Portuguese pilots to train in US

Alpha Jet As 15211 and 15206 made the type’s final flights in Portuguese service during the Real Thaw exercise – a full report on which will appear in the May issue. Jorge Ruivo PORTUGAL WILL not buy a new trainer to replace its retired Alpha Jet A fleet, and Força Aérea Portuguesa (FAP, Portuguese Air Force) pilots will instead conduct advanced training in the United States. Esquadra 103 ‘Caracóis’ officially retired its Alpha Jets in January (see Last of the