The Northrop Grumman AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar going into 608 United States Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 40 and 50 aircraft shares 95% software commonality and 70% hardware commonality with the AN/APG-81 that flies on every Lockheed Martin F-35. That is the figure Lockheed Martin itself publishes for the SABR program, and it […]
There were no changes to the advisory level or risk indicators. The Advisory summary was updated. Advisory summary French Guiana is generally a safe destination for travelers. There is no official U.S. consular representation in French Guiana. Consular services are provided by the U.S. Embassy in Paramaribo, Suriname. Review our Travel Guidance for French Guiana […]
FL Technics Indonesia has opened a new aircraft painting facility at its Denpasar, Bali base, marking an expansion of its MRO capabilities as demand for regional maintenance services continues to grow. The new facility has already completed its first project, repainting the third Boeing 737-400F freighter for Philippine cargo carrier Skyway Airlines. Following completion, the […]
Aviation aftermarket parts distributor Seattle Aviation Solutions (SAS) has acquired a Dassault Falcon 900EX for teardown, with its components set to be released to buyers across the global aftermarket. The aircraft (S/N 045, N30HQ) has accumulated 14,981.4 total airframe hours and 11,122 landings as of October 2024. According to SAS, it was operated by a single […]
Independent aircraft component parts, repair and supply chain solutions provider, AJW Group, has appointed Louis Philippe Mallette as the chief executive of AJW Technique, the group’s MRO facility located in Montreal, Canada. Mallette will lead the strategic and operational direction of AJW Technique whilst working in close collaboration with Clyde Buntrock, chief executive of AJW […]
The Pakistan Airports Authority has confirmed that search teams have found and identified wreckage belonging to the missing K2 Airways Boeing 737 freighter. As seen above, pieces of the aircraft were found in the sea 53 NM (98 km) to the south of the Pakistani coastal town of Ormara. The town is located to the […]
Global air cargo is well known for its use of older, former passenger aircraft, but today, the industry that has been built by these icons of the past is moving toward a far more modern future. What has become abundantly clear is that the very vehicle designed to spearhead this change is still in waiting, […]
There was no change to the advisory level. The “other” risk indicator was added for landmine risk and the “unrest” indicator for Transnistria. Advisory summary was updated. Exercise Increased Caution in Moldova due to risk of unexploded ordnance (UXO). Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire travel advisory. Reconsider Travel to Transnistria due to […]
Pilots love flying Airbus aircraft because of the incredible commonality across its jets. For the Airbus A320, A330, A350, and A380, pilots use the same harmonized panel layouts, sidestick controls, near-identical ECAM logic, and standardized FMS. That means narrowbody Airbus pilots can quickly qualify to fly other jets built by the manufacturer. Pilots can use […]
Boeing appears to have updated the publicly available range figures for its forthcoming series of 777X widebody twinjets. Indeed, the figures for both the 777-8 and 777-9 models are now more than 700 NM (1 NM = 1.85 km) higher than those that had previously been listed by the planemaker. The figures for the smaller […]