Aviation News — February 2018

UK £4.70 February 2018 http://www.aviation-news.co.uk FIAT G.91 IN ITALIAN SERVICE FLYING THE JAVELIN Squadron Commander Tales E ...

The story behind the C9 Me 109 Single Pusher Chronograph is as enthralling as the watch itself, involving a famous World War II ...

Cover photos (main image): A Jaguar from the RAF’s 54 Sqn. Geoff Lee. Inset (bottom left): British Airways Boeing 777-236, G-ZZZ ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) both awarded certi cation for the Pila ...

The Bell V-280 Valor made its initial flight on December 18 last year. Bell Helicopter said the milestone brought it one step cl ...

The Indian Air Force retired the Mil Mi-8 at a ceremony at Air Force Station Yelahanka on December 17. The last unit to  y the ...

The Polish Air Force has a new VIP transport. The Boeing 737-800, 737-86X 0110 (c/n 61358/6370, ex N893BA), arrived at 1 Baza Lo ...

The maiden  ight of Russia’s A- airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft took place on November 18 from the Taga ...

2 – 17 Mar VIETNAM: Aviation museums & collections large & small; battlefi elds; Cu Chi Tunnels; My Lai Ho Chi Minh Trai ...

More E-Jets for Saratov Airlines Saratov Airlines has signed a deal with Embraer to lease two further E195s. It acquired its mai ...

Euro Move by Russian Freight Specialist The Russian Volga-Dnepr Group, which specialises in moving outsized freight, has outline ...

Mandarin Airlines, the China Airlines’ regional subsidiary, has taken delivery of its  rst pair of ATR 72-600s. The aircraft, B ...

First A330-300 P2F Conversion Complete Modification and delivery by Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) of the first A330-300 passenger-to- ...

Two utility aircraft, signi cant in the rebuilding of German military aviation after World War Two, have been unveiled to the p ...

The famous ‘Candy Drop’ of the Berlin Airlift was recreated on December 17 last year by Douglas C-54, N500EJ Spirit of Freedom. ...

T he Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer ticked plenty of boxes when it came to establishing a market for a new aircraft in the 1950s ...

The RAF received 40, which entered service in 1954; Malaysia bought nine and Sri Lanka had a pair. LARGER DERIVATIVE Having achi ...

the 1956 Farnborough Air Show. Despite ’OEN’s appearance in De Kroonduif colours in April 1956, it was not until the January 195 ...

joined Iran Petroleum in a survey role. In September 1959 SAL leased G-APRS to chemicals company Fisons in Nigeria, and then to ...

received the type at RAF Benson in May 1959), moved to Aden from Kenya. Its STOL abilities were put to the test during an armed ...