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Aircraft Deliveries

Slovak Air Force receives first two F-16 Block 70s in the US

17th January 2024

Lockheed Martin announced on January 10 that it had successfully delivered its first two F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcon fighters to the Slovak Air Force at its production facility in Greenville, South Carolina

Cowan Simulation

R66 takes flight in MSFS

17th January 2024

CowanSim has announced the R66 for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.

Airline News

Spirit takeover blocked

17th January 2024

JETBLUE’S $3.8bn bid to buy rival Spirit Airlines has been blocked by William Young, a US district judge in Boston, on anti-competitive grounds.

Beechcraft 60 Duke

Black Square Duke development update

17th January 2024

Black Square Simulations has released a development update for the piston and turbine Duke for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

FlyPast March 2024

Draken centre stage at Swedish exhibition

17th January 2024

The distinctive jet is the showpiece of a recently opened exhibition, while in Spain a retired Falcon is on the move

AEW&C

Moscow suffers blow as Ukraine downs two Russian command aircraft in one night

16th January 2024

While operating over the waters of the Sea of Azov at approximately 2110hrs (local time) on the night of January 14, two high-value aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces were struck by Ukrainian missiles, with one crashing and the other being forced to make an emergency landing

FlyPast February 2024

Remembering artist Robert Taylor

16th January 2024

Legendary aviation artist Robert Taylor passed away recently following a short illness – Aces High Gallery has announced a special Remembrance Weekend

Airport

All change at Abha Airport

15th January 2024

The Saudi Arabian government plans to expand Abha International airport. Investors and airport operating companies have been invited to bid for concessions to the country’s airport operator, Matarat, to develop and run the facility for 30 years.

MC-21

Capacity increase for MC-21

15th January 2024

Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency has approved an increase in capacity for the Yakolev MC-21, Rostec’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has announced. The new ruling, granted by Rosaviatsia on December 26, will see the permitted number of passengers rise from 175 to 211.

Airport

New owners for Edinburgh airport?

15th January 2024

Scotland's Busiest airport – Edinburgh, could soon be under new ownership after New York-based Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) hired HSBC and JP Morgan banks to run an auction for its sale.

Denmark

Ukrainian pilots begin F-16 training in Denmark as Norwegian 'Vipers' arrive

15th January 2024

The Royal Danish Air Force has been training Ukrainian Air Force pilots to fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon at Skrydstrup Air Base since late December 2023, when the first six candidates arriving after completing a basic training course in the UK

Aircraft Deliveries

USAF welcomes second batch of F-15EX Eagle IIs

15th January 2024

Delivery of the second batch of new F-15EX Eagle II fighters to the USAF got underway on December 20, when two examples of the type arrived at Eglin AFB in Florida following a ferry flight from Boeing’s production facility at St Louis Lambert International Airport in Missouri

FlyPast February 2024

Caribou and CASA on display near Madrid

15th January 2024

A pair of former Spanish military aircraft have been prepared for public display in their homeland

Acquisitions

Spain offers second-hand Eurofighters to Colombia

14th January 2024

The Colombian Air Force received a new Eurofighter Typhoon proposal from the Spanish government in early December, with the proposed deal reportedly covering the supply of between 12-16 second-hand Tranche 2 Eurofighters from the Spanish Air and Space Force

Electronic Warfare

Lockheed Martin tests AOEW system on US Navy MH-60R

14th January 2024

Lockheed Martin has supported a successful government test of the firm’s Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system on a US Navy-operated MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission maritime helicopter at NAS Patuxent River in Maryland

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