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Dubai

Landmarks Dubai City Pack for Microsoft Flight Simulator

25th June 2021

Orbx has announced Dubai City Pack for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.

Boeing

USAF receives 46th KC-46A

25th June 2021

The USAF’s 77th Air Refueling Squadron ‘Totin Tigers’ – a component of the 916th Air Refueling Wing – has received its seventh Boeing KC-46A Pegasus, marking the 46th example of the tanker to be delivered to the air arm

AGM-84L-1 Harpoon

US approves possible F-16 sale to Philippines

25th June 2021

The US has approved the possible sale of F-16C/D Block 70/72 aircraft as well as range of anti-air and anti-surface missiles to the Philippines

ExecuJet

Jet Aviation expands Zurich footprint

25th June 2021

The aviation services firm has taken over Execujet's Zurich operations, as well as adding 17 aircraft to its European fleet

Aviation Recovery

EasyJet launches 50,000 extra seats to new green list countries

25th June 2021

It is now one of the leading UK carriers to European green list destinations

Asia Pacific

US green lights F-16 sale to the Philippines

25th June 2021

US State Department approval has been given for a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Philippine government of Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70/72 Fighting Falcon multi-role fighters and related equipment for an estimated cost of US$2.43bn

Traffic Light System

Travel industry responds to updated ‘green list’

25th June 2021

The expansion of restriction-free travel destinations has been welcomed, however the sector is urging the government for more clarity and financial support

A-29 Super Tucano

Super Tucanos delivered to Turkmenistan

25th June 2021

While no order has been officially announced, deliveries of new Embraer A-29B Super Tucano light attack aircraft to the Turkmenistan Air Force have recently begun

BVLOS

Skyward and the FAA test Cellular-Connected Drones

25th June 2021

Skyward, A Verizon company, and the FAA have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to test cellular-connected drones.

Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems subsidiary awarded US night vision contract

24th June 2021

Elbit Systems of America has been awarded two orders worth around US$29m to upgrade US Army and National Guard rotary-wing night vision systems

Airbus A321

Wizz Air expands Albania network

24th June 2021

The airline will add a new aircraft and two new routes starting from July

Carrier Strike Group 21

CSG21: F-35s conduct first combat missions from HMS Queen Elizabeth

24th June 2021

Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IIs embarked aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth have conducted their first combat missions in support of the fight against so-called Islamic State, marking a new first for the Royal Navy’s new flagship aircraft carrier

Aberdeen Airport

Loganair adds Aberdeen-Dublin link

24th June 2021

The airline has restored the service after Stobart Air’s collapse, with plans to begin operating the connection in September

Africa

Ethiopian C-130E shot down by rebels near Gijet

24th June 2021

An Ethiopian Air Force-operated Lockheed C-130E Hercules tactical transport has been completely destroyed after it was shot down by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front – a paramilitary rebel group in Ethiopia – on June 23