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Largest F-35 Fleet Resides at Eglin Air Force Base
FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 19, 2012 – Piloted by U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Joseph Bachmann, BF-7 departs Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base at 2:07 p.m. CST on its 90 minute ferry flight to Eglin Air Force Base,… Continue reading
Eurocopters EC135 proves itself yet again for civil service missions, logging 100,000 flight hours in the German Federal Police helicopter fleet
Eurocopter recognized the German Federal Police for reaching the 100,000 total flight hour mark with its EC135 fleet, which performs thousands of operations annually across Germany for law enforcement, home security and Helicopter Emergency Medical Services missions.
Donauwörth, 16 January… Continue reading
Amphibious aircraft Be-200ChS “Ivan Shamanov” will join RF Emergency Control Ministry fleet
Amphibious aircraft Be-200ChS (tail number RF-31361, serial number 76820003102) performed its first predelivery flight from “Taganrog-South” airport.
Aircraft took off at 12.57 and landed at 17.27. It was piloted by JSC “Beriev Aircraft Company” crew: Kuleshov N.P. (captain-pilot), Chalov I.A.… Continue reading
Emirates fleet to hit 250-plus by 2020 – paper
Emirates airline will boost its fleet size to more than 250 aircraft by 2020, as the fast-growing operator continues its aggressive expansion, its chairman told a newspaper on Wednesday.
“We will be over 250 aircraft… maybe around 280 aircraft by… Continue reading
Air Arabia selects Rockwell Collins’ second-generation dPAVES™ IFE system for new Airbus fleet
Air Arabia has selected Rockwell Collins’ second-generation dPAVES™ in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for 44 new Airbus A320 aircraft. Air Arabia is the first airline in the Middle East to select this system.
Rockwell Collins’ PAVES family of IFE systems lead… Continue reading
Russia’s NordStar Airlines adds up to 7 ATR 42-600s to its fleet
The carrier, which ordered 2 firm ATR 42-600s and 2 options earlier this year, places an additional order for 3 firm ATR 42-600s
The European turboprop manufacturer ATR and Russia’s NordStar Airlines today announced they have agreed the purchase of… Continue reading
Qantas ordered to halt dispute after fleet grounded
(Reuters) – An Australian labor tribunal ordered Qantas Airways and its unions to immediately terminate all industrial action and return to the negotiating table to resolve a dispute after the airline grounded its entire global fleet.
Fair Work Australia, an… Continue reading
Qantas responds to industrial action, entire fleet grounded
This step is being taken under the provisions of the Fair Work Act in response to industrial action taken by these unions. The financial impact of action taken to date has reached $68 million and the action is costing Qantas… Continue reading
The Brazilian C295 fleet reaches 25.000 flight hours
The Brazilian C295 fleet, consisting of twelve Airbus Military aircraft, has reached 25.000 flight hours after six years of successful operation in Amazonia and Mato Grosso, two big areas where these airplanes are vital for the local population.
This achievement… Continue reading
US F-22 fleet to resume flight operations
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz have recently approved an implementation plan developed by Air Combat Command officials that will allow the F-22 Raptor to resume flight operations… Continue reading
Qantas reveals plans to expand fleet with A320 Family
Qantas has selected for the first time Airbus A320 aircraft to launch its new premium airline to service routes to/from Australia and the Asian region. In addition, Jetstar has selected the Airbus A320 to continue its growth in Australia and… Continue reading
Thales and Dassault Aviation sign contract to upgrade Indian Air Forces Mirage 2000 fleet
Thales and Dassault Aviation today signed a contract for the upgrade of the Indian Air Force’s Mirage 2000 fleet.
Based on the integration of latest generation equipment and systems, the upgrade will further enhance the technical-operational capabilities of the Indian… Continue reading