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Diamond Aircraft presents its Advanced Airline Trainer Concept at the AERO Friedrichshafen 2013
Presently the airline industry requires a number of approximately 25,000 well trained pilots each year (according to Boeing Current Market Outlook 2012). According to airframe manufacturers worldwide, a high level of quality is required in the training effort for these… Continue reading
Beechcraft Features T-6C Military Trainer and King Air 350i Turboprop at Avalon in Australia
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Beechcraft today announced it plans to display its T-6C military trainer Feb. 26 through March 3 at the 2013 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition (Avalon) in Geelong, Victoria.
Additionally, the company will exhibit a Beechcraft King… Continue reading
Handover of Botswana Defence Force PC-7 MkII
Pilatus is proud to announce that the Formal Handover Ceremony of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) PC-7 MkII Turbo Trainer Aircraft took place on 8 February 2013 in Gaborone.
His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Botswana and Commander-in-Chief, Lieutenant… Continue reading
Alenia Aermacchi: new version of SF-260 with glass cockpit completes first flight
Alenia Aermacchi’s SF-260TP primary and basic trainer, equipped with new digital avionics (Glass Cockpit), an enhanced multi-spectral vision system and an upgraded air conditioning system has completed its first flight in Venegono, Italy. The aircraft is in final testing stages,… Continue reading General Dynamics and Alenia Aermacchi Join Forces for U.S. Air Force T-X Trainer Competition
The General Dynamics-led team leverages proven jet trainer aircraft and ground-based training systems and complex systems integration expertise for a cost-effective, off-the-shelf system for the U.S. Air Force.
General Dynamics and Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, announced today the signing… Continue reading
General Dynamics and Alenia Aermacchi Join Forces for U.S. Air Force T-X Trainer Competition
The General Dynamics-led team leverages proven jet trainer aircraft and ground-based training systems and complex systems integration expertise for a cost-effective, off-the-shelf system for the U.S. Air Force.A ‘Hush Rush’ keeps the T-45 flying
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s Propulsion and Power Test Methods and Facilities Division has a reputation for meeting challenges.
When a recent potential shortage of engines for the T-45A Goshawk trainer fleet threatened to impact the Navy’s ability… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman to Provide Attitude Heading Reference System for Israel’s M-346 Trainer Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected by prime contractor Alenia Aermacchi to provide the Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS) for the Israel Ministry of Defense’s M-346 advanced trainer aircraft fleet.
Northrop Grumman Italia will provide the LISA-200 AHRS… Continue reading
Iraq to Buy Aero Vodochody L-159 Advanced Trainer
The Iraqi government intends to buy Czech-made Aero Vodochody L-159 advanced trainer/light-attack jets, Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Thursday in Prague after talks with his Czech counterpart Petr Necas, local TV reported.
The Czech government hopes to sell… Continue reading
Rolls-Royce awarded US$103.3 million engine services contract for US Navy T-45 trainer aircraft
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a US$103.3 million MissionCareTM contract by the US Department of Defense to provide support for the F405 (Adour) engines that power the US Navy’s T-45 training aircraft.
The contract reflects… Continue reading
Trainer aircraft gets 5-year checkup/makeover at FRCSE
Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) completed painting its first T-34C Turbomentor Trainer aircraft for a California-based detachment aligned under Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific (CSFWP) July 31.
FRCSE painters completed the aircraft’s unique paint scheme by applying primer and a… Continue reading
Alenia Aermacchi signs contract with Israeli MoD for 30 M-346
Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, has signed a contract with Israeli Ministry of Defence to supply 30 M-346 advanced trainer aircraft.The deal is part of a larger Government-to-Government agreement between Israel and Italy that includes aircraft, engines, maintenance, logistics,… Continue reading