Month: October 2016

Finnish Air Force Acquiring 28 Grob G115Es from Babcock

FINLAND’S DEFENCE Ministry announced on October 10, that Defence Minister Jussi Niinisto has authorised the acquisition of 28 second-hand Grob G115E elementary and basic flying training aircraft from Babcock International in the UK. In addition to the aircraft, the purchase

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Cessna Citation Longitude Flies

The prototype Citation Longitude super-midsize business jet has successfully completed its maiden flight. The aircraft, N9722L (c/n E700-741001), took off from the company’s east campus at Beech Field Airport, Wichita, Kansas on October 8 in the hands of experimental test pilots

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X-Plane 11 Coming Soon

Laminar Research has announced the next version of X-Plane is due to be released later this year.

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FSXFollow Updated

The App FSXFollow, for FSX and Prepar3D, has received a major update.

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Meteor Ready for Takeoff

The Gloster collection by Just Flight is now available for FSX and P3D. The Gloster Meteor is regarded as typical of Britain’s Jet Age supremacy, its development actually began in the dark days of 1940 and the design, although quite

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Viva Aerobus Gets First A320neo

Mexican low-cost carrier Viva Aerobus joined the Airbus A320neo club on October 5, when it took delivery of its first example, XA-VIV (c/n 7060). Viva Aerobus placed an order for 52 A320 Family aircraft in 2013, including 40 A320neos. The

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First Falcon 8X Delivered

Amjet Executive has taken delivery of the first Dassault Falcon 8X to be handed over to a customer. The Greek firm collected its new aircraft, registered SX-CGR (c/n 405), at a special ceremony at Dassault Aviation’s Bordeaux-Mérignac facility on October

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Borajet Agrees E2 Deal

Turkish carrier Borajet Airlines has confirmed “long term” lease deals with AerCap for three Embraer E190-E2s and two E195-E2s.  Deliveries will begin in 2018 and the jets will come from AerCap’s existing order book.  The agreement was announced at the

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Sculptor Has Designs on BA First Class British Airways’ First Class customer flying from London Heathrow can now see a unique piece of bespoke artwork thanks to the airline’s exclusive in-flight magazine for premium travellers. Terminal Five’s Concorde Room has

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Lukla Returns

Aerosoft has announced it is working on a new version of Lukla – Mount Everest.

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