Airbus signs major integrated support contract with Egypt for C295
The Egyptian Air Force, the largest C295 fleet operator worldwide, has recently signed a five-year services contract with Airbus for the performance-based support of...
Norway’s first P-8A Poseidon aircraft moves into assembly
Fuselage arrival in Renton marks a major production milestone
The first P-8A Poseidon fuselage for Norway arrived today at Boeing facilities in Renton, Washington, from...
[Royal Danish Air Force] The F-35 ready to enter service with the Royal Danish Air Force – Invitation to the rollout Celebration
The F-35 ready to enter service
with the Royal Danish Air Force
Invitation to the rollout Celebration
Authors: Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet.
On Wednesday, April...
Second Airbus A350 of the German Air Force to receive its interior at Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg
Installation of first full government cabin by fall 2022Yesterday evening, the second of a total of three Airbus A350-900s of the German Ministry of...
Airbus qualified as bidder for Canada’s strategic tanker replacement
Airbus has been qualified by the Government of Canada as a bidder for the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC) project, a procurement process launched...
Japan Coast Guard adds two Airbus H225 helicopters to growing fleet
Japan Coast Guard (JCG) will expand its fleet with two new Airbus H225 helicopters, taking its total Super Puma fleet up to 17, comprising...
Belgian and British fighter jets scrambled because of two Russian military aircraft in Dutch airspace over the North Sea
Two Belgian F-16s were deployed this morning over the North Sea because two military planes from Russia approached Dutch airspace.The Russian Tu-142 "Bear" aircraft...
Singapore Air Force receives its first Airbus H225M helicopter
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has taken delivery of its first Airbus H225M helicopter in Singapore.Airbus Helicopters signed a contract with Singapore’s...
The Royal Canadian Air Force launches new weapon to fight pandemics
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) implements 15 transparent pods, so-called EpiShuttles, to transport infectious patients by air.The EpiShuttle is a single patient transport...
Airbus delivers seventh H145 for the German Armed Forces’ Search and Rescue service
Airbus Helicopters has handed over the seventh and last H145 for the search and rescue (SAR) service of the Bundeswehr to the Federal Office...
The Belgian Air Force F-16 fleet is operational again
The Belgian Air Force has gradually resumed F-16 flights this week. As of Sunday, March 14, the F-16 detachment in Jordan was operational again...
[Belgian Air Component] 50 years in Belgian service: Tribute to the Mighty Hercules with a Celebration paint scheme
50 Years in Belgian Service: Tribute to the Mighty Hercules with a Celebration paint scheme
Authors: Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet, reporting from Meslbroek Air...
Temporary grounding of the Belgian Defence F-16 fleet
On February 11, at Florennes Air Base, an F-16 had engine problems on takeoff and landed immediately, as a precaution. The investigation shows that...
[Belgian Air Component] Belgian pilot “VRIESKE” celebrates 5,000 flight hours on F-16
Belgian pilot "VRIESKE" celebrates
5,000 flight hours on F-16
Authors: Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet, reporting from Kleine-Brogel Air Base "KB" (EBBL).
Kleine-Brogel, March 5th 2021....
A Belgian Air Force F-16 pilot will be the 6th in the world to score 5,000 hours on the aircraft
Captain Steven De Vries, a Belgian Air Force pilot, will score 5,000 flight hours for the first time on Friday in a training flight...
Boeing Loyal Wingman uncrewed aircraft completes first flight in Australia
Successful test progresses Royal Australian Air Force’s teaming aircraft programmeBoeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have successfully completed the first test...
SABCA Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) wins maintenance contract for 80 US Air Force F-16s
The US Air Force once again entrusts SABCA with the maintenance of its 80 F-16s on the European soil. This contract confirms SABCA Charleroi...
Japan Ground Self Defense Force expands its Textron Aviation Special Missions King Air 350 fleet
Textron Aviation announced today it recently delivered a Beechcraft King Air 350i aircraft equipped with multiple special mission modifications to Japcon Incorporated. The modifications...
A Mexican Air Force Learjet crashes near Xalapa, Mexico, killing six people
An accident was reported at the El Lencero airport, in the municipality of Xalapa in the State of Veracruz, Mexico, involving a Learjet 45XR...
Seven dead in crash of military Beechcraft KingAir B350i in Abuja, Nigeria
Seven people on board a military plane were killed in the crash of their plane near Nigeria's capital Abuja on Sunday. The cause of...