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AOA Simulations

Texan II X-Plane 12 ready

8th March 2023

AOA Simulations has announced the T-6A Texan II is now available for X-Plane 12. The project has been in development for more than three years, and according to AOA is its most detailed model to date.

Yakovlev

Yak-3UA for sale in France

8th March 2023

Warbird broker Platinum Fighters has announced that a Yakovlev Yak-3UA is available to buy

BAE Systems Hawk

RAF Hawk T2s to fly rare weekend sorties

7th March 2023

RAF Valley has recently announced there will be Hawk T2 sorties flown on a number of Saturdays

Air Leasing

Why is all-A220 operator airBaltic wet leasing four A320s?

7th March 2023

Latvian flag carrier airBaltic has announced it will wet lease four Airbus A320s during the summer season this year.

Royal Air Force (RAF)

Scampton airfield saved for flying

7th March 2023

Council buy-out of famous former RAF station paves way for new civilian future

Acquisitions

USAF orders first E-7A AEW&C aircraft from Boeing

7th March 2023

Having selected Boeing’s E-7A to replace its ageing fleet of E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft last year, the USAF has awarded the US-based aircraft manufacturing giant a contract to begin working on the first two aircraft using a rapid prototyping acquisition pathway

Belgian Air Force

IN PICTURES: Exercise Cobra Warrior – Action from Day One

7th March 2023

Exercise Cobra Warrior 23-1 kicked off in typically cold northern English weather, but the action certainly provided such much-needed heat. Check out some of the action shots from the first day of the exercise here

Acquisitions

India green lights mass HTT-40 basic trainer acquisition

7th March 2023

India’s Union Cabinet has approved the procurement of 70 new-build, turboprop-driven HTT-40s from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd in a bid to mitigate the shortage of basic training aircraft in the Indian Air Force’s fleet

Royal Air Force (RAF)

Help to revive RAF West Raynham’s Station Headquarters

7th March 2023

A project has big plans to breathe new life into the Station Headquarters building at the former RAF West Raynham

Air Safety

BA 787 and Qantas A330 in near-miss during Sydney departure

7th March 2023

A British Airways Boeing 787 and Qantas Airbus A330 suffered a loss of separation while departing Sydney/Kingsford Smith Airport last year, a report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has found.

Duxford

V-bomber cockpits taken on at Duxford

6th March 2023

At the end of last year, the Essex-based Cockpit Collection donated a pair of V-bomber noses to IWM Duxford

Boeing F-15 Family

USAF reconsidering plan to base F-15EX at Kingsley Field

6th March 2023

The USAF is actively reconsidering previously announced plans to station its new Boeing F-15EX Eagle II fighters at Kingsley Field ANGB – home of the Oregon Air National Guard’s 173rd Fighter Wing – due to the air arm’s growing focus on the Indo-Pacific theatre

T-28

New owner sought for refurbished Trojan

6th March 2023

After a recent upgrade by Swiss organisation Aerotech, a T-28 is ready for a new owner

Croatia

Croatia to transfer Mi-8 Hip helicopters to Ukraine

6th March 2023

Croatia will send 14 Mil Mi-8 Hip tactical transport helicopters to Ukraine in a bid to further bolster the war-torn nation’s airlift capacities as Russia continues its assault on the country and its sovereignty