Month: August 2016

KC-46A Pegasus Approved for Production

MILESTONE C approval for the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus programme has been granted by Frank Kendall, the Under-secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.  The decision, announced on August 12, confirms that the aircraft is ready to enter into production.

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Dornier Preview

Carenado has released additional screenshots of its upcoming Dornier DO228 for FSX and Prepar3D.

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Welcome to Narvik

Orbx has released FTX ENNK Narvik for FSX. Narvik is a regional airport in Framnes, Northern Norway is operated by the state-owned Avinor and served by Widerøe. It is regularly used by Lufttransport, who operates air ambulance helicopters along with

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B-1s, B-2s and B-52s Together at Andersen for First Time Ever

US AIR Force B-1B Lancers, B-2A Spirits and B-52H Stratofortresses are conducting operations together for the first time ever in the US Pacific Command region, operating out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. As previously reported in AFM, a number

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Growlers Train with Ellsworth B-1Bs for First Time

US NAVY EA-18G Growlers have been training this summer for the first time with US Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. After initial training in June, the electronic attack aircraft returned to the base

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KC Hawgs’ A-10Cs Deployed to Estonia

EIGHT US Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt IIs from Air Force Reserve Command’s 442nd Fighter Wing/303rd Fighter Squadron ‘KC Hawgs’ at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, have been deployed to Estonia as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. They arrived at Amari

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Cleared to the Cayman Islands

RWY26 Simulations has released Owen Roberts International Airport for FSX and Prepar3D. The airport is the main international hub for the Cayman Islands and the primary operating base for Cayman Airways. The package from RWY26 is a detailed representation of

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Ibiza Released

Ibiza International Airport (LEIB), by Pilot Plus, is now available for X-Plane 10. The island is a major European holiday destination and is served by mainline carriers including easyJet, Thomson and Vueling. The package from Pilot Plus is a faithful

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VIDEO: London from Above

British Airways has released a cockpit video showing the final approach its Airbus A318s make into London City Airport, to celebrate the carrier’s Business Class only service clocking up 25 million miles. The footage shows the view from the cockpit

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Delta Disruption

Delta Air Lines is resuming regular services after a power outage at the carrier’s Atlanta, Georgia base led to wholesale disruptions across its domestic and international network. The airline was forced to cancel around 1,000 flights on Monday, August 8

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