Articles by Rob Vogelaar

Civilian aviation news October 20, 2021

Airbus receives first A320 Flight Hour Services maintenance contract in Europe to support Finnair’s entire single aisle fleet

Toulouse, France, 20 October 2021 – Finnair has selected Airbus’s Flight Hour Services (FHS) to support its entire A320 Family fleet (35 aircraft), thus becoming…

Military Aviation News October 19, 2021

Embraer, Fokker Techniek and Fokker Services sign an MoU to Pursue Defense, Development and Support Opportunities

Woensdrecht, The Netherlands, October 18, 2021 – Embraer, Fokker Techniek and Fokker Services have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU opens opportunities to…

Boeing CH-47F Chinook 414 D-892 Royal Netherlands Air Force

Military Aviation News October 14, 2021

Boeing Accredited to Maintain Chinooks for Royal Netherlands Air Force

Accreditation enables scheduled maintenance for Chinooks and positions Boeing for future support work in Europe AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Oct. 14, 2021 — Boeing [NYSA: BA] recently…

Civilian aviation news October 14, 2021

Bell 505 and 429 Recognized as Best-in-Class Aircraft by Customers in Business Jet Traveler Survey

For the fifth consecutive year, the Bell 505 earned the top spot in the Business Jet Traveler’s Annual Readers’ Choice Survey as the preferred customer…

Civilian aviation news October 14, 2021

Mixed Fleet Flying for A380 and A320 approved by Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau

Tokyo, 14 October 2021 – All Nippon Airways (ANA) is set to introduce Mixed Fleet Flying (MFF) for the A380 and A320 Family following approval…

Civilian aviation news October 13, 2021

NetJets Doubles Down on Phenom 300 Series with New Deal, Signifies More Than Decade of Trust in Embraer

Melbourne, Florida, October 11, 2021 – After successfully delivering over 100 Phenom 300s—one of NetJets’ most requested aircraft—Embraer and NetJets, Inc. have signed a continuing…

Civilian aviation news October 13, 2021

Boeing delivers 35 airplanes in September, 787 dry spell continues

SEATTLE, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Tuesday airplane deliveries rose to 35 in September as it benefited from an uptick in domestic…

Civilian aviation news October 13, 2021

Norway’s Flyr to lease six Boeing 737 MAX aircraft

OSLO, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Norway’s Flyr airline has said it would lease six Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from Air Lease Corp, with deliveries of…

Civilian aviation news October 13, 2021

Nebraska State Patrol Adds Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to Aviation Support Division

Long-standing Bell customer will add to aviation fleet to further assist in public safety operations Fort Worth, TX (12 Oct. 2021) – Bell Textron Inc.,…

McDonnell Douglas KDC-10 T-235 334sq Royal Netherlands Air Force

Military Aviation News, Spotters News October 7, 2021

Farewell flight Royal Netherlands Air Force KDC-10 tanker

The Royal Netherlands Air Force made a farewell flight with the KDC-10 over the Netherlands this afternoon. The three-engine tanker and transport aircraft flew low…