October 2009

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News
HEADLINE NEWS
Leading stories from around the world.

GENERAL NEWS
Worldwide military and commercial news by Dave Willis.

EUROPEAN MILITARY NEWS COLUMN
Jon Lake reviews the progress of the A400M.

US MILITARY NEWS COLUMN
E-8C J-STARS and other US Air Force intelligence aircraft are facing significant cuts, according to Robert F Dorr.

COMMERCIAL NEWS COLUMN
Bruce Hales-Dutton analyses Lufthansa’s announcement regarding its plans for bmi.

Features

Typhoon Tranche 3 - A game of numbers
The UK MOD has committed to spend £3 billion on 16 more Typhoons – Andrew Brookes reports.

From the edge of Europe
Andreas Spaeth profiles TAP Portugal.

Radom Airshow
Mark Ayton was at Radom Airshow in Poland where a Belorussian Su-27 crashed during its display.

BA CITYFLYER RECEIVES FIRST E-JET FROM EMBRAER
Andreas Spaeth reports from Sao José dos Campos in Brazil.

Digital Hawg
Dino Carrara explains the roles of the A-10 Thunderbolt II-equipped 355th Fighter Wing.

STRAIGHT TALKING
Jo Saporito, Eurocopter’s Executive Vice President of Commercial Programmes spoke with Mark Ayton about the company’s latest civil helicopter projects.

MERLIN WEAVES ITS MAGIC
Dino Carrara visited RNAS Culdrose to assess how the Merlin is performing for the Royal Navy.

BIRMINGHAM’S BIG VISITOR
Mark Ayton was at Birmingham International Airport’s 70th anniversary celebrations, which included the visit of an Emirates’ A380.

DESERT FALCONS AT RED FLAG
Paul Ridgway details the first appearance by UAEAF Block 60 F-16s at Red Flag.

Indian Jaguars – Still on the Prowl
Séan Wilson and Liam McBride ventured to Air Force Station Ambala to see the Indian Air Force’s ‘big cats’.

Merlin Vortex
In preparation for deploying to Afghanistan, RAF Merlins have recently deployed to NAF El Centro in California. Jon Lake reports.

Open Skies: How is it working out?
Bruce Hales-Dutton scrutinizes the effectiveness of the 2007 Open Skies air services accord.

Fort Rucker – Home of Army Aviation
All US Army aviators receive their training at the US Army Aviation Center of Excellence at Fort Rucker. Kees van der Mark and Arnaud Boxman describe the work of this large unit.

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