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Aircraft Deliveries

USAF receives seventh E-11 BACN from Bombardier

23rd November 2023

Bombardier Defense has announced that it has delivered another E-11 Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) to the USAF, growing the number of the airborne communications relay and gateway system aircraft in US military service to seven airframes

Beechcraft Shadow R1/R2

RAF Shadows conduct ISTAR operations over Eastern Mediterranean

23rd November 2023

Two RAF-operated Shadow R2s (ZZ418 and ZZ507) deployed via Naples to RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, on October 25 to carry out ISR operations over the Eastern Mediterranean

competition

Win! Classic Heathrow Propliners Book

23rd November 2023

Four copies of this tribute to the London Heathrow of yesteryear – worth £25 each – are up for grabs in this competition

Anti-Ship Missile

Indian Navy uses Sea King to progress NASM-SR missile trials

22nd November 2023

In partnership with India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Indian Navy carried out guided flight trials of its indigenously developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile-Short Range (NASM-SR) on November 21, when the weapon was fired from a Sea King Mk 42B ASW/ASuW helicopter for the second time

Gloster

Mosaic honouring Gloster Aircraft restored

22nd November 2023

A brick mosaic - showing the silhouette of an aircraft – incorporated into the road on a residential street in Hucclecote has been restored by Bovis Homes

Italy

Aeroitalia expands regional presence with Air Connect deal

21st November 2023

Aeroitalia has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire a 93.86% shareholding of Romania’s Air Connect.

British Airways

Government backs British Airways’ green fuel project

21st November 2023

British Airways has been awarded a £9m grant from the UK government’s Advanced Fuel Fund (AFF) competition to help develop lower-carbon aviation fuels.

Boeing

New premium cabins for Boeing BBJ 737

21st November 2023

Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) has revealed that it has developed pre-designed cabin layouts for its 737-7 jet.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Norse Atlantic makes historic Antarctic Dreamliner landing

21st November 2023

Norse Atlantic Airways has made history by operating the first-ever landing of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in Antarctica.

Airbus

Your essential 2023 Dubai Airshow debrief

21st November 2023

Dubai Airshow 2023 produced some interesting aircraft orders – maybe not for the numbers, but for the stories behind them. Richard Schuurman reports from the UAE

Boeing

SAS bids farewell to the Boeing 737

21st November 2023

SAS Scandinavian Airlines has retired its final Boeing 737 after more than 30 years of service.

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

USMC’s legacy Hornet-equipped ‘Silver Eagles’ stand down

21st November 2023

The USMC moved another step closer to phasing out its legacy Hornet fleet on November 9, when Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 (VMFA-115) was deactivated at MCAS Beaufort in South Carolina

Bombardier Global 6500

US Army awards ATHENA-S reconnaissance jet contract

21st November 2023

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) will provide the US Army with a new airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (A-ISR) platform under the terms of a $554m contract that was awarded on September 28

English Electric Lightning

Lightning fires up at Bruntingthorpe

21st November 2023

Paul Johnson and Richard Clarke report from the Lightning Static Reheat Twilight Event at Bruntingthorpe which took place on November 4

Advanced Jet Trainer

USAF welcomes first T-7A Red Hawk at Edwards AFB

20th November 2023

The USAF’s first T-7A Red Hawk arrived at Edwards AFB in California on November 8, marking a milestone that formally kicks off the air arm’s developmental flight test programme for the new advanced jet trainer

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