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Airbus A400M Atlas C.1 ZM419 24 30 70sq RAF

Military Aviation News October 31, 2024

Airbus and OCCAR sign A400M contractual framework update

New global services agreement to support customer operations Contract provides enhanced capabilities for the A400M Getafe, 31 October 2024 – Airbus has signed two strategic…

EXTRA NEWS, Military Aviation News August 14, 2024

French Rafale Jets collide in mid-air

Two French Air Force Rafale fighter jets crashed on the border between the Vosges and Meurthe-et-Moselle regions in eastern France. The two aircraft belonged to…

Military Aviation News June 18, 2024

French Army’s NH90 for Special Forces has started flight testing

Airbus Helicopters has launched the flight test campaign for the prototype of the NH90 Standard 2. This standard is one of the latest NH90 configurations and is…

Civilian aviation news January 10, 2024

Transavia France takes delivery of its first A320neo

Toulouse, 10 January 2024 – French low-cost carrier Transavia France, part of the Air France-KLM Group, has taken delivery of its first A320neo, on lease…

Military Aviation News January 3, 2024

Dutchman (104) who flew for British Royal Air Force in WWII died

André Hissink died January 1 at the age of 104. He was a pilot in the 320 Dutch Squadron during World War II. That consisted…

Military Aviation News November 18, 2022

France, Germany, Spain agree on moving on with FCAS warplane development

BERLIN/PARIS, Nov 18 (Reuters) – France, Germany and Spain have reached agreement over starting the next phase of the development of a new fighter jet…

Military Aviation News September 30, 2022

France to order 42 Dassault Rafale fighters in 2023

The French Ministry of Armed Forces will order 42 Dassault Rafale fighters in 2023 to close the capacity gap created by the sale of 24…

Civilian aviation news July 28, 2022

Major Airports Europe part 2: Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport or Roissy Airport, is the largest international airport in France. Opened in 1974, it is in Roissy-en-France, 23 km (14 mi) northeast…

Military Aviation News March 2, 2022

France and Spain launch Tiger MkIII programme

Marignane, 02 March 2022 – OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation), on behalf of the French and Spanish Armament General Directorate, the DGA (Direction Générale de…

Military Aviation News December 22, 2021

France orders the H160M for its Joint Light Helicopter programme

Marignane, 22 December 2021 – The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters for the development and procurement of the…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News July 19, 2021

The French Air Force Buys Another Nine PC-21

In 2017 the Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace purchased 17 PC-21s and has successfully trained its future military pilots on the world’s most modern…

Airbus A340-213 5A-ONE Libyan Government

Spotters News July 16, 2021

Former Libyan dictator Gaddafi’s luxurious private plane heads for home

Almost every year I go on vacation to Spain, not far from the French Spanish border you find the airport of Perpignan, where for years…

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