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Military Aviation News March 24, 2010

U.S. Naval Test Pilot School UH-72A Lakotas have arrived

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Capt. Thomas Huff, Commander, Naval Test Wing Atlantic (center left) and Lt. Col. Roger Cordell, Commander, U.S….

Military Aviation News March 22, 2010

BAE Systems Test Pilot Makes First Vertical Landing in the F-35 Lightning II Aircraft

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland – BAE Systems’ test pilot Graham “GT” Tomlinson has taken to the skies and successfully completed the first ever vertical landing of…

Military Aviation News March 9, 2010

National leaders set to discuss Euro-NATO pilot training

3/9/2010Â -Â SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS)Â –Â Officials from the 80th Flying Training Wing’s Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program here will host the ENJJPT Steering Committee…

Civilian aviation news, EXTRA NEWS February 15, 2010

Swedish pilot prevents drama

A Swedish pilot of a small airplane faced a dramatic turn of a simple parachuting flight in Portugal on Sunday. Mikael Anderson took off with…

Military Aviation News February 9, 2010

First RAF F35 Pilot

RAF PILOT IS FIRST TO FLY JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER A Royal Air Force officer has become the first UK military pilot to take to the…

Military Aviation News January 27, 2010

First U.K. Service Pilot Flies The Lockheed Martin F-35

PATUXENT RIVER, Md., January 27th, 2010 — A Royal Air Force officer on Tuesday became the first active-duty service pilot from the United Kingdom to…

Civilian aviation news December 21, 2009

Rockwell Collins avionics and pilot controls selected for Russiaâ€™s newest family of aircraft

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (December 21, 2009)Â -Â Rockwell Collins has been selected to provide avionics and pilot controls for the new MC-21 family of single-aisle aircraft being…

Civilian aviation news December 19, 2009

Pilot error blamed for Emirates near disaster at Melbourne Airport

A NEAR disaster involving an Emirates jet at Melbourne Airport was the result of human error by two apparently alert pilots, air safety investigators believe….

Military Aviation News December 14, 2009

First Navy test pilot flies P-8A Poseidon

NAVAIR PATUXENT RIVER, MD – When a new Navy aircraft takes to the skies it is always a proud moment for any aircraft program. For…

EXTRA NEWS November 22, 2009

RAF pilot has ‘best job in the world’

A Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant has become the first pilot in the world to reach 1,000 flying hours on the Eurofighter Typhoon. Â Antony…

Military Aviation News November 16, 2009

Royal Air Force Receives Tenth King Air B200 for Military Multi-Engine Pilot Training Program

DUBAI, U.A.E. (Nov. 16, 2009) â€“ Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced the delivery of the tenth Beechcraft King Air B200-series aircraft to Serco Defence,…

Civilian aviation news October 30, 2009

Worried Iran pilot asks passengers to pray

TEHRAN – A worried Iranian airline pilot asked passengers to start praying after his plane was hit by a technical glitch early on Thursday, highlighting…

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