November 2016

LAMIA Airlines BAe 146 soccer plane that crashed in Colombia

Civilian aviation news November 30, 2016

Soccer plane in Colombia crash was running out of fuel, a pilot says

(Reuters) The pilot of a LAMIA Airlines BAe 146 plane that crashed in Colombia, virtually wiping out a Brazilian soccer team, had radioed that he…

Sergeant Alan Robinson RAF Amputee Spitfire pilot

Military Aviation News November 30, 2016

RAF Amputee ‘Reaches for the Sky’

A Royal Air Force airman who lost a leg in a motorcycle accident has become the first amputee to fly solo in a Spitfire since…

Military Aviation News November 30, 2016

Russian Helicopters transfer first batch of Mi-8MTV-5s to Belarusian Ministry of Defense

The official ceremony of transferring six helicopters produced by a Russian Helicopters’ subsidiary – Kazan Helicopters – took place at the Machulischi airport near Minsk…

Civilian aviation news November 30, 2016

UK’s Eastern Airways Joins Embraer’s Pool Program

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 30, 2016 – Embraer announced today that Eastern Airways, the most recent operator to join the E-Jet family, has signed a…

Civilian aviation news November 30, 2016

Skyways Technics becomes new member of the ATR MRO Network

Toulouse, November 30, 2016 – ATR is pleased to announce that Skyways Technics, based in Sonderborg, Denmark and specializing in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul…

Civilian aviation news November 29, 2016

Plane crash Colombia: 75 dead and six survivors, flight carrying Chapecoense football team

75 killed as Flight 2933 crashes on way to Medellin Plane was carrying 72 passengers, nine crew members Passengers include Chapecoense football team from Brazil Six found alive,…

General Aviation News November 29, 2016

Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia Approves Certificate for Sikorsky S-76C™, S-76D™ and S-92A® Helicopters

Colombia’s civil aviation authority Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil (UAEAC) has approved the Offshore and Utility Type Certificate for Sikorsky’s S-76C™ series (C, C+,…

General Aviation News November 29, 2016

1,100 jobs in France and Germany cut by Airbus

Airbus announced Tuesday it was cutting more than 1,100 jobs in Europe and closing one of its sites in the Paris region as part of…

Civilian aviation news November 29, 2016

Airbus sells two A330neo and two A320neo to Aircalin

Aircalin, the Noumea based carrier in the French territory of New Caledonia has signed an agreement (MoU) for two A320neo single-aisle and two A330-900 wide-body…

Civilian aviation news November 29, 2016

VEB to Finance Sukhoi Superjet 100 Deliveries to CityJet in 2017

Vnesheconombank (VEB), JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) and Superjet International (SJI) signed a Letter of intent (LOI) for the funding of Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100)…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News November 28, 2016

Canadian CF-18 fighter crashed, Pilots condition unknown

A Canadian CF-18 fighter jet has crashed near the community of Cold Lake in the western Canadian province of Alberta, and the condition of the…

Civilian aviation news November 28, 2016

AirBaltic receives first Bombardier CS300

airBaltic will be the launch operator for the larger C Series variant Aircraft scheduled to enter service with airBaltic on December 14, 2016 CS300 delivery…

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