Month: September 2016

Prepar3D v3.4 Out Now

According to Lockheed Martin, the latest release is the most optimised and stable version yet. New features include support the consumer versions of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Both Virtual Reality (VR) headsets seamlessly integrate into the application. New

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US Navy Trials Refuelling from Italian Air Force KC-767A

TESTING FOR the US Navy’s fighter aircraft to receive fuel from the Aeronautica Militare Italiana’s (AMI – Italian Air Force) Boeing KC-767A aircraft is currently underway at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.  In a media release on September 12,

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Tenth Royal Air Force A400M Atlas C1 Delivered to Brize Norton

AN ADDITIONAL A400M Atlas C1 has been delivered to the Royal Air Force. The aircraft, ZM409 (c/n 0034, ex A4M034), callsign ‘RRR4534’, landed at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, at 1228hrs on September 16, at the end of its delivery flight

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Boeing Custom Hangar offers unique aviation themed furniture

The Boeing Store Custom Hangar has launched its new collection of handcrafted furniture and accessories made out of actual aviation artefacts from Boeing and its heritage companies. Offerings include a bench made from a 727-200 jetliner wing slat; a B-17

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RAF Chinook Centenary Event at RAF Odiham

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Spanish Army’s First Two NH90s Officially Handed-Over

SPAIN’S FUERZAS Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra (FAMET – Spanish Army Aviation) took delivery of its first two HT-29 Caimán (NH90TTH) helicopters at the FAMET headquarters at Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, on September 13.  Both had arrived at the base on

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Boeing Unveils its Contender for the USAF T-X Trainer Requirement

BOEING DEFENCE and Space’s much-anticipated unveiling of its contender for the US Air Force’s T-X advanced pilot trainer competition on September 13, at the company’s Eagle and Super Hornet production facility in St Louis, Missouri.  The aircraft, registration N381TX (c/n

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Thai Delays A350 Services to Melbourne

Thai Airways International will delay introducing the Airbus A350 XWB on services to Melbourne because the aircraft has not yet been approved by the Australian authorities. “Due to additional inspections and requirements from Australian authorities on Thai’s newest aircraft type

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Epic Victory Takes Flight

The Epic Victory 2.0 by Aerobask is now available for X-Plane 10. The Victory is an experimental VLJ (Very Light Jet), designed by Epic Aircraft. It is equipped with a single Pratt & Whitney PW600 powerplant and can carry up

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Korean Air Delivers A330neo Sharklets

Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD) has delivered the first set of Sharklets for the Airbus A330neo.  The shipset, which was handed over to the European manufacturer at an event in Busan on September 13, marks the conclusion of a nearly

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