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Finmeccanica announced the Philippine Navy acquires two AgustaWestland AW159 anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare helicopter under a contract valued at USD 114 million.

The helicopters will be delivered from Yeovil, UK manufacturer's site in 2018, with the contract including training and support. In addition to the anti-surface and anti-submarine duties, the helicopter could be used for search and rescue and maritime surveillance tasks, says Finmeccanica.

The bobcat is in service with the UK Royal Navy and the Army Air Corps, with eight more in order to export customer Armada launch of the Republic of Korea. A first installment latter is pending, after a 2015 schedule.

The total amount of orders for the type to 72, Finmeccanica said, and database fleet Flightglobal Analyzer shows a combined total of 48 Wildcats have been delivered to the British Army and RN. The latter deployed the new model aboard his Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster in early 2015.

The two join AW159s Manila modest naval helicopter fleet, which consists of five AgustaWestland AW109Es. "We will hand over to the Philippine Navy a product of the prior art, unparalleled in modern and customized to meet your specific needs operational scenarios," Mauro Moretti, CEO and CEO of Finmeccanica, said. "In addition, we will offer customer support and training solutions that allow them to maximize the capabilities of their new helicopters."

Finmeccanica is the leader in high-tech industrial group in Italy and one of the leading global players in aerospace, defense and security. It operates in five sectors: aeronautics, helicopters, electronics, defense systems and space. The company is partly owned by the Italian government through the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Indonesian flag carrier,  Garuda Indonesia has begun its first flight five times a week to Heathrow Airport in London on Thursday.

The airline decided to move from its original destination from Gatwick Airport in order to increase the load factor for travel Indonesia, Britain, after the airline secured a slot at Heathrow in December last year.

"Heathrow is the sixth busiest in the world with a very high level of airport passenger traffic," the president director of Garuda Indonesia M. Arif Wibowo said. "We hope the flight to this airport would expand the connectivity of our passengers in the European market, especially in the UK, through the Skyteam network to other destinations in the world."

The airline offers nonstop flights from Heathrow to Jakarta five times a week on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday using its aircraft Boeing 777-300ER. However, its route from Jakarta to Singapore will connect Heathrow.

Each aircraft is equipped to carry a total of 314 passengers and offers eight first class seats, 38 business class seats and 268 economy seats. The flight to Heathrow is part of the larger plan of the company to reduce unprofitable long-haul flights and redirect charter flights that cater to religious pilgrims flying to Saudi Arabia.

Reducing unnecessary expenses has made the return flag carrier book a profit last year. The airline booked USD 77.97 billion in net income last year, compared with a loss of USD 368.91 million last year.

F-16 Jet Aircraft of US Air Force

A jet fighter of the US Air Force, Lockheed Martin F-16 crashed during takeoff near the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, the pilot was able to eject safely from the aircraft, the Pentagon spokesman said.

The accident occurred around 20:30 local time on Tuesday, the spokesman, Peter Cook said. The aircraft was assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Squadron of US Air Force.

He says the pilot ejected successfully and is being evaluated by medical personnel. Cook says the plane crashed during takeoff at the base outside Kabul on Tuesday.

The crash site was secured and the cause of the accident will be investigated, Cook said.

The 455 Air Expeditionary Wing (455 AEW) is a provisional unit of the US Air Force AFCENT located at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. It is one of two news in Afghanistan. Most of the staff of the wings are located in the village of Air Force known as Campo Cunningham.

The main mission of the band is to support the war against global terrorism by providing air support to US forces and coalition on the ground. Activated in 2001, it has 455 members deployed throughout the country supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Virgin America Inc. has received takeover bids JetBlue Airways Corp. and Alaska Air Group Inc as low US cost airline backed by British billionaire Sir Richard Branson explores a sale, a person familiar with the matter said.

Asian airlines have also expressed interest in buying Virgin America, although they would have to partner with a bid of US under the rules governing foreign ownership US airlines. The source asked not to be identified because the sales process was confidential. California-based JetBlue, Alaska Air and Burlingame, Virgin America declined to comment.

In the past year, Virgin America has faced sharp declines in unit sales or revenue in relation to the flight capacity as larger rivals have added seats to gain market share and take advantage of lower fuel costs that make it cheaper for operate flights. A merger with another airline Virgin America flights could give more help to compete.

Analysts said the deal would make sense particularly for New York-based JetBlue, which has room to grow on the west coast of the United States. Both carriers flying the same type of aircraft, which means that JetBlue would not have to train pilots and maintenance personnel on how to operate the aircraft Virgin America.

Buyers benefit from corporate accounts Virgin America with leading technology companies like Facebook Inc. and alphabet Inc, an analyst at Sterne Agee CRT Adam Hackel he said.

A buyer would have to assume the rental fleet of Virgin America, probably above market rates, however, and might have to walk its pilots lower than average wages, said JPMorgan analyst Jamie Baker in a note investigation last week after news of a possible sale broke.

Virgin America is 54 percent owned by funds Branson, VX Holdings, and Cyrus Capital Partners. Large shareholders may be looking to monetize your investment with a sale to another investor or a partial sale of a foreign airline / company would have a codeshare agreement attached to it.

Virgin America, based in Burlingame, California, sold shares in an initial public offering of $ 353 million within 18 months, the prices of its shares at $ 23 each.

Mega-mergers among larger US airlines in the past decade have reduced the industry to four players - American, Delta, United and Southwest, which control more than 80% market share.

The latest news from the eruption of Pavlof Volcano in Alaska, Alaska Airlines announces to cancel more flights due to massive volcanic ash cloud.


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Alaska Airlines says it has canceled more flights due to a huge cloud of volcanic ash from Alaska Pavlof volcano threw in the air. The passenger plane based in Seattle said Monday afternoon has been canceled 41 flights involving six cities in Alaska until the airline can evaluate weather reports after dawn Tuesday. Cancellations include all flights to and from Fairbanks. The airline said it canceled flights affected 3,300 passengers. Flights to Barrow, Bethel, Kotzebue, Nome and Dea also canceled. The airline will resume its 54 scheduled flights on Tuesday if conditions improve. Pavlof volcano, one of Alaska's most active, is 625 miles southwest of Anchorage, on the Alaska Peninsula. The volcano erupted Sunday afternoon and Monday morning an ash cloud had stretched northeast to more than 400 miles inland Alaska.

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The National Weather Service has issued a weather bulletin warning Alaska residents living in the region of Pavlof Volcano ash can fall into their communities if the wind direction changes as expected. The bullet was in force until Monday night early to Cold Bay, Sand Point and Nelson Lagoon. The communities are north and east of Pavlof Volcano, which erupted on Sunday and continued sending ash into the air on Monday. The weather service says that communities could see an accumulation of less than a tenth of an inch of ash. Volcanic ash is angular and sharp and can damage the skin, eyes and respiratory tract. The ash can also damage electronic devices and vehicle engines.

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Alaska Airlines says it has canceled 20 flights because of the volcanic ash put on the air by the volcano Pavlof Alaska. Spokeswoman Bobbie Egan says the canceled flights affected about 1,300 customers on their way to rural communities, including Alaska Bethel, Kotzebue, Nome, Barrow and Dea. No flights to Anchorage or Fairbanks have been canceled so far, but Egan says the company is closely following the Fairbanks route. Pavlof volcano, one of Alaska's most active, is 625 miles southwest of Anchorage, on the Alaska Peninsula.

The life expectancy of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft has been extended by six years to 2070, after the US military services adjusted to the number of flight hours to their fleets must be connected before retirement.

According to the report selected Pentagon acquisition (SAR), published on March 25, the total cost of development, construction, building, operation and maintenance of 2,457 aircraft increased 6.8% to US USD 1.5 trillion (2015 dollars) compared to a year ago. Most of this increase is attributed to the US Air Force, which has altered the course number of hours each of its conventional variant F-35As will fly in your life.

Consequently, the life of each jet has been extended by two years, culminating in an extension of the life cycle of six years from 2064 to 2070. The US Air Force added 1.3 million flight hours the anticipation of its 1,763 troops from the fleet, while the Navy has added 300,000 to its fleet.

Breaking down the number of flight hours, the F-35A records 26,000 flight hours then the F-35B records 18,000 flight hours then the carrier variant F-35C records the lowest among all, just 6,000 flight hours. These statistics taken between 2006 - 2016 from all US Military's F-35 operator.

According to a statement from the Office of the Joint F-35 program, these adjustments have pushed the estimated operation and support (O & S) costs of the F-35 by 45 billion dollars in the base year dollars 2012. "If not for these life extensions and additions hour flight, the estimate of O & S would have shown a reduction of 22 billion dollars," says the program office.

F-35 chief Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan is pushing for a reduction in both acquisition and operating costs in the long term for the F-35, and targets a 30% reduction in O & S compared to the current estimate, I'm about USD 1 trillion of 2,457 F-35. It is also pushing to reduce the cost jet model "between USD 80 and USD 85 million for the year 2019", and those numbers are declining steadily, as reported by selected acquisition 2015 (SAR).

The cost of the flight path of F-35A aircraft including engine and contractor fees decreased by 2% to USD 100.6 million (2015 dollars), while the F-35C was reduced to 4.1% 110.7 million. The short takeoff-landing vertically F-35B unit cost by 2.5% to USD 122.9 million reduced.

For the first time, the Pentagon has estimated the potential savings obtained through a purchase in large quantities or multiyear acquisition of F-35 over the types of annual contracts. If implemented, the United States Department of Defense could save USD 2.6 billion in the acquisition of aircraft and other engines 1 billion purchase Pratt & Whitney F135, the SAR states.

Bogdan says the Pentagon is considering a purchase of several years from Lot 13 - fiscal year 2019 amounts. However, international partners and foreign military sales customers are pushing for more than three years from purchase in 2018 (Lot 12), with the United States to join a year later in Block 13. "This option still be in significant cost savings, "he said in written testimony.

Lockheed and P & W have provided approximate order of magnitude called savings and the Pentagon has also run the numbers. Rand Corporation has been hired "to confirm the potential savings" and present its findings soon, according to Bogdan.

Abu Dhabi International Airports reported an increase of 8.7 percent in passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) to February compared with the same month last year.

A total of 1,863 million people traveled through AUH last month, surpassing the 1,715 million figure for the month of February 2015. "We continue to see annual growth in the number of passengers traveling through Abu Dhabi International Airport and this highlights the fact that the capital of the UAE continues to develop as a world tourist destination and center of strategic transport," he said Ahmad Al Haddabi, director of operations at the airports of Abu Dhabi.

"Traffic between India, UK, Thailand, Australia, USA and a number of others, all witnessed an increase in passenger numbers from AUH. Etihad Airways partner network has played an important role in the increase in these numbers, and are committed to ensuring the best airport services and infrastructure to accommodate this growth, "he added.

Aircraft movements in February 2016 reached 13,307 up 3.5 percent from 12,852 movements in February 2015. Bangkok, London Heathrow, Mumbai, Doha and Jeddah featured as the top five routes from Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Several destinations experienced significant growth in passenger traffic, with Australia beating their figures February 2015 by 45.2 percent last month, and the UK registering an increase of 18.8 percent over the same period.

The UK has taken a further step to fill a void maritime patrol left by the retired of Nimrod MR2 in 2010 after being approved by the United States Department of State to acquire nine Boeing P-8A Poseidons torpedo transport the Royal Air Force.

An estimated USD 3.2 billion value, the agreement is unlikely to face congressional opposition during the reporting period of 30 days as the advanced submarine carrying radar and hunter surface ship is already being exported to Australia and the India.

Agency Security Cooperation US Defense announced the approval of foreign military sales outstanding on March 25, just four months after British Prime Minister David Cameron announced the P-8A plan as part of an investment USD 270 billion in new military hardware.

The Defense Ministry chose a single source maritime patrol passed the nation's need for the Boeing 737-based P-8 on alternatives in Europe and Asia, as a C295 based solution presented by Airbus Defence & Space and Kawasaki P- 1.



Since the transfer of Nimrod and abandon its planned replacement, the BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4, the UK has retained its maritime patrol in the air and competition recognition by incorporating the crews of the RAF with the forces of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. A replacement Nimrod "has remained unfunded highest priority requirement in the UK," notes DSCA.

If the acquisition is complete, the contractors first level will be: ViaSat, GC Micro, Rockwell Collins, Spirit AeroSystems, Raytheon, Telephonics, Palo Cero, Northrop Grumman, Exelis, Terma, Symmetrics, Arnprior Aerospace, General Electric and Martin Baker.

The first delivery for Cathay Pacific of Airbus A350-900 the XWB (extra widebody) during takeoff. This picture taken by Domenjou while conducting maiden flight at Airbus facility in Toulouse, France. Cathay Pacific have placed order for 20 A350-900s and larger Airbus A350-1000 series for 26 units. The Hong Kong based airline is the second operator in Asia Pacific after Vietnam Airlines.

BAE Systems seems determined to deliver his first pair of 165 Hawk trainers to the Royal Saudi Air Force, the aircraft has now received service marks.

The second example of the nation was also transferred in Saudi Arabia marks on the same day, with the similar to that used by BAE-assembled nation Eurofighter Typhoon of the livery.

Production and final assembly work under an order of 22 initial units are in "an advanced stage" in Warton, BAE said last month. Deliveries are expected to start soon.



Riad late last year signed a new order to double the number of Hawk 165S in order. These will modernize the training capabilities of the air force, including the use of 45 examples in the legacy standards Mc 65 / 65A.

Saudi Arabia is the first export customer of BAE Hawk date, which is already in operational service with the Royal Air Force UK as T2. Oman has ordered eight examples, in a configuration of 166 Mc.

Gulfstream G650 Extended Range

Gulfstream G650 Extended Range. The private jet has delivered the first aircraft business of the G650 series in the Chinese market, after delivering an ER-very long range variant registered local company Minsheng Financial Leasing (MSFL).

In describing the move as "significant", president of Gulfstream Mark Burns said: "It shows the continued need for air travel business long range in China, the MSFL role has played in expanding the presence of Gulfstream in the region, and the continued good performance of G650ER ".

With a delay of two years for the ER model 7,500nm (13,400 km) -range, and G650 7,000nm-range, twin-engine family is one of the few types against the trend at the upper end of the business jet sector, where the fall in international demand has caused a decline in new orders for most models.
Gulfstream has delivered more than 160 G650ERs since it entered service in December 2012.

MSFL took delivery of its first Gulfstream guy, a G450, in June 2010. At present has a fleet of 64 aircraft to support its leasing operation in the region. It is expected that Chinese certification G650 series "soon" says Gulfstream, which enables the delivery of B-registered aircraft to begin.

World's largest supertanker aircraft in the world, Boeing 747-400 supertanker is almost ready to start commercial operations. Jim Wheeler, president and CEO of Global Services supertanker, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, hopes the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States to approve a supplemental type certificate modified in early May.

AC Capital Partners investment group completed the purchase of 747-400, which was participated by several years in August, with the aircraft that has undergone a major maintenance check the following month.

"We had 28 airworthiness directives that had to do, and all that work was done to put the plane back to its original state," said Wheeler Flightglobal to the Convention on International Trade in anti-air fire in Sacramento, California 23 of March. "Then we started to paint and installing tanks within January / February."

The heavy cargo freighter, registration N492EV, was received by Japan Airlines in 1991 and sold to Evergreen International. Currently he is flying under an experimental certificate and is on static display at the convention. Once commercial operations begin, Wheeler hopes to get several contracts call service with various entities worldwide. It is expected that sufficient demand between fighting the fire in the northern and southern hemispheres, more slippery oil dispersion and commercial transport liquid, to justify a fleet of "at least three planes, and maybe more."

"It is based here in the US and is likely to be on call here more than anywhere else, but we've been in Australia, Germany, Croatia, France and the European Union in Brussels to discuss this and the reception has been excellent "says Wheeler. "Being a global and have a broader business plan only fighting forest fires makes this a very viable product and service offering to everyone."

Global supertanker is seeking contracts more fixed guard, offers exclusive use, so that their aircraft can be available when and where they are needed. The cistern fills a gap worldwide, long-term ability to fight super heavy aerial fire left by the withdrawal of the Evergreen Supertanker 747-100 due to financial problems. That carried out with tank guard before firefighting contracts with the United States Forest Service, and one of its recent deployments went to Israel for the deadly Mt Carmel forest fire.

Global supertanker now owns the technical data and tank system that is installed but not ready for service on board. "We were delayed about three weeks longer than planned in the paint shop, so as soon as you leave here [Sacramento], it will come back and finish the installation of the tank, which should take seven to 10 days," Wheeler explains.

The eight main tanks can lead to 74,200l (19,600gal) of water, oil or dispersant retardant. Powered by four General Electric CF6-80-B1F engines, the 747-400 can carry the load over 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 kilometers) at speeds close to 520kt (960 kmh). Wheeler says that despite its size and capacity, the supertanker is safer than many tankers direct attack for people on the ground, because of its load is distributed over a wider area - more like heavy rains that a download of water.

UTair Boeing 737-800 Safely Landed

UTair Boeing 737-800 Safely Landed. A Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft landed safely Sunday night at Vnukovo airport in Moscow after being detected technical problems. The aircraft operated by UTair landed at 23:30 local time. No injuries were reported and all passengers will be transferred to the airport terminal.

The flight UT247, towards the Urals city of Surgut Russia, decided to return to the airport shortly after takeoff due to technical problems. During the flight, the alarm was activated due to engine vibration, the RIA Novosti news agency quoted a source in the Russian emergency services as saying.

The aircraft circled around to the southwest of Moscow for about two hours to burn fuel and prepare for emergency landing.

The incident occurred a day after FlyDubai Flight 981 with the same number of aircraft Boeing 737-800 early Saturday crashed at the airport of Rostov-on-Don, in southwest Russia, killing all 62 aboard.

Airbus A350 and A320 Size Comparison

Airbus A350 and A320 Size Comparison. Here are the real comparison on the real world between Airbus A350 and Airbus A320 Series aircraft. In terms of seating capacity, typically Airbus A350 able to carry 325 passengers, while smaller Airbus A320 150 passengers. Based on dimensions, overall length of A350 is 67 meters and A320 is 37 meters. Overall height, A350 is 17 meters and Airbus A320 is 11 meters. The differences are obvious, sometimes we can't notice on paper, on the real world the size differences are clearer.

Image legend : the bigger one is the original livery of Airbus A350-900 series while Airbus A320 belong to IcelandAir Cargo, the flag carrier of Iceland.

FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 Crash, Aircraft Crash Site

FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 Crash. The carrier has confirmed the crash of Flight FZ981, while Russian researchers say that according to preliminary information, in the 62 aboard the aircraft killed.

In a statement, Flydubai says the Boeing 737-800 was on the Dubai-Rostov route when he "crashed during landing." The incident occurred in Rostov at about 0:50 GMT.

The Research Committee of the Russian Federation, said meanwhile the plane "fell to the ground and broke into pieces" on landing. It adds that it has opened a criminal investigation into the accident. There were 55 passengers and seven crew on board the aircraft.

The low-average cost East adds that it is putting "emergency response in place" and that it will work closely with all authorities involved. In a statement, Boeing said it is willing to provide technical assistance at the request of government research agencies.

As the flight FZ981 down at the airport, 950 km south of Russia, it came down to 800 ft shy of the runway. Ministry of Emergency Situations of the country reports that the aircraft had to abandon an initial attempt to land, and went down to try again.

Some 500 rescue workers and 60 emergency vehicles rushed to the scene to fight the blaze and search for survivors.



FlyDubai is a low cost airline based in the UAE has one of the youngest fleets in the world of aircraft. The airline operates a hub of Dubai International Airport and recently announced plans to move a lot of its operations to the new international airport Al Maktoum in Dubai Jebel Ali.

Twin Northrop YF-23 Grey and Black 

Twin Northrop YF-23 Grey and Black. The twin YF-23 nick named black widow of Northrop Company captured while in flight. There are two livery, grey and black. The 'Y' stands for concept jet aircraft since these were developed and competed with F-22 Raptor of Lockheed Martin in terms to built fifth generation jet fighter. At the end this model defeated and the official fifth generation jet of USA went to the Raptor. However, some people said that the YF-23 should won the competition, and the winning of Lockheed was more to political issue.

Boeing 777-200LR

Boeing is beginning the deployment of an inner-largest capacity of its Boeing 777 aircraft in the third quarter. The airframer had previously revealed he was looking at options to increase capacity in the bioreactor to extend its appeal before the 777X development.

Marketing vice president Randy Tinseth told an investor conference in London on March 16 that the company was "creating a series of improvements" that would roll in the third quarter.

These would give customers the ability to add up to 14 more seats - an option reconfiguration, which Boeing had indicated it was studying. Tinseth says that improvements will increase fuel consumption rate 2% per trip.

F-18 Hornet of Swiss Air Force

Stunning view of McDonnell Douglas F-18 C/D Hornet of Swiss Air Force just after takeoff. Picture shown the jet fighter is on retracting landing gear up then currently on climbing phase. The F-18 is one of the most successful multi-role jet fighter and widely used in many countries.

Police are investigating the British Airways pilot's claim that his aircraft was hit by an unmanned aircraft when approached Heathrow airport.

The Metropolitan Police said contact Sunday afternoon was set by the pilot who safely landed the aircraft at Terminal 5. No one has been arrested, officials said.

The flight, BA 727, came to London from Geneva, carrying 132 passengers and five crew. British Airways said the Airbus A320 was examined by engineers and cleared to take off your next flight after the incident.

Steve Landells, specialist flight safety at the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) said: "Frankly, it was only a matter of time before we had a drone strike given the enormous number being flown around by fans who do not understand risks and standards. "There seems to be a serious damage was done this time, but what is clear is that while most drones are flown safely, sensibly and within the limits of the law is, it takes much more user education drone and compliance to ensure our skies remain safe from this threat. "

Earlier this month, the union of airline pilots called for an investigation into the possible effects of a drone strike on a aircraft after a report Airprox Council UK found that there were 23 about to collide drone and aircrafts in the six months between April and October last year.

Including one on September 22, when a Boeing 777 series that had just taken off reported that a manned aircraft not narrowly passed to the right of the aircraft. The researchers concluded that the unmanned aircraft was at the same height and a radius of 25 meters from the aircraft. A report was made to the police, but the operator drone was not tracked.

Days later, a drone was moved a few meters from Airbus A319 landing at Heathrow. The pilot told the Airprox Board UK, the drone may have been just 20 feet above and 25 yards on the left when he passed through the aircraft.

The jet was flying at an altitude of 500 feet and was on final approach, when it was discovered the drone. After that incident, Landells had discussed the possibility of engine failure in case of a drone surprising flatten. "You end up with very high bit rate of metals go anywhere you want. This could be through the fuel tanks through hydraulic lines and even in the cabin," he said.

"Losing the engine will not cause a aircraft to crash because they are designed to fly with one engine down. However, an engine failure will not be different each time. That could be very serious."

"The first thing we do is get a unmanned aircraft or at least the critical parts of a drone flying to a windshield of a aircraft. The indications so far with computer models are that you will end up with penetration a windshield. "One possibility is that the battery breaks the windshield and the inner layer of breaking the windshield and is finished with a lot of glass in the cabin, probably moving at very high speed. "As a driver, I do not want to be sitting there when what is happening."

Airbus A380-800 Series

Airbus A380-800 Series. The aircraft maker expects India will need more than 1,600 new passenger and cargo aircraft by 2034 to keep pace with demand growth. In a report released at the fair in Hyderabad Air India Aviation study, the European airframer estimates that the total value of sales will come in around USD 224 billion. 1,600 aircraft comprise 1,230 aircraft and 380 single-aisle widebody aircraft as cargo.

The aircraft sales forecast is based on a projection that traffic growth in India will reach 8.4% annually over the next 20 years - above the world average of 4.6%. Indian domestic traffic will grow at a faster pace of 9.3%.

India will become "a leader in the emerging market of aviation" and "the third largest aviation market by 2034," predicts Airbus. "Aviation in India has a bright future," says executive vice president of marketing and strategy Kiran Rao. "As the industrial strength of India grows, along with it comes the economic development, wealth generation and an increase in the number of normal people and for the first time."

Joost Van der Heijden, vice president of marketing for Asia, expects an average of Airbus aircraft to be delivered a week in India over the next 10 years. In addition, Airbus predicts that by 2035 the number of cities in India, with over a million monthly passengers will more than triple.

A reconnaissance aircraft of the Air Force of the United States was intercepted by a plane SU-27 Russian in an "unsafe and unprofessional manner" while flying a route routine in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, he said on Saturday Pentagon.

"The US aircraft was operating in international airspace and at no time crossed into Russian territory," said Laura Seal, a Pentagon spokesman.

The incident comes shortly after Russian planes repeatedly sounded the USS Donald Cook, last week, including an incident on Tuesday that a Russian Su-24 flew 9m above the ship in a "profile simulated attack" according to the European Command of the US Army.

Russia has rejected the action was reckless or provocative. "This intersection unsafe and unprofessional air has the potential to cause serious damage and injury to all crews involved," said the seal Thursday's incident.

"More importantly, unsafe and unprofessional actions of a single pilot have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions between countries."

First Airbus A320

First Airbus A320. The first aircraft Airbus A320 landed at the airport of Kish on Wednesday, a local official said.

Kish Air CEO Mohammad Ali Sadat Akhavi IRNA on Wednesday that the aircraft is the first of its kind to land on the island in the Persian Gulf since the removal of sanctions against Iran.

According to the official, the aircraft with the capacity to carry 180 passengers arrived on the island of Jordan this morning. A similar aircraft is to arrive at Kish airport in a few days, he added.

Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II of United States Air Force

Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II of United States Air Force captured on inverted flight maneuver. Whole weapons beneath seen, what an unique jet fighter aircraft.

Air France is set to resume flights from Paris to Tehran on Sunday after a row in which the cabin crew of the airline and female pilots opposed the standards of Iran who have to cover their heads whenever they are not board on aircraft.

Lifting sanctions, the French national carrier market is returning to Iran after eight years. The company said the female staff are allowed to refuse to work in Tehran route without suffering the penalty, but flying in Iran will have to follow the local Islamic law and wear a veil.

Iran Frequent travelers say about other companies that sudden placement of headscarves is a common sight as aircraft come in for a landing.

"Suddenly, all Iranian women seem different," said one European male visitor. "It's an amazing scene."

Many Iranian women are creative in challenging the obligation headscarf, in force since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and cover as little as possible, but most foreigners passing completely hide their hair and body curves in the fear of punishment.

"The first time I flew to Tehran's Islamic looked all aboard Iranian Muslim women," said Catholic spouse of a Western diplomat in Tehran. "I had no makeup and wearing a large and largest shirt and pants handkerchief... And could not believe the contrast with Iranian women of fashion".

Although alcohol is banned in Iran, Air France plans to operate a full catering service, including alcohol, on board its flights three times a week. On the ground, the Islamic Republic is not strict about the application of the law against the use of alcohol, as long as you drink in private homes.

European airlines left Iran because of US tensions with the West over its nuclear activities, have gradually been coming since the centrist government of Hassan Rouhani came to power in 2013 and sought a policy of detente.

Austrian Airlines was the first to re-launch its services to Tehran in 2014 and British Airways will begin offering six flights per week to Tehran on July 14, Lufthansa and Alitalia never left Iran.

After the nuclear agreement Iran over milestone reached last year with six major powers - the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany - sanctions began to lift, and the Islamic regime made renewal of aircraft aging country one of its main priorities. It takes about 500 new aircraft, Iran's fleet has an average age of 25 years old and includes some aircraft that predate the 1979 revolution air disasters have cost about 1,200 Iranian lives since.

The first important agreement after the nuclear agreement was signed earlier this year with Airbus aircraft agreeing to sell 118 of Iran Air. No aircraft have been delivered and the Government of Mr. Rouhani is struggling to secure financing of $ 25 billion in aircraft.

Meanwhile, Boeing is the first US company since the revolution to publicly hold talks with Iranian officials in Tehran. Executives of American aircraft manufacturer visited Tehran last week, but some details have been released been released.

Iranian security of flights and increase in the number of foreign flights are crucial for Iran's ambitions to attract up to $ 50 billion a year investment.

Iran is hoping to boost tourism to its historic sites at a time when their relative safety in a volatile region has made some Middle East destinations - inaccessible for the foreseeable future - particularly Syria.

The new flights come at a time when Tehran is receiving many delegations from Western and Asian businesses looking to make Iran the newly opened market.

Passengers on an inaugural flight of Air France on Sunday consists of a number of dignitaries, including the chief executive of the airline Frédéric Gagey, French Secretary of State for transport, marine affairs and fisheries, Alain Vidalies, former minister French Huber Vedrin Foreign Affairs, according to a Western diplomat in Tehran.

The resumption of European flights will also make life easier for the expatriate community in the country, who have had to travel to Turkey, the UAE and Qatar for connections life. Iranian airlines are also benefiting from the lifting of sanctions, as they can now buy fuel in the west and not have to stop in Central Asia, Ukraine and Turkey to refill their tanks. "It was a delight to fly to Iran direct air from Heathrow to Tehran," Laila, a business woman said. "But he feared the plane of age and I can not wait for the new Airbus and Boeing aircraft to arrive."

The Arava, Military Transport Aircraft

A military aircraft with 22 people on board has crashed in the Amazon region of Ecuador. The aircraft lately known as Ecuadoran Army and at that time on a mission.

"There are no survivors. Our embrace of solidarity to the families and the armed forces. It is a tragedy," said President Rafael Correa on Twitter.

Nineteen people on board were traveling to Ecuadorian soldiers parachuting exercise. There were two pilots and a mechanic on board.

The aircraft was Arava manufactured by Israeli Aircraft Industries crashed at 14:30 local time (19:30 GMT) in the eastern province of Pastaza. The aircraft is a military transport type that produced between 1972-1988. Few of them are still using by Ecuadoran Armed Force.

The cause of the accident is unknown and is still under investigation. The aircraft crashed in the eastern province of Pastaza, near the border with Peru.

Defense Minister Ricardo Patino said he was on his way to the scene. The army said the aircraft was carrying soldiers to a master class in parachute when it crashed.

Bombardier CS100 and CS300 Series

Delta Airlines is reportedly on the cusp of ordering up to 125 Bombardier CSeries commercial aircraft. The negotiations says that an agreement on firm orders for 75 aircraft and options on another 50 are expected to be completed by the end of April 2016, when the Atlanta-based airline has a board meeting.

Earlier on Thursday during a quarterly conference call with analysts earnings, Delta executives said they had no definite plans to announce yet about the renewal of the fleet of the company.

Delta incoming boss, Ed Bastian said the airline plans to provide more information on its fleet renewal plans an investor day on next May 16 then Bombardier refused to comment on the report.

This purchasement is the part of Delta plans, seeking new aircraft to replace its aging fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft.

If confirmed, the order would be a major boost for the aircraft manufacturer based in Montreal struggling. It has booked orders and commitments for 678 aircraft of the C series, including 250 firm orders.

Southwest Airlines, Boeing 737-800

Southwest Airlines, the largest in Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall airline, said Monday it would add extra flights during the summer to eight cities around the country - and plans to add more flights in the future.

The Dallas-based airline is adding an additional flight every day to Hartford, Conn., And Orlando and Tampa, Florida. Southwest also will add an additional daily flight to Denver, Manchester, NH, and Oakland, Calif., From Sunday to Sunday. And Nashville, Tenn., And Seattle will get an additional daily flight on Saturdays from ICM.

Flights from June 5 to August 6; Tickets went on sale Monday. "It's about improving our range of service and added convenience for our customers in the area of ​​Baltimore-Washington, as we seek to grow throughout the region," said Andrew Watterson, vice president of the Southwest for network and revenue in a release. "Overall, Southwest offers a more BWI, Reagan National, and Dulles airports than any other airline. Watterson said the airline is "just the beginning."

Ricky Smith, the CEO of ICM, said in a statement that the new flights would expand consumer choices. "Southwest continues providing customer service and low prices for our customers service," he said.

The announcement is likely to sustain the recent growth in BWI. Airport set a record for traffic with 23.8 million passengers in 2015, an increase of 6.8 percent over 2014.

That blow was driven largely by an increase in international passenger traffic, which grew by 31.9 percent in 2015. The total international passengers in 2015 rose to 1.14 million, the first time the figure was higher than 1 million passengers.

Southwest launched the international service of the ICM in July 2014, starting with flights to Aruba; Montego Bay, Jamaica; Nassau, Bahamas; Cancun, Mexico; and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. In 2015, Southwest began service from BWI to San Jose and Liberia in Costa Rica and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said last year that the ICM would be a center for international expansion of the airline. The airline also continued to expand its domestic service. Last month, Southwest announced it would add daily service between BWI and Sacramento, Calif., From August. Two new daily flights to Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., Will begin April 12.

Southwest is the largest airline at BWI, with 16.8 million passengers in 2015 - more than 70 percent of all flights at the airport. Southwest had 14.9 million passengers at BWI during 2014, and the airport is the third center company in the country after Chicago Midway International Airport and Las Vegas McCarran International Airport.

Vortex on Boeing C-17

Vortex on Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. Very rare phenomena, the vortex on Boeing C-17 Globemaster III as the aircraft flying on low level altitude. The military transporter beautifully made difficult low approach to the Nelson drop zone as a part of air drop exercise. The giant airlifter operated by 517th Airlift Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska. This photo credit goes to Sgt. Keith Brown.

Speaking of vortex, the main caused of this phenomena are wingtip vortices and jet-wash effect. When the wingtip, the very end of wings, passed through clouds it able affect disrupted air around dramatically. This happen can be very quick or in long duration, depends on clouds circumstances. In the other hand, jet-wash effect came from engine thrust effect, oftentimes this happens more violent quickly.

Airbus A320neo of Lufthansa Airlines

Airbus A320neo (new engine option) launch customer, Lufthansa has operated the re-engines commercial aircraft flew out of Germany for the first time.

On April 12 2016, the Star Alliance's airline member deploys its second A320neo (registration D-AINB) for a regional flight service from Frankfurt to London Heathrow.

Lufthansa says the flight was an isolated  flight, aimed to familiarizing the pilot with the new aircraft characters. The airline will continue to use its A320neos for German domestic flights. Since the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofans' extended warm-up times.

The airline states that they are considering similar flights to other European cities with one type fleet. The third A320neo is to be delivered during the summer this year. Lufthansa is scheduled to receive a total of five A320neos this year.

According to our database per April 2016, Lufthansa ordered 20 A320neos and 5 A321neo. Whole aircraft will be installed with Pratt & Whitney engine options.

Singapore Airlines A350-900 In Flight Entertainment System in Economy Class

Singapore Airlines has introduced a mobile application that gives customers more control over their inflight entertainment (IFE) experience - even before boarding the plane. The companion app, which was developed for Singapore Airlines by MTT conjunction with Panasonic Avionics, allows customers to see the video IFE and audio content will be available on your flight, create shortlists favorites, and control the IFE tilt backup system - all using their personal electronic devices.

The application is now available on iOS and Android tablets, with availability in iOS and Android mobile phones expected in Q2 2016. To use the application, customers can install the application on your device SingaporeAir tablet before departure of the aircraft. Once on board, which can then link your device to the IFE system using the Wi-Fi network on board the aircraft. KrisWorld connection, the airline IFE system, then allow movies, TV shows or music to be released on the monitor seat, directly from your favorites list or a list of media.

Linking the application for the IFE system also allows the personal device to be used as a remote control to pause, play or skip through media content.

SIA will be the first airline in the world to enable this in an entertainment system aboard Panasonic. Passengers can perform various tasks such as navigation through the content KrisWorld on your device while watching a movie on the monitor seat. Passengers can even access real-time information on the progress of the flight and the flight path without interrupting your movie viewing.


Current features companion application will be available initially in the new fleet of Airbus A350-900 airline with plans to gradually deploy the Boeing 777-300ER and other aircraft in the future. "With the proliferation of personal mobile devices and the arrival of our new fleet of Airbus A350, this latest innovation will help improve inflight entertainment experience for our customers," said Singapore Airlines Senior Vice President of Products and Services, Mr Tan Pee Teck. "It provides more information and greater control both on land and in flight, and are excited to be the first airline in the world to offer an application for our customers."

Singapore Airlines KrisWorld IFE system offers up to 295 movies, more than 470 television shows and over 450 albums on CD every month.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31 of Russian Air Force

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31 of Russian Air Force while touching down on runway with parachute brake system. This photo credit goes to Andrei Zinchuk.

Jet Airways to Join Skyteam

Jet Airways to Join Skyteam. India is the next target of the Skyteam airline alliance agreement with the CEO of Skyteam Airline Alliance Management, Perry Cantarutti. Speaking at the travel fair in Berlin, ITB, Mr Cantarutti said he believed the 20 airlines in Sk equipment are "a very strong network that really covers all key business flows around the world," although he added that Skyteam " it is not out of recruitment. "

Mr Cantarutti said: "In my opinion, no alliance happens unless there are good bilateral trade relations that demonstrate the value of being a partner, [so] we are very pleased to see the bilateral cooperation between Jet Airways and Delta, Air France and KLM ".

"Jet also works with five other members of Skyteam, a new Korea, for example." "The first days of the alliance were about recruiting and building geographical area, and has made great extent. But you can not deny that India is a gap in our network. We would love to talk to Jet about become a member of Skyteam. And they know it. "

The Dassault Falcon 8X has made its first appearance on the show ABACE (Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition).

The business jet shown in the picture, register kept by F-WWQC, is the third Falcon 8X produced. It has installed a complete cabin and is in Shanghai as part of a world tour before its entry into service in late 2016 or early 2017.

So far, the Falcon 8X has a single buyer in China. general manager of China Dassault Falcon Jean Michel Jacob, however, says that Chinese customers prefer to see a aircraft before making a decision, therefore, the company made a great effort to bring the aircraft to the fair despite types ongoing test campaign. So visual judgement and impression is very important for them.

"It was difficult to get the test aircraft, but we have very high expectations for the 8X in China," he says.

Jacob believes the 8X, Dassault Falcon says you can connect city pairs such as Shanghai-Chicago, is very suitable for the China market, which prefers long-range, large-cabin private jets. Dassault says that technicians in its customer center in Beijing held a one-week course specific maintenance for the Falcon 8X. The support center also starts storing spare parts for Dassault's aviation products.

The Bugatti Model 100

The Bugatti Model 100 aircraft while in flight over France air space. Probably this is the rarest aircraft in the world, there is only one unit built by Bugatti back in 1939. At that time, this built intended to compete in Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup Race as an air racer, apparently Bugatti was not able to finish on time. So the model 100 moved to storage then German invasion happened.

Bugatti 100 has unique design on vertical tail design it has 120 degree angle, just like a modern jet fighter. Anybody remember the F-23, yes it has similar design though. Also Bugatti introduces retractable landing gear systems, promises good aerodynamic performance as well as aesthetic design. The aircraft manufactured mostly of wood, several area hand-built with composite layers of balsa and wood. Bugatti 100 installed by twin 4.9 liter engine that boost more than 900 horsepower of propeller engine.

Airbus Group lost an order for two super jumbo jet Airbus A380s from Indian Ocean carrier Air Austral, which were intended to accommodate aircraft with seating arrangement largest capacity in the history of civil aviation.

The aircraft, whose planned to have 840 seats configuration had taken to be widely marked by the media as "flying sardine cans" were removed from the order book of Airbus in a monthly update published on Monday, confirming a cancellation that seemed Air Austral likely after repeatedly delayed delivery.

Based on the island of Reunion, Air Austral ordered two A380s in 2009, saying they had used for low-cost single class in the "route heavy traffic" in Paris. He did not reveal an exact seating plan - or specify how many need kitchens and bathrooms aircraft for its passengers.

While the A380 was certified for up to 853 people based on tests of evacuation, most airlines operating model with 450 to 550 seats in three or four classes, while Emirates, the largest operator of A380 introduce a version of 615 seats in two classes.

Even with the density that had been planned by Air Austral, the A380 still have wider seats and wider aisles in economy class Boeing 787 and 777X planned, Airbus said in statement.Airbus website also showed that new orders for two A380 superjumbo, although the identity of the operator was not revealed.

Emirates Airlines, which has ordered a total of 140 A380s, or about 40 percent of the Airbus A380 total population, has stepped in to take aircraft when other buyers have encountered problems in the past, supported the Gulf exchange of slots provided with Amedeo after the leasing company struggled to find for aircraft operators.

At the end of the first quarter, general order of Airbus, 2016 stood at just 10 aircraft, or less than one-tenth of the 122 aircraft sold by rival Boeing until April 5th on a net basis.

European company won contracts for 14 aircraft in March, but suffered 15 cancellations. Just as Air Austral A380, CSA Czech carrier dropped order for seven A320s narrow bodies and Taiwan's TransAsia Airways decided not to take six A320neos with new engines, according to its website.

Airbus delivered 125 aircraft in the first three months, nearly 70 percent of the 176 delivered by Boeing. The US aircraft manufacturer company was no. 1 for the third consecutive year in 2015, delivering 723 aircraft against 629 in Airbus.

Singapore Airlines With Airbus A350-900 XWB

Singapore Airlines with Airbus A350-900 XWB the extra widebody aircraft. The picture taken at Airbus facility in Toulouse, France during flight testing. Singapore Airlines is the third operator in the world, after launch customer Qatar Airways and Vietnam Airlines. The carrier has placed order for more than 65 A350-900s. Airbus claims the A350 has outstanding performance on fuel efficiency and flight experience.

Pratt & Whitney said on Thursday that its new turbofan aircraft engine gear registered high reliability in its initial customer, Deutsche Lufthansa AG.

"We are 99 percent reliable release for Lufthansa," Bob Leduc, president of Pratt & Whitney, said at an investor conference held by the parent of United Technologies.

"A motor is not robust, a motor that is not shown nondurable 99 percent dispatch outside the box."

Lufthansa took delivery of the first Airbus A320neo aircraft equipped with Pratt & Whitney engines in January after launch customer Qatar Airways raised concerns about engine performance in hot climates. On Wednesday, Qatar Airways said the engines have not been tested properly and was seeking guarantees of compliance with Airbus and Pratt.

Airbus A320neo

The A320neo Family is reaching new heights, with increased fuel saving per seat improved further to 20% in 2020. whole family in saving fuel consumption by 20% is achieved through the latest innovations Airbus cabin reinforced by improving engine efficiency.

"The A320neo Family gets better, since we are continuously innovating in both the productivity of the cab and engine efficiency to stay ahead of the game," said John Leahy, Airbus Head of the clients. "The NEO will deliver a 15% fuel burn savings from day one in 2015 and will go up to 20% in 2020, which guarantees the A320 maintains its position as the family of single-aisle aircraft leading next generation. "

Without compromising better passenger comfort class, Airbus is offering the option of higher counts airlines activated security through the latest innovations in the cabin. These include the new generation of slim line seats, arrangements and rear kitchen sinks space-Flex Airbus and Airbus Smart-Lav which together optimize the efficient use of floor space of the cabin. The authorities certify the A320 family, with increased seating limit the end of 2014.

The A320neo (new engine option) cabin incorporates innovations, new generation engines and Sharklets (large wingtip devices) which together deliver 20 percent in fuel per seat for 2020.

At the moment, firm orders for the aircraft NEO 3257 reached 60 customers, representing a market share of 60 percent in its category.

SpaceX on April 8 successfully recovered the first stage of a rocket Falcon 9 on the landing of an unmanned spacecraft floating in the Atlantic Ocean.

Along with the successful recovery of a platform propulsion Dragon 9 land on 21 December SpaceX has now demonstrated the basic feasibility of the recovery of the first stage of any rocket launch, if the payload is destined to be lofted the low earth orbit, geostationary orbit or proceed to the moon or another planet, like Mars.

"I think it's a good milestone for the future of space flight and another step toward the stars," says the founder of SpaceX, Elon Musk, addressing a press conference at the launch complex NASA in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Musk mood was celebratory, but measured. He referred to the challenges and possible failures that are yet to come before the recovery of the orbital space launch vehicles becomes a case of routine. Although the first ocean recovery marked a historic achievement, the payload of the rocket - a dispensable habitat designed by Bigelow Aerospace - goes on a date with the International Space Station (ISS) on April 10.

But the goal of the ISS means that the recovered Falcon 9 booster was launched on a path of low Earth orbit. It was not until the second as the recovery of the story, but I needed to overcome much less speed and heat required for a path to a geostationary orbit. Although intended to be a simpler system test recovery of four engines, SpaceX engineers are still considered the odds of failure in about one out of three, says Musk.

The next two pitches in the Falcon 9 manifest involve payloads addressed to the geostationary orbit, says Musk.



The next challenge will come when SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket presents. The reinforcement 27 with central motor intends to launch the heaviest loads to geostationary orbit, or provide enough thrust to escape Earth's gravity for a trip to the moon or Mars. Musk says he plans to unveil detailed plans to establish a colony on Mars in September in Mexico at the International Astronautical Conference.

"We still take a few years for [recovery] soft and make it efficient. But I think it has shown that it can work," says Musk. "It will probably be some failures in the future. But we're going to get it ironed out to the point where it is usual".

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) is a leading aerospace manufacturer services and transportation US space based in Hawthorne, California, USA. It was founded in 2002 by former PayPal entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, with the goal of creating technologies to reduce transportation costs and allow space colonization of Mars. Has developed launch vehicle Falcon 1 and Falcon 9, both of which were designed from conception to become possibly reusable, and Dragon spacecraft is flying in orbit by the vehicle Falcon 9 launch to supply the Space Station International (ISS) with the load. A manned Dragon version is in development.

Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA

Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA of Russian Air Force. Here we are going to talk about technical sheet over the Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA in flight with nice grey livery of Russian Air Force. This jet aircraft is intended to replace successful MiG-29 and legendary Sukhoi Su-27. Also the T-50 is designed to be the fifth generation jet aircraft, and has direct competition with Lockheed Martin F-22 of United States.

Speaking of technical specifications, the T-50 designed only for single-seater and has maximum cruise speed at Mach 2.3 and flight range up to 1,500 km but has longer flight range up to 3,500 km while flying on subsonic state. Thanks to Saturn 117 which provided massive and reliable thrust anytime the T-50 needed. The PAK FA jet has service ceiling at 20,000 meters or at 65,000 feet, ensuring good performance while on spying and stealth mission.