for the new 4th Expeditionary… Continue reading
South African Beech Bonanza crashed and killed four passengers
The airplane a Beech Bonanza crashed in Harrismith in the Free State, South Africa.
The plane crashed into the side of the Platberg Mountain in thick mist. All four passengers on board the plane died
The Civil Aviation Authority’s Phindile… Continue reading
Security ramped up at airports in U.S. and Europe
Passengers on US-bound flights from Britain are facing delays and extra security measures after a man was charged with trying to blow up a plane.
Security has also been ramped up at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, where the suspect, Umar… Continue reading
Nigerian Tries To Blow Up U.S. Plane In Christmas Attack
A Nigerian man linked to Al-Qaeda tried to set off an explosive device aboard a U.S. passenger plane as it approached Detroit on Christmas Day.
Passengers say the 23-year-old man was trying to ignite some kind of explosive device as the… Continue reading
Boeing, Air Austral Announce Order for Two Next-Generation 737-800s
SEATTLE, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Air Austral announced an order for two Next-Generation 737-800s. The order is valued at $152 million at list prices.
The two 737-800s will be the airline’s first of this model, replacing… Continue reading