Daily Archives: May 4, 2012
Swiss pilots fly Gripen E/F Test Aircraft in Sweden
4 May 2012,
Under clear blue skies, a team of test pilots and flight test engineers from the Swiss Air Force and the Swiss federal defence procurement agency, Armasuisse, visited Saab in Linköping in Sweden to perform test flights with… Continue reading
Cabin crew strike grounds over 100 Iberia flights in Spain
Spanish national airline Iberia has been forced to cancel 108 flights as a result of strike action by cabin staff, local media reported on Friday.
The 108 cancelled flights represent around a third of the 326 flights the airline had… Continue reading
SCAC and Aviastar-SP develop cooperation in the Sukhoi Superjet 100 Program
May 4, 2012, Ulyanovsk — In order to accelerate a process of the final assembly of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) and Aviastar-SP, a United Aircraft Corporation production facility based in Ulyanovsk, concluded the cooperation… Continue reading
Eurocopters extensive military helicopter presence in the Arab world is showcased by its high-profile participation at Jordan’s SOFEX exhibition
Eurocopter’s dedication to meeting the operational requirements of governments, armed forces and special mission operators across the Arab world with its broad helicopter product line will be highlighted at Jordan’s Special Operations Forces Exhibition & Conference (SOFEX).
Marignane, 04 May… Continue reading
Bombardiers Vision Flight Deck Debuts in Europe at EBACE
May 4, 2012 — MontréalAerospace
Bombardier Aerospace, leading business aircraft manufacturer, will showcase the latest in flight deck innovation and cockpit technology displaying for the first time in Europe its all-new Vision Flight Deck on Global 5000 and Global… Continue reading
USAF Little Rock AFB members say goodbye to last C-130E
5/3/2012 – LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. (AFNS) — Airmen gathered for a ceremony here May 1 to say goodbye to the first C-130E Hercules ever produced and the last one to be retired.
Tail No. 61-2358 will retire… Continue reading
USAF F-16 crashes at Utah Test and Training Range
5/4/2012 – HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AFNS) — An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing, crashed at the Utah Test and Training Range at approximately 8:35 a.m. May 4.
At the time of the… Continue reading