He’s controversial, he’s wealthy, and he’s drawn the ire of the global fighter pilot community – now US Air Force fighter pilots and senior leadership have hit back at bombastic entrepreneur Elon Musk’s contentious statement: “the fighter jet era has passed”. Defenceconnect editor Stephen Kuper delves beneath to rhetoric to ask, is he right?
Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office delivered the 500th F-35 on Tuesday.
Air New Zealand is reducing its Auckland-Apia services from six to three per week, effective from 2 March, after the Samoan government issued a statement over the week warning of coronavirus risk.
Aeroflot receives delivery of its first A350-900
Aeroflot has taken delivery of its first A35-900, becoming the launch operator of the latest generation widebody aircraft in Eastern Europe.
Atlas Air grounds four Boeing 747Fs due to shrinking freight market
Atlas Air has blamed a shrinking global freight market for the decision to ground four of its Boeing 747-400s in 2020. The company said the aircraft are too heavy and less efficient because they were converted from passenger jets.
ATR 72-600 U-turn after striking hare on Dublin runway
An Aer Lingus ATR 72-600 leaving Dublin airport was forced to quickly return after striking a hare at full-throttle during takeoff.
