C-130J fortsatt populær i US Army

Lockheed Martin To Build 32 Super Hercules Aircraft For US Air Force; Contract Worth $1B

C-130J Super Hercules
A U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 24, 2011.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract worth $1 billion to Lockheed Martin Corp. for its Super Hercules military airlift aircraft, the U.S. Department of Defense said Wednesday. The announcement comes amid a legal battle between the defense contractor and the Pentagon over a separate deal.

"Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded a $1,060,940,036... contract for C-130J [Super Hercules aircraft] multi-year production aircraft," the defense department said, in a statement. Lockheed is expected to build 32 new Super Hercules aircraft and supply it to the army by April 2020, the statement added.

A320neo delayed due to technical complecities - Curt Lewis

Airbus delays delivery of first A320neo aircraft

Airbus has pushed back the delivery of its first A320neo aircraft to the start of 2016, it said on Wednesday, missing a goal to hand over the revamped version of the jet to its initial customer by the end of 2015.

The A320neo, seen as a profit driver for Airbus and its suppliers in coming years, won safety approval in late November, and Airbus said it was working with its development partners to bring the plane into operation.

"All three partners continue working with all efforts and full focus towards bringing the fuel-efficient A320neo into service within the next weeks," Airbus said in a statement, adding that the problem lay with documentation for the delivery, but without giving any further details.

German carrier Lufthansa became the first airline due to take delivery of the A320neo passenger jet earlier this month, after Qatar Airways voiced uncertainty over the performance of its Pratt & Whitney engines.

Lufthansa said it had agreed with Airbus to delay the delivery to the start of 2016 due to "technical complexities".

Easyjet on wrong runway - Curt Lewis

Easyjet A319 Lands on Wrong Runway (Pisa, Italy)

Date:	30-DEC-2015
Time:	11:11
Type:	Airbus A319-111
Owner/operator:	easyJet
Registration:	G-EZBY
C/n / msn:	3176
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Airplane damage:	None
Location:	Pisa Airport (PSA/LIRP) -    Italy
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC)
Destination airport:	Pisa-Galileo Galilei Airport (PSA/LIRP)

Narrative:
Easyjet flight U21847 from Manchester, U.K. to Pisa, Italy, landed on the wrong runway at Pisa Airport.
The flight was cleared to land on runway 04L but landed on runway 04R instead, according to the Italian ANSV.

A Notam published on December 23, 2015 stated that runway 04R/22L was available as taxiway only and that 04L/22R was available as runway in use: 

Air India with stowaway - A rat - Curt Lewis

Rat on a plane! Air India flight to London returns after rodent sighting

Airline sources said the Dreamliner aircraft which left Mumbai at 7am was in the Tehran airspace when the crew had a 'fleeting glance' of a rodent in the pantry. (HT File Photo)

Nearly halfway into its journey to London on Wednesday morning, an Air India flight carrying around 240 passengers from Mumbai had to return after a cabin crew member spotted a rat on board.
Airline sources said the Dreamliner aircraft which left Mumbai at 7am was in the Tehran airspace when the crew had a 'fleeting glance' of a rodent in the pantry.

According to safety rules laid down by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the pilot got in touch with the Mumbai air traffic control (ATC) tower and decided to turn back. The flight arrived in the city around 12.50 pm, ATC officials said.

After passengers got off the flight, the aircraft was taken to a remote parking bay for an inspection and a fumigation exercise was prescribed by the safety regulator, airport officials said.

An AI spokesperson confirmed the flight returned to the city as a "preventive measure" but the presence of a rodent on board was being investigated. The passengers were given another aircraft for the journey to London.

Nyttårshilsen til mekanikerne

Nyttårshilsen til de kvinner og menn som holder fly- og helikoptre i orden

Vi husker alle brødrene Wright som kom seg i luften med en farkost som var tyngre enn luft på en strand i Nord Carolina i 1903. Men få husker Charlie Taylor, en mekaniker i brødrenes sykkelverksted i Dayton, Ohio. Allikevel, det var Taylor, som ved å få satt sammen en forbrenningsmotor i støpt aluminium i steder for den vanlige støpejernsmotoren, som bidro sterkt til at flyet, Flyer One, var lett- og kraftig nok til å få brødrene i luften. Det er lett å glemme alt som skal til for å holde fly i luften i dag, og den viktige rollen teknikerne spiller i det hele. Derfor denne hilsen til de trofaste sliterne som sjelden får fortjent honnør for jobben de gjør.
Godt Nytt År!

 

Kina med det første hjemmebygde hangarskipet - CNN

 

China says it's building new homegrown aircraft carrier

By Jethro Mullen and Shen Lu, CNN

Updated 1055 GMT (1855 HKT) December 31, 2015

China's first aircraft carrier

 

Story highlights

• The U.S. military has long believed China was working on its own aircraft carrier
• Beijing says new ship will bring "improvements in many aspects" on its current carrier
• China reiterates that it remains on "the path of peaceful development"

Beijing (CNN)China says it's building a new homegrown aircraft carrier as it seeks to expand its military clout.

Beijing already has one aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, which it bought from Ukraine in 1998, spent years refurbishing and put into service in 2012.

The new carrier was "independently designed in China" and is being constructed in the northeastern port of Dalian, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said Thursday.

The U.S. military and independent analysts have long believed that China has been working on its own aircraft carrier project while using the Liaoning for training purposes.

"China ... continues to pursue an indigenous aircraft carrier program and could build multiple aircraft carriers over the next 15 years," the Pentagon said in its annual assessment of the Chinese military earlier this year.

South China Sea tensions

The new carrier's design and construction is "based on research and experimentation" on the Liaoning and will bring "improvements in many aspects," Yang said in a statement.

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China has been ramping up its military spending to reflect its growing international influence. Naval power is of particular significance, with Beijing locked in a series of territorial disputes with regional neighbors in the East and South China Seas.

It's extensive claims in the South China Sea, where it's built artificial islands to bolster its assertions, have led to some tense encounters with American ships and planes in the region.

Ski-jump takeoffs

It's unclear whether the Liaoning is fully operational yet. In its assessment earlier this year, the Pentagon said aircraft squadrons weren't expected to embark until 2015 or later.

 

 

The new carrier will have a gross tonnage of 50,000 tons and a conventional power source, Yang said.

It is expected to carry Chinese J-15 fighter jets and other aircraft, he said. Fixed-wing planes will be able to perform ski-jump takeoffs.

The Defense Ministry promised to continue to provide updates on the carrier's progress.

'The path of peaceful development'

But it's likely be a long time before the Chinese People's Liberation Army is able to match the naval capabilities of the U.S. military, which has 10 aircraft carriers in service and two under construction.

In the Defense Ministry statement, Yang reiterated that China will stick to "the path of peaceful development" and "a national defense policy that is defensive in nature."

  

"We have a long coastline and vast sea areas under our jurisdiction," he said. "It is a sacred duty of the Chinese armed forces to safeguard maritime security, sovereignty over territorial seas and the maritime rights of the country."

But some of China's neighbors vigorously dispute how far Beijing's sovereignty extends across the waves.

Shen Lu reported from Beijing and Jethro Mullen wrote from Hong Kong.

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