RAF scrambles Typhoon jets to intercept two Russian Bear aircraft spotted near UK airspace in the North Sea RAF Typhoons intercepted a pair of anti-submarine TU-142 Bear F aircraft today The Russian craft were skirting UK airspace over the North Sea around 9am An RAF Voyager jet joined the Typhoons to provide them with air-to-air … Read more
£6.4bn Navy aircraft carriers ‘won’t be able to do their job’ because of penny-pinching, MPs say In a scathing report, ministers were accused of a ‘debilitating lack of clarity’ MPs also warned of ‘disturbing lack of information’ on F-35 Lightning II jet costs Meg Hillier said UK has ‘two world-class aircraft carriers with limited capability’ MoD … Read more
Risk of coronavirus exposure on commercial aircraft ‘virtually non-existent’ – even if they’re FULL – according to a Department of Defense study carried out on United planes It’s claimed the study is the ‘most comprehensive on cabin airflow done to date’ Tests were conducted over 38 hours of flight time and 45 hours on the … Read more
Just nine orders for commercial aircraft placed globally last month, making it worst August ever By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 27 September 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 27 September 2020 Just nine orders for commercial aircraft were placed globally last month, making it the worst August ever. The figure represented … Read more
Royal Navy’s new £3.1bn aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth finally sets sail from Portsmouth to join a dozen US and UK F-35B fighter jets in the North Sea for final battle-ready tests – after Covid outbreak among crew delayed mission 65,000-tonne warship sailed out in glorious sunshine on Monday to take part in major exercises … Read more
China’s third aircraft carrier has been pictured under construction in Shanghai’s ‘warship factory’ – a 1,000ft titan which threatens the US Navy’s supremacy in the South China Sea. The colossal vessel will be the first full-sized carrier operated by the PLA Navy which has two much smaller Soviet-era carriers in active service. Washington, which has … Read more
Royal Navy aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth could set out on its first mission with more American than British planes on board HMS Queen Elizabeth could deploy around 20 US F-35 jets under one scenario The Ministry of Defence is expected to rely on US jets to fill a gap in numbers Number of F-35s which … Read more
WWI replica British biplane crashes during mock dogfight with German aircraft at aerodrome in Northamptonshire as pilot is pulled alive from wreckage in miracle escape Accident happened as vintage planes took part in ‘mock dogfight’ The team involved was said to be part of a Great War display team Team leader Gordon Brander said pilot … Read more
Pilot dies after failing to escape burning aircraft that burst into flames after skidding off runway at Illinois airport A King Air 200 twin-prop two-engine plane caught fire at Chicago Rockford International Airport on Thursday The pilot was about to take off when his plane skidded off Runway One and a fire erupted Authorities said … Read more
A Venezuela-bound private jet loaded with weapons and cash was stopped from leaving the United States from south Florida on Saturday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed. The plane was intercepted at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport loaded with 82 firearms, including a sniper rifle, plus 63,000 rounds of ammunition, authorities said Tuesday. The jet’s pilots – … Read more