TWO SUKHOI SuperJet 100-95LR aircraft in VIP configuration were handed over to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) during an official ceremony at SuperJet International’s base in Venice, Italy, on July 15. They are are scheduled to enter service within…
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Month: July 2016
Ready, steady, scramble for the Spitfire 10K
Date: 4 September 2016 Time: Race starts at 10am Cost: Standard entry £22.50 per person (15 years & over) With just under two months to go until Shropshire’s first ever Spitfire 10K, it’s time to start stepping up the training!…
Posted in Historic Aviation
FARNBOROUGH 2016: Grand Caravan EX Offered with Hard Points
CESSNA AIRCRAFT Company announced at Farnborough that it has recently received certification for and is now offering hard point provisions for the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX. These hard points expand the aircraft’s versatility by allowing operators additional mission…
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Final RAF Voyager Delivered to Brize Norton
AIRBUS DEFENCE and Space has delivered the last of 14 A330-200 Voyagers to the Royal Air Force. The final aircraft, Voyager KC2 (ZZ343)/EC-331 (c/n 1610), callsign ‘AED329’, landed at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, at 1606hrs yesterday, July 13, after a…
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FARNBOROUGH 2016: Brimstone Live Firing from AH-64E
MBDA AND Boeing have successfully completed a series of physical trials and firings of the Brimstone missile on the AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter to confirm the feasibility of integrating the missile with the United Kingdom’s future AH-64E fleet. Announced…
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New TB21 Ready for Takeoff
Lionheart Creations has released the Trinidad TB21 GT for FSX and Prepar3D. The sleek 4-seater aircraft sports a 250 HP Lycoming TIO540 coupled with a computer controlled turbocharger, enabling it to cruise up to 20,000ft, a maximum cruise speed of…
Global Vector Updated
Orbx has released version 1.40 for FTX Global Vector. The new update adds a new option in config tool to disable FTX AU along with several minor fixes for waterbodies and roads. Features • Removed a street from a runway…
Bumper Deal for AirAsia
AirAsia has signed a firm order with Airbus for 100 A321neos. The deal, valued at $12.6bn, was confirmed at the Farnborough International Airshow on July 12 and increases the Malaysian low-cost carrier’s total commitments to 575 A320 Family aircraft. Commenting…
More NGs for Egyptair
Boeing has revealed Egyptair as the previously undisclosed customer for nine Boeing 737-800s. The deal, announced at the Farnborough International Airshow on July 13, is valued at $864 million at current list prices. “Over the years, Boeing has played an important…
#FIA16: Porter Adds Three More Q400s
Long-term Bombardier customer Porter Airlines signed a deal for three additional Q400 turboprops on day two of the Farnborough International Airshow. The value of the firm order is approximately $93m and will increase the all-Q400 operator’s fleet to 29 aircraft.…
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