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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:20 pm

France confirms order for three E-2D Hawkeyes

On 20 November 2020, the French Ministry of Defence confirmed the order for three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning (AEW) a...

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Estonian Air Force celebrations

On 21 November 2020, the Eesti Öhuvägi (Estonian Air Force) celebrated its 102nd anniversary. Some months after the country declared independence i...

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Kazan Ansat for Ministry of Interior of the Republika Srpska

The Ministry of Interior of the Republika Srpska received its first Kazan Ansat. The helicopter was delivered by the J...

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Japan's 91 Kokutai disbanded

As long ago as June 2019, Scramble Magazine reported about the plan of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) to merge 81 and 91 Kokutai into o...

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ExxonMobil buys two Airbus H145s

On 23 November 2020, Airbus announced that they have sold two H145 helicopters to the ExxonMobil company. The H145s will be used to transport pers...

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Brazil reveals preserved AMX at Santa Cruz

The A-1, as the AMX is called in Brazil, was first delivered to the Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB, Brazilian Air Force) on 17 October 1989...

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Cessna Grand Caravan EX for UAE?

Late September 2020, a dark green Cessna Grand Caravan EX, with registration N570TW, appeared at Luqa, Malta, for a night stop. It was not a big s...

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:23 pm

For first time, a new CMV-22B Osprey carried out landings and take-offs from the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. On Nov. 22, 2020, a CMV-22B tilt-rotor aircraft of the “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, conducted the first ever Navy COD (Carrier On-board Delivery) variant of the Osprey landings and take-offs from an aircraft carrier. The CMV-22B registration #169437, assigned to…...

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Nov 24, 2020 3:53 pm

HCADICO launch customer for ARJ21-700F.

The Henan Civil Aviation Development Investment Co. (HCADICO) has signed a MOU with COMAC for 25 ARJ21-700Fs, with an option on another...

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CDB Aviation orders 2 A330-300P2Fs.

Lessor CDB Aviation has decided to order two A330-300P2Fs. The two airplanes will undergo cargo conversion at EFW in Dresden and will be ready f...

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Newcomer Vietravel applies for AOC.

Newcomer Vietravel has officially applied for their AOC from the Vietnamese authorities. The airline, which is owned by the country's largest to...

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Alaska Airlines to lease 13 additional B737-9s

Alaska Airlines has signed a lease-agreement with Air Lease Corporation in which they will sell ten A320s to ALC and in return lease...

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Nov 25, 2020 1:10 am

After retiring its last F-4EJ Phantom fighters, 301 Hikotai will now relocate to Misawa AB to become the second F-35A unit of the JASDF. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) celebrated the retirement of the F-4EJ Kai Phantom II, after 48 years of service, on Nov. 20, 2020 at Hyakuri Air Base. The event saw the participation of current and former Phantom squadron commanders, JASDF generals and base personnel, who remembered the achievements of the F-4 and discussed the future after its retirement....

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