XT stands for Extra Thrust. It has the same MTOW and range (131 300 pounds and 2200 nm) as baseline C130, but it shares the trust of C130ER, so it has a shorter takeoff distance.

Okay, thanks a lot, will the XT be certified for LCY operations ?

Bombardier launched Cseries, with 60 frames sold to Lufthansa.

The specifications have been recently changed. The wingspan is 35,1 m now. There are 5 models: C110, C110ER, C130, C130XT and C130ER.

What does XT stand for ?

I guess the ER versions will be popular in the US and Canada as this might mean transcontinental range while LH as a 737 replacement likely will choose a lighter weight version for European and domestic flights.

Congratulations both Bombardier and LH. Always nice to see another airplane in the sky.

Its a Saab 1993 9000 CE. Does anyone own one out there?

My dad used to drive a 1992 9000CE and before a 1986 9000I.
The 9000 CE was nice to drive but like all Saabs awful expencive in maintenance. My dad drove it for almost 10 years but it became an eletronical nightmare in the end. He sold it to a mechanic in 2001 or 2002.
A few weeks ago I saw it parked at a supermarket (I recognised the license plate so it is still driving)
My dad got a 9-3 instead which is now replaced by a X-type Diesel.

For me the best military aircraft would be the F-104 and F-4 Phantom II.
The F-4 Phantom because as Schorsch has already said was the most capable and versatile aircraft of its time and basically the first multi-role aircraft and the only fighter aircraft in service with either the USN, the USAF and the USMC.
Despite its age it still continue to serve its mission well with many airforces in the world.

The F-104, well, it is the most elegant aircraft there is it looks like a rocket !!

Two years ago Lockheed Martin offered the Luftwaffe to lease 4 C-130J Hercules transporters untill the A400M is available. The leasing costs are rumored to be 40 Million Euros a year for all the aircraft.
The idea was rejected because of costs.

As much as I lament the great ‘Britannia’ brand, I actually prefer the thought of an integrated ‘Tui-Fly’ name to that of all the half made over airlines it took over.

As for the colour scheme, why not do a series of bright and vibrant colours for each airline, with the Tui-Fly text over the top… Thomson could be blue, Hapag, yellow… Other’s could be green, orange, salmon pink etc etc…

It would certainly be nice to see some colourful liveries in the skies again.

AFAIK they choose the yellow color because they have noticed that the blue aircraft was hard to spot on pictures in the TUI catalog showing the aircraft mostly in a clear blue sky.

. There must be a reason why the Aussies, the Canadians, the Luftwaffe, the Swedes, and just last week the Danes all look to be going for the C-17 rather than other options. Nope, even though its my tax payers money I will take the C-17’s thanks and just charter the Antonovs for the rare outsize stuff.

I only heard that the Luftwaffe was interested in acquiring some C130J but nothing about the C17 could you give me a link ?