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The BelugaXL completes its first flight

July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 Iani NikolovBeluga XL, cargo, New0 comment

The brand new cargo aircraft successfully completed the test in the French skies. The big day arrived for the new Airbus cargo plane, the BelugaXL. Today it had its first flight in the city of Toulouse, France. The aircraft made its test flight for about 4 hours and 11 minutes, landing at 14:41 local time. These test flights will continue to be developed during a period of 10 months until completing 600 hours. Airbus plans for the Trent 700 Rolls-Royce engine aircraft to go into service in 2019, and to build…

Boeing

According to Boeing, 42.730 aircraft will be needed in the next 20 years

July 18, 2018 Iani NikolovFuture, Market0 comment

The growing global aviation market will cause many airlines to expand and renew their fleets. In the 2018 edition of the Farnborough Air Show, Boeing announced its estimate for the commercial airline industry in the coming decades. The US manufacturer increased its prediction of the need for new aircraft for the future by 4.1%. Precisely, about 42.730 aircraft will be needed around the world to meet the growing demand for transport in the next 20 years. Such an amount of aircraft would be valued at about 6.3 billion dollars. Of…

Military Aircraft United States

Military plane falls on a highway, in the United States

May 2, 2018 Iani NikolovAccident, Lockheed0 comment

The aircraft was carrying five crew members and was on a training mission. A Lockheed WC-130 aircraft of the US Air National Guard fell today afternoon after taking off from Savannah Airport (SAV), in the state of Georgia, United States. Although no details have been specified about the accident, it is known that the aircraft was carrying 5 crew members on board, who were on a training mission. The plane crashed ashore on State Highway 21 in the suburb of Port Wentworth. As a result of the accident, the Lockheed…

Kenya Military Aircraft

Military plane falls in Kenya leaving two injured

March 28, 2018 Iani NikolovAccident, Injured0 comment

The small aircraft rushed to the ground on Wednesday afternoon in the southeast of the country. A military aircraft of registration KAF 720, belonging to the Kenyan Air Force, rushed to the ground on Wednesday afternoon in the small town of Wundanyi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya. On board the aircraft were two soldiers, who were flying between the cities of Mombasa and Nairobi as part of a training mission. For an apparent problem in the engine rushed to the ground suffering serious injuries. The soldiers were taken to the hospital and the authorities began…