A ‘Visit Vulcan XL426’ open day event is due to be held at (London) Southend Airport on Sunday April 23, from 10.00 to 16.00 hours. The Vulcan Restoration Trust (VRT) team will be on hand to give visitors guided tours…
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Month: April 2017
HISTORIC BLADE LOANED TO JET AGE MUSEUM
An historic artefact which helped propel aviation into the jet age will go on public display in Gloucester thanks to the RAF Charitable Trust. The blade, part of the propeller fitted to the experimental turbo-prop Gloster Trent Meteor I EE227,…
Iran Aseman Selects the MAX
Iran Aseman Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Boeing for the purchase of up to 60 737 MAX aircraft. The deal, which was announced in Tehran on April 4, consists of a $3bn firm order for 30 jets,…
RAF boss visits Pakistan Air Force
The Royal Air Force’s Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, visited the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) last week. During his three-day trip from March 30 to April 1 he spent time with the PAF CAS, Air Chief…
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LHT Embarks on Cabin Conversions
German maintenance, repair and overhaul provider Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has embarked on a programme to upgrade Airbus A320s for fellow Lufthansa offshoot Eurowings. The initiative covers cabin conversions for 33 single-aisle jets, including A320s and A319s, being transferred from airberlin…
AFM at LIMA: New configuration for Guardian 400 MRSA
Viking Air, the Canadian company now producing Twin Otters, is keen to gain some of the maritime surveillance market in Asia. It is offering the Guardian 400 Multi-Role Sensor Aircraft (MRSA) and a mock-up of the aircraft’s nose could be…
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Norwegian Honours Sir Freddie
Norwegian has revealed its maiden Boeing 737 MAX will pay tribute to aviation entrepreneur and pioneer Sir Freddie Laker. The carrier has a long history of honouring iconic figures on the tails of its aircraft, noting the personalities displayed on…
First flight for An-132D
Antonov has completed the maiden flight of its new An-132D multi-role turboprop transport. The aircraft took to the air last Friday, March 31, from the company’s airfield in Kiev, Ukraine. The first prototype of the short- to medium-haul aircraft flew for…
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X-Plane 11 on Final
Laminar Research has announced X-Plane 11 is out of beta testing and is now a full official release. The team said it is now working on more improvements and features for the first free update. And this month Laminar Research…
Maiden Flight for Boeing 787-10
Boeing flew the largest member of its Dreamliner Family, the 787-10, for the first time on March 31. The aircraft made it maiden flight from the manufacturer’s facility at Charleston, South Carolina, undertaking a four hour 58 minutes sortie. “The…
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