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Airbus’ military transport aircraft the A400M has achieved full certification for the simultaneous dispatch of paratroopers from the type. The certification reinforces its value to Air Force operators who will now be able to use the A400M to deploy up to 116 paratroopers from its two side doors (58 each [read more]
The Royal Air Force has confirmed that the 2020 RAF Cosford Airshow has been officially cancelled. The organisers originally postponed the event hoping to run the airshow later in 2020 but say they are now clear that the precautions necessary to safely run the airshow under guidelines to prevent the [read more]
A privately owned aircraft landed at a closed RAF Base without permission on Bank Holiday Monday according to the MOD’s Air safety information management system (ASIMS). The report filed says that a Pilatus PC12 N412MD took off from Fairoaks Airfield in Surrey and flew to RAF Valley on Anglesey. As [read more]
STS Aviation has been awarded the contract by Boeing Defence UK to convert 5 Boeing 737 aircraft into Boeing E-7A Wedgetail aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The award was a formality after Cambridge based Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group withdrew from the project. STS Aviation will convert 5 [read more]
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) The Red Arrows will move to RAF Waddington in 2022. The team and famous Red Hawks are currently based at RAF Scampton but the base is due to be closed and sold off in cost-cutting [read more]
London City Airport (LCY/EGLC) is set to become ‘RAF Nightingale’ as it closes to all but military traffic. The Airport is situated next to the Excel Centre in London which is being converted into NHS Hospital Nightingale to treat COVID-19 patients and ease the pressure on Hospitals. The temporary hospital [read more]
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has launched Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) to intercept Russian military aircraft for 3rd time in six days. The previous two encounters this week all involved Russian Tu-142 Bear Aircraft but today’s encounter was a pair of Tu-160 Blackjacks. The Tu-160 Blackjack is Russias long-range supersonic [read more]
RAF Lossiemouth has released more information about yesterdays afternoons interception of two Russian TU-142 Bear along the west coast of the UK. The RAF Launched Quick Reaction Alert aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth to intercept the aircraft which flew around the North of Scotland before heading down the West Coast of [read more]
Col. Nicole Malachowski (Ret’d) has served an inspiration to many women in aviation with her glass-ceiling breaking achievements in the US Air Force (USAF) and being the first women selected for the USAF Thunderbirds Display Team. Col. Malachowskis flying career started when she obtained her private pilot’s licence in high [read more]
A batch of former MOD Vigilant T1 Motor-Gliders used to train thousands of Air Cadets have been sold to Hampshire based charity Aerobility. Aerobility is a charity that gives flight experiences to disabled people who would not normally get the opportunity to fly an aircraft. The charity has bought 63 [read more]
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