The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is making major changes to its flight training programme in preparation for the frontline fighter force’s upcoming transition from the CF-188A/B Hornet to the F-35A Lightning II

A number of USAF-operated aircraft that are home-based at Beale AFB carried out an elephant walk on January 4 to demonstrate the California base’s joint airpower capabilities

The International Test Pilots School (ITPS) held its 11th annual Flight Test Seminar just before Christmas at its home-base at London International Airport, Canada. The highlight of the event, which was attended by more than 150 guests from international industry and air forces, was the rollout of the Advanced Controls Evaluator (ACE) – a highly modified and substantially upgraded Aero Vodochody L-39C Albatros that features a fly-by-wire, four-axis variable stability system and in-flight simulation capability

El 16 de septiembre, un avión de entrenamiento MB-339PAN perteneciente al equipo acrobático nacional de las Fuerzas Aéreas italianas, Frecce Tricolori (Flechas Tricolores), se estrelló justo después de despegar del aeropuerto de Turín-Caselle, en el norte de Italia, causando la muerte de una niña de cinco años que se encontraba en tierra.

An MB-339PAN jet trainer belonging to the Italian Air Force’s national aerobatic team, Frecce Tricolori (Tricolour Arrows), crashed just after taking off from Turin-Caselle Airport, northern Italy, on September 16, killing a five-year-old girl on the ground

El Jefe de Entrenamiento Aéreo Naval de la Marina de los Estados Unidos (CNATRA) autorizó la reanudación de las operaciones de vuelo del entrenador a reacción McDonnell Douglas T-45C Goshawk el 31 de octubre, después de que las flotas de la Marina y del Cuerpo de Marines de los Estados Unidos (USMC) quedaran en tierra más de dos semanas antes debido a las crecientes preocupaciones de seguridad.

The US Navy’s Chief of Naval Air Training authorised the resumption of flight operations for the McDonnell Douglas T-45C Goshawk jet trainer on October 31, after both the Navy’s and USMC’s fleets were grounded more than two weeks earlier due to rising safety concerns

Dos de los diez aviones L-39C Albatros de la Fuerza de Defensa Aérea de Kazajstán (KADF) que han sido revisados y actualizados en Aero Vodochody desde mediados de 2020, fueron vistos volando desde las instalaciones el 7 de septiembre.

Two of ten Kazakhstan Air Defence Force (KADF) L-39C Albatrosses that have been going through overhaul and upgrade at Aero Vodochody since mid-2020, were seen flying from the company's facility near Prague, Czech Republic, on September 7

Tras más de cuatro décadas de servicio, el Ejército del Aire y del Espacio ha cesado las operaciones de entrenamiento con el CASA C-101EB Aviojet en la Base Aérea (AB) de Murcia-San Javier, en el sureste de España.

After more than four decades of service, the Spanish Air and Space Force has ceased training operations with the CASA C-101EB Aviojet at Murcia-San Javier Air Base in southeastern Spain

El 28 de julio se publicó un informe de la investigación del servicio del Ministerio de Defensa del Reino Unido sobre la pérdida del Hawk T1A (serie XX189) operado por la Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, asignado al 736 Naval Air Squadron (NAS), el 25 de marzo de 2021.

The Philippine Air Force is actively researching replacement options for its ageing fleet of SIAI-Marchetti S-211 jet trainers, which entered operational service with the Asian air arm in 1989

The Air Force of Zimbabwe has recommissioned four Hawk Mk.60/60A ground attack/jet trainer aircraft in spite of EU sanctions that led to the air arm’s entire Hawk fleet being grounded in 2011

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) has marked an important milestone in the development of Turkey’s first jet-powered trainer aircraft, the Hürjet, after the forward fuselage of the first prototype was recently moved to the company’s final assembly line