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BFTS CT-4B makes forced landing
/ | 3 Comments on BFTS CT-4B makes forced landingA Pacific Aerospace CT-4B operated by the ADF’s Basic Flying Training School at Tamworth made a forced landing in a paddock near Gunnedah on June 10. The aircraft, operated by BAE Systems Australia on contract to the ADF and other military customers, landed in the paddock at about 10.40am local time. The two crew members walked
Read moreCessna Citation Sovereign+ granted EASA certification
/Cessna has announced that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified its new Citation Sovereign+ business jet. The certification announcement came shortly after and Sovereign+ demonstrator completed a demonstration tour in Europe, where it debuted at may’s 2014 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Switzerland. “The Citation Sovereign+ is a great fit for
Read moreRAAF F-35A AU-1 revealed
/ | 10 Comments on RAAF F-35A AU-1 revealedImages of the RAAF’s first Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II being towed from the production line to the paint facility have been revealed. The aircraft, dubbed AU-1 and appearing in primer colours, is due to be officially rolled out in July and delivered to the USAF’s Integrated Training Center at Luke AFB in Arizona later
Read moreEmirates cancels large Airbus A350 order
/ | 13 Comments on Emirates cancels large Airbus A350 orderEmirates Airline has cancelled an order for 70 Airbus A350 twinjets it had placed in 2007. The cancellation, for 50 A350-900s and 20 A350-1000s due to start being delivered from 2019, is a blow to Airbus’s ambitions for the aircraft as it nears service entry with Qatar Airways later this year. In a statement, Airbus
Read moreSaudi A330 MRTT drags F-15s to Red Flag
/ | 3 Comments on Saudi A330 MRTT drags F-15s to Red FlagA Royal Saudi Air Force A330 MRTT tanker has supported a trans-Atlantic deployment of RSAF F-15s to Las Vegas to Red Flag exercises earlier this year. The aircraft staged through Moron AFB in Spain and McGuire AFB in New Jersey, and covered 16,000km each way. A release from Airbus Defence and Space congratulating the RSAF
Read moreATSB reports on Virgin Australia ATR structural damage
/ | 15 Comments on ATSB reports on Virgin Australia ATR structural damageThe Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released a preliminary report into structural damage suffered by a Virgin Australia ATR 72 on a flight from Canberra to Sydney on February 20. The aircraft – registered VH-FVR – was operating a RPT service into Sydney when the crew experienced a possible over speed event while on
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