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NEW DELHI: It's jet set, go, all over again! India has kicked off a fresh dogfight for its $20 billion "mother of all defence deals" by re-inviting global aviation majors to compete for producing fighter jets in India under the government's "strategic partnership" policy. IAF on Friday issued a preliminary global tender or RFI to acquire 110 fighter jets, of which 85% are to be built in India with a domestic strategic partner or production agency.
Israel is once again considering purchasing the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey following the cancellation of its acquisition nearly four years ago. A defense source told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday that Israel will likely decide in the next year or two to purchase the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.
XTRA Airways has operated Boeing 737 aircraft in its charter fleet flying sports teams, rock bands, relief flights from Caribbean Islands including Puerto Rico, scheduled service between Saipan in the U.S. Mariana Islands and China, sub-service for tour operators within Europe, deportees for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and most recently supplying two highly customized executive 737 aircraft for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. XTRA Airways has an impeccable safety record, is one of the few charter carriers having scheduled service authority, is certified to fly within Europe, and is authorized by the U.S. and China to conduct scheduled service between the two countries.
In 1982, comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose in a rented bungalow in Hollywood; he was 33. In 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who'd been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, killing five people.
On March 3, 1931, "The Star-Spangled Banner" became the national anthem of the United States as President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional resolution. In 1791, Congress passed a measure taxing distilled spirits; it was the first internal revenue act in U.S. history.
Ministers face a grilling in the Commons this week over the hostile 7.4billion takeover bid for engineering giant GKN. Theresa May is under pressure to intervene amid mounting concern about the impact the buyout could have on industry and national security.
On February 15, 1978 the Klyde Morris ant character first appeared in print. It was published in the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's student newspaper, The Avion.
The U.S. Air Force has chosen the Garmin D2 Charlie aviator watch for use by the pilots of the Lockheed U-2 aircraft. The high-sensitivity WAAS GPS-enabled D2 Charlie aviator watch incorporates global navigation capability, rich and colorful moving maps and more, providing pilots in the USAF with an exclusive, back-up navigation timepiece in the cockpit.
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The Henderson County Fiscal Court has approved an agreement between the county and the Henderson R/C airplane club that will result in the region's first purpose-built drone park and obstacle course. The Gleaner reports that the agreement outlines the responsibilities of both parties in building and maintaining the facility, which will be located at Sandy Lee Watkins Park.
Hawaii, Feb 14: A United Airlines plane landed made a safe landing in Honolulu on Tuesday after one of the engine cover of the flight came off mid-air. The pilots followed all necessary protocols to safely land the aircraft, a report states.
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa and Goldstar Air, multiple award winner and wholly owned Ghanaian airline have signed an agreement for strategic partnership to use Ethiopian"s Maintenance Repair Organization . The MRO of Ethiopian Airlines has over 1,800 fully qualified technical staff and state of the art maintenance hangar and paint hangar facility certified by competent regulatory bodies like Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority , Federal Aviation Administration and European Aviation Safety Agency .
Goldstar Air, a wholly Ghanaian owned airline is working to have its own Maintenance Repair Organization and Training School in Tamale soon. In the interim, the airline and Ethiopian Airlines have signed an agreement for it to use Ethiopian Airline's MRO to assist Goldstar Air.
The Russian military has named the pilot shot down Saturday in Syria, opening an unusual window into Russian military casualties in the country. In a statement released Monday, the Russian Ministry of Defense said the aviator, Maj.
ATR will add a new Full Flight Simulator to its Toulouse Training Center. Manufactured by CAE, this new simulator will allow crew members to receive training on the ATR 72-600.
US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on 12 January, 2018, for a weekend trip to Mar-a-Lago: AFP Air Force One , the military-spec jet liner that ferries President Donald Trump around the globe, is to receive a $24m refrigerator upgrade. Boeing was handed the contract to design and install two gigantic chillers on the aircraft that will store enough food to keep crew members, travelling journalists, Mr Trump and his advisers going for weeks at a time.
Under a new government contract awarded to Boeing, the U.S. Air Force will pay the aeronautics behemoth $23,657,671 to replace two of the five chiller units on the plane currently used by President Donald Trump. Both of those units, which are used to store food, were installed on the plane when it was originally delivered in 1990, according to the Air Force.
The military disciplined two pilots for failing to follow the correct flight plans following a pair of October incidents near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Officials say no residents were put in danger by the aviators' mistakes but some neighbors say military leaders don't always listen to their noise and safety concerns.
Through the Foreign Military Sale process, the U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $279 million contract for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's first KC-46 tanker and logistics support, marking the aircraft's first international sale. Japan chose Boeing's KC-46 tanker over competitors following its KC-X aerial refueling competition.
I was in that stage of my instrument training where I was struggling to keep the shiny side up while monitoring radios, tuning NAV aids,... The FAA has responded to recent complaints from AOPA and others about rising costs and limited access at some FBOs at public-use... Bipartisan bills introduced in the House and Senate this week aim to promote aviation education and careers for women and girls. Senators... Five people died in the crash of a Cessna 340 at Bartow Airport in Florida after the aircraft took off in dense fog early Sunday.