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Dash-8

USSOCOM eyes additional ISR-configured Dash 8s

1st June 2021

The US Special Operations Command is eyeing key procurement decisions including the possible acquisition of additional De Havilland Canada “Dash 8” intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft

easyJet

Geneva Airport set to resume operations in June

1st June 2021

Airlines such as SWISS and easyJet are preparing for take-off later this month, working in conjunction with the hub’s new protection plan

Contactless Technology

London Luton launches new digital services

1st June 2021

Contactless food ordering and portable chargers are amongst the new innovations to help prepare for the restart of air travel

Green List

UK economy risks losing out on Heathrow passengers’ £16bn spend

1st June 2021

Newly published research by the CEBR reveals that £16bn is made from those arriving at the airport, making it central to the rebuilding of the sector and businesses within the region

AFSOC

AFSOC receives final CV-22B Osprey

1st June 2021

US Air Force Special Operations Command’s 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron/20th Air Maintenance Unit rolled out the final Bell Boeing CV-22B Osprey at Cannon AFB, New Mexico, on May 22

First VVIP 737 MAX delivered to customer

1st June 2021

The outfitting of the cabin has taken around 14 months to complete

Aviation Training

CAE USA to deliver Jolly Green II training system

1st June 2021

Training systems provider CAE announced on May 27 that CAE USA has been awarded a contract to deliver an initial prototype virtual reality/mixed reality aircrew trainer for the USAF’s new combat search and rescue helicopter, the HH-60W “Jolly Green II”

F-15 Strike Eagle

Singapore begins two-month deployment to Guam

1st June 2021

A contingent of air assets from the Republic of Singapore Air Force – including multi-role fighters and CAEW aircraft – has arrived at Andersen AFB, Guam, for a two-month deployment to the Pacific island

Croatian Air Force

Croatia opts for Rafale fighter

1st June 2021

Croatia has selected the Dassault Rafale as the winner of its Multi Role Fighter Aircraft programme, with the contract intended to deliver 12 aircraft previously in service with the French Air Force

Ilyushin Il-76 Candid

First Il-76MD-90A rolls off new production line

31st May 2021

A new, upgraded and automated final assembly line at the CJSC Aviastar-SP JSC plant in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk has completed its first Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A heavy-lift strategic transport aircraft

Africa

Nigerian Air Force inducts JF-17 into service

31st May 2021

Three newly delivered Chengdu Aircraft Corporation-Pakistan Aeronautical Complex JF-17 Thunder multi-role combat aircraft have been formally inducted into Nigerian Air Force service

Atlanta

Qatar Airways expands US network

31st May 2021

The airline is set to commence services to 12 destinations, with over 85 weekly flights

Air France

Air France to inaugurate Helsinki-Paris service

31st May 2021

Beginning from July, flights from the Finnish capital will initially operate four times a week

Airbus

Airbus reveals production rate forecasts

30th May 2021

In a bid to prepare suppliers, the airframer has issued an update to its production plans

Eurofighter Typhoon

New livery for RAF’s Typhoon display team

28th May 2021

A Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 assigned to the RAF’s No 29 Squadron has been rolled out sporting a brand-new ‘Union Jack’ paint scheme, which will be seen at a variety of air shows over the next two years

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