Marshall Aerospace has been awarded a two-year maintenance service contract extension from the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). March 9: Marshall Aerospace has been awarded a two-year maintenance service contract extension from the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). The service…

The first of ten Italian Air Force HH-139A helicopters has entered operational service. March 9: AgustaWestland has announced that the first of ten Italian Air Force HH-139A medium twin engine helicopters has entered operational service. A ceremony was held at…

The first US Air Force F-35A Lightning II training sortie had to be cut short. March 8: The first US Air Force F-35A Lightning II training sortie had to be cut short as the aircraft developed a fuel leak, admitted…

On March 4 Boeing officially delivered the first production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the US Navy. March 7: On March 4 Boeing officially delivered the first production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the US Navy in Seattle. The P-8A is the…

RAF Typhoons have visited France on the first of a series of exchanges. March 6: The RAF’s 3 Squadron, based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, recently deployed two Eurofighter Typhoons to the Armée de l’air (French Air Force) base at…

The 2012 display season Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18A Hornet demonstration aircraft was unveiled in its new colours on March 1. IN A small ceremony at 3 Wing, Bagotville, Quebec, on March 1, the 2012 CF-18 Demonstration Hornet, CF-18A 188781,…

Boeing delivered the first VIP version of its new 747-8 Intercontinental to the Qatar Amiri Flight on February 28. BOEING CELEBRATED a major achievement on February 28 in Everett, Washington, in the effort to create a Queen of the Skies…

Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 78 ‘Blue Hawks’ was established at NAS North Island, California, on March 1. A COMMISSIONING ceremony was held on March 1 at Naval Air Station North Island, California, to establish Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78…

The purchase involves seven titles published by Ian Allan (Buses, Classic Aircraft, Combat Aircraft, Hornby, Modern Railways, Railways Illustrated, and Vintage Roadscene) together with a number of partworks and Annual publications and four Ian Allan owned franchise titles Bus and…

EADS North America delivered the milestone 200th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter on March 1 in a ceremony at its facility in Columbus, Mississippi. EADS North America delivered the 200th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) on March 1 to…