The AgustaWestland AW159

Finmeccanica announced the Philippine Navy acquires two AgustaWestland AW159 anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare helicopter under a contract valued at USD 114 million.

The helicopters will be delivered from Yeovil, UK manufacturer's site in 2018, with the contract including training and support. In addition to the anti-surface and anti-submarine duties, the helicopter could be used for search and rescue and maritime surveillance tasks, says Finmeccanica.

The bobcat is in service with the UK Royal Navy and the Army Air Corps, with eight more in order to export customer Armada launch of the Republic of Korea. A first installment latter is pending, after a 2015 schedule.

The total amount of orders for the type to 72, Finmeccanica said, and database fleet Flightglobal Analyzer shows a combined total of 48 Wildcats have been delivered to the British Army and RN. The latter deployed the new model aboard his Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster in early 2015.

The two join AW159s Manila modest naval helicopter fleet, which consists of five AgustaWestland AW109Es. "We will hand over to the Philippine Navy a product of the prior art, unparalleled in modern and customized to meet your specific needs operational scenarios," Mauro Moretti, CEO and CEO of Finmeccanica, said. "In addition, we will offer customer support and training solutions that allow them to maximize the capabilities of their new helicopters."

Finmeccanica is the leader in high-tech industrial group in Italy and one of the leading global players in aerospace, defense and security. It operates in five sectors: aeronautics, helicopters, electronics, defense systems and space. The company is partly owned by the Italian government through the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Garuda Indonesia Boeing 777-300ER

Indonesian flag carrier,  Garuda Indonesia has begun its first flight five times a week to Heathrow Airport in London on Thursday.

The airline decided to move from its original destination from Gatwick Airport in order to increase the load factor for travel Indonesia, Britain, after the airline secured a slot at Heathrow in December last year.

"Heathrow is the sixth busiest in the world with a very high level of airport passenger traffic," the president director of Garuda Indonesia M. Arif Wibowo said. "We hope the flight to this airport would expand the connectivity of our passengers in the European market, especially in the UK, through the Skyteam network to other destinations in the world."

The airline offers nonstop flights from Heathrow to Jakarta five times a week on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday using its aircraft Boeing 777-300ER. However, its route from Jakarta to Singapore will connect Heathrow.

Each aircraft is equipped to carry a total of 314 passengers and offers eight first class seats, 38 business class seats and 268 economy seats. The flight to Heathrow is part of the larger plan of the company to reduce unprofitable long-haul flights and redirect charter flights that cater to religious pilgrims flying to Saudi Arabia.

Reducing unnecessary expenses has made the return flag carrier book a profit last year. The airline booked USD 77.97 billion in net income last year, compared with a loss of USD 368.91 million last year.

F-16 Jet Aircraft of US Air Force

A jet fighter of the US Air Force, Lockheed Martin F-16 crashed during takeoff near the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, the pilot was able to eject safely from the aircraft, the Pentagon spokesman said.

The accident occurred around 20:30 local time on Tuesday, the spokesman, Peter Cook said. The aircraft was assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Squadron of US Air Force.

He says the pilot ejected successfully and is being evaluated by medical personnel. Cook says the plane crashed during takeoff at the base outside Kabul on Tuesday.

The crash site was secured and the cause of the accident will be investigated, Cook said.

The 455 Air Expeditionary Wing (455 AEW) is a provisional unit of the US Air Force AFCENT located at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. It is one of two news in Afghanistan. Most of the staff of the wings are located in the village of Air Force known as Campo Cunningham.

The main mission of the band is to support the war against global terrorism by providing air support to US forces and coalition on the ground. Activated in 2001, it has 455 members deployed throughout the country supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Virgin America Inc. has received takeover bids JetBlue Airways Corp. and Alaska Air Group Inc as low US cost airline backed by British billionaire Sir Richard Branson explores a sale, a person familiar with the matter said.

Asian airlines have also expressed interest in buying Virgin America, although they would have to partner with a bid of US under the rules governing foreign ownership US airlines. The source asked not to be identified because the sales process was confidential. California-based JetBlue, Alaska Air and Burlingame, Virgin America declined to comment.

In the past year, Virgin America has faced sharp declines in unit sales or revenue in relation to the flight capacity as larger rivals have added seats to gain market share and take advantage of lower fuel costs that make it cheaper for operate flights. A merger with another airline Virgin America flights could give more help to compete.

Analysts said the deal would make sense particularly for New York-based JetBlue, which has room to grow on the west coast of the United States. Both carriers flying the same type of aircraft, which means that JetBlue would not have to train pilots and maintenance personnel on how to operate the aircraft Virgin America.

Buyers benefit from corporate accounts Virgin America with leading technology companies like Facebook Inc. and alphabet Inc, an analyst at Sterne Agee CRT Adam Hackel he said.

A buyer would have to assume the rental fleet of Virgin America, probably above market rates, however, and might have to walk its pilots lower than average wages, said JPMorgan analyst Jamie Baker in a note investigation last week after news of a possible sale broke.

Virgin America is 54 percent owned by funds Branson, VX Holdings, and Cyrus Capital Partners. Large shareholders may be looking to monetize your investment with a sale to another investor or a partial sale of a foreign airline / company would have a codeshare agreement attached to it.

Virgin America, based in Burlingame, California, sold shares in an initial public offering of $ 353 million within 18 months, the prices of its shares at $ 23 each.

Mega-mergers among larger US airlines in the past decade have reduced the industry to four players - American, Delta, United and Southwest, which control more than 80% market share.

The latest news from the eruption of Pavlof Volcano in Alaska, Alaska Airlines announces to cancel more flights due to massive volcanic ash cloud.

Boeing 737-900ER of Alaska Airlines

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Alaska Airlines says it has canceled more flights due to a huge cloud of volcanic ash from Alaska Pavlof volcano threw in the air. The passenger plane based in Seattle said Monday afternoon has been canceled 41 flights involving six cities in Alaska until the airline can evaluate weather reports after dawn Tuesday. Cancellations include all flights to and from Fairbanks. The airline said it canceled flights affected 3,300 passengers. Flights to Barrow, Bethel, Kotzebue, Nome and Dea also canceled. The airline will resume its 54 scheduled flights on Tuesday if conditions improve. Pavlof volcano, one of Alaska's most active, is 625 miles southwest of Anchorage, on the Alaska Peninsula. The volcano erupted Sunday afternoon and Monday morning an ash cloud had stretched northeast to more than 400 miles inland Alaska.

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The National Weather Service has issued a weather bulletin warning Alaska residents living in the region of Pavlof Volcano ash can fall into their communities if the wind direction changes as expected. The bullet was in force until Monday night early to Cold Bay, Sand Point and Nelson Lagoon. The communities are north and east of Pavlof Volcano, which erupted on Sunday and continued sending ash into the air on Monday. The weather service says that communities could see an accumulation of less than a tenth of an inch of ash. Volcanic ash is angular and sharp and can damage the skin, eyes and respiratory tract. The ash can also damage electronic devices and vehicle engines.

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Alaska Airlines says it has canceled 20 flights because of the volcanic ash put on the air by the volcano Pavlof Alaska. Spokeswoman Bobbie Egan says the canceled flights affected about 1,300 customers on their way to rural communities, including Alaska Bethel, Kotzebue, Nome, Barrow and Dea. No flights to Anchorage or Fairbanks have been canceled so far, but Egan says the company is closely following the Fairbanks route. Pavlof volcano, one of Alaska's most active, is 625 miles southwest of Anchorage, on the Alaska Peninsula.

British Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

British Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. This is the stretched variant of 787-8 Dreamliner, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner of British Airways. The aircraft captured by Akbarali Mastan over London Heathrow airspace. Per March 2016, the carrier have received seven 787-9s out of 22, so another fifteen aircraft are still on list order. The BA also have placed firm order for longer 787 variant, the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. The airline is one of the among world airline that operating complete model of Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The flag carrier of UK also known as aged Boeing 747 series operator as well as Boeing 767 series.

F-35s Lined Up In The Sky

The life expectancy of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft has been extended by six years to 2070, after the US military services adjusted to the number of flight hours to their fleets must be connected before retirement.

According to the report selected Pentagon acquisition (SAR), published on March 25, the total cost of development, construction, building, operation and maintenance of 2,457 aircraft increased 6.8% to US USD 1.5 trillion (2015 dollars) compared to a year ago. Most of this increase is attributed to the US Air Force, which has altered the course number of hours each of its conventional variant F-35As will fly in your life.

Consequently, the life of each jet has been extended by two years, culminating in an extension of the life cycle of six years from 2064 to 2070. The US Air Force added 1.3 million flight hours the anticipation of its 1,763 troops from the fleet, while the Navy has added 300,000 to its fleet.

Breaking down the number of flight hours, the F-35A records 26,000 flight hours then the F-35B records 18,000 flight hours then the carrier variant F-35C records the lowest among all, just 6,000 flight hours. These statistics taken between 2006 - 2016 from all US Military's F-35 operator.

According to a statement from the Office of the Joint F-35 program, these adjustments have pushed the estimated operation and support (O & S) costs of the F-35 by 45 billion dollars in the base year dollars 2012. "If not for these life extensions and additions hour flight, the estimate of O & S would have shown a reduction of 22 billion dollars," says the program office.

F-35 chief Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan is pushing for a reduction in both acquisition and operating costs in the long term for the F-35, and targets a 30% reduction in O & S compared to the current estimate, I'm about USD 1 trillion of 2,457 F-35. It is also pushing to reduce the cost jet model "between USD 80 and USD 85 million for the year 2019", and those numbers are declining steadily, as reported by selected acquisition 2015 (SAR).

The cost of the flight path of F-35A aircraft including engine and contractor fees decreased by 2% to USD 100.6 million (2015 dollars), while the F-35C was reduced to 4.1% 110.7 million. The short takeoff-landing vertically F-35B unit cost by 2.5% to USD 122.9 million reduced.

For the first time, the Pentagon has estimated the potential savings obtained through a purchase in large quantities or multiyear acquisition of F-35 over the types of annual contracts. If implemented, the United States Department of Defense could save USD 2.6 billion in the acquisition of aircraft and other engines 1 billion purchase Pratt & Whitney F135, the SAR states.

Bogdan says the Pentagon is considering a purchase of several years from Lot 13 - fiscal year 2019 amounts. However, international partners and foreign military sales customers are pushing for more than three years from purchase in 2018 (Lot 12), with the United States to join a year later in Block 13. "This option still be in significant cost savings, "he said in written testimony.

Lockheed and P & W have provided approximate order of magnitude called savings and the Pentagon has also run the numbers. Rand Corporation has been hired "to confirm the potential savings" and present its findings soon, according to Bogdan.

Abu Dhabi International Airport

Abu Dhabi International Airports reported an increase of 8.7 percent in passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) to February compared with the same month last year.

A total of 1,863 million people traveled through AUH last month, surpassing the 1,715 million figure for the month of February 2015. "We continue to see annual growth in the number of passengers traveling through Abu Dhabi International Airport and this highlights the fact that the capital of the UAE continues to develop as a world tourist destination and center of strategic transport," he said Ahmad Al Haddabi, director of operations at the airports of Abu Dhabi.

"Traffic between India, UK, Thailand, Australia, USA and a number of others, all witnessed an increase in passenger numbers from AUH. Etihad Airways partner network has played an important role in the increase in these numbers, and are committed to ensuring the best airport services and infrastructure to accommodate this growth, "he added.

Aircraft movements in February 2016 reached 13,307 up 3.5 percent from 12,852 movements in February 2015. Bangkok, London Heathrow, Mumbai, Doha and Jeddah featured as the top five routes from Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Several destinations experienced significant growth in passenger traffic, with Australia beating their figures February 2015 by 45.2 percent last month, and the UK registering an increase of 18.8 percent over the same period.

Bugatti Model 100

Bugatti Model 100 awarded by Avionale as the sexiest aircraft ever built

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2 of Royal Air Force

The UK has taken a further step to fill a void maritime patrol left by the retired of Nimrod MR2 in 2010 after being approved by the United States Department of State to acquire nine Boeing P-8A Poseidons torpedo transport the Royal Air Force.

An estimated USD 3.2 billion value, the agreement is unlikely to face congressional opposition during the reporting period of 30 days as the advanced submarine carrying radar and hunter surface ship is already being exported to Australia and the India.

Agency Security Cooperation US Defense announced the approval of foreign military sales outstanding on March 25, just four months after British Prime Minister David Cameron announced the P-8A plan as part of an investment USD 270 billion in new military hardware.

The Defense Ministry chose a single source maritime patrol passed the nation's need for the Boeing 737-based P-8 on alternatives in Europe and Asia, as a C295 based solution presented by Airbus Defence & Space and Kawasaki P- 1.

Boeing P-8A Poseidon of US Navy

Since the transfer of Nimrod and abandon its planned replacement, the BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4, the UK has retained its maritime patrol in the air and competition recognition by incorporating the crews of the RAF with the forces of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. A replacement Nimrod "has remained unfunded highest priority requirement in the UK," notes DSCA.

If the acquisition is complete, the contractors first level will be: ViaSat, GC Micro, Rockwell Collins, Spirit AeroSystems, Raytheon, Telephonics, Palo Cero, Northrop Grumman, Exelis, Terma, Symmetrics, Arnprior Aerospace, General Electric and Martin Baker.

The first delivery for Cathay Pacific of Airbus A350-900 the XWB (extra widebody) during takeoff. This picture taken by Domenjou while conducting maiden flight at Airbus facility in Toulouse, France. Cathay Pacific have placed order for 20 A350-900s and larger Airbus A350-1000 series for 26 units. The Hong Kong based airline is the second operator in Asia Pacific after Vietnam Airlines.

BAe Systems Trainer Hawk 165

BAE Systems seems determined to deliver his first pair of 165 Hawk trainers to the Royal Saudi Air Force, the aircraft has now received service marks.

The second example of the nation was also transferred in Saudi Arabia marks on the same day, with the similar to that used by BAE-assembled nation Eurofighter Typhoon of the livery.

Production and final assembly work under an order of 22 initial units are in "an advanced stage" in Warton, BAE said last month. Deliveries are expected to start soon.

Hawk 165 side view

Riad late last year signed a new order to double the number of Hawk 165S in order. These will modernize the training capabilities of the air force, including the use of 45 examples in the legacy standards Mc 65 / 65A.

Saudi Arabia is the first export customer of BAE Hawk date, which is already in operational service with the Royal Air Force UK as T2. Oman has ordered eight examples, in a configuration of 166 Mc.

Gulfstream G650 Extended Range

Gulfstream G650 Extended Range. The private jet has delivered the first aircraft business of the G650 series in the Chinese market, after delivering an ER-very long range variant registered local company Minsheng Financial Leasing (MSFL).

In describing the move as "significant", president of Gulfstream Mark Burns said: "It shows the continued need for air travel business long range in China, the MSFL role has played in expanding the presence of Gulfstream in the region, and the continued good performance of G650ER ".

With a delay of two years for the ER model 7,500nm (13,400 km) -range, and G650 7,000nm-range, twin-engine family is one of the few types against the trend at the upper end of the business jet sector, where the fall in international demand has caused a decline in new orders for most models.
Gulfstream has delivered more than 160 G650ERs since it entered service in December 2012.

MSFL took delivery of its first Gulfstream guy, a G450, in June 2010. At present has a fleet of 64 aircraft to support its leasing operation in the region. It is expected that Chinese certification G650 series "soon" says Gulfstream, which enables the delivery of B-registered aircraft to begin.

Boeing 747-400 Global Supertanker

World's largest supertanker aircraft in the world, Boeing 747-400 supertanker is almost ready to start commercial operations. Jim Wheeler, president and CEO of Global Services supertanker, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, hopes the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States to approve a supplemental type certificate modified in early May.

AC Capital Partners investment group completed the purchase of 747-400, which was participated by several years in August, with the aircraft that has undergone a major maintenance check the following month.

"We had 28 airworthiness directives that had to do, and all that work was done to put the plane back to its original state," said Wheeler Flightglobal to the Convention on International Trade in anti-air fire in Sacramento, California 23 of March. "Then we started to paint and installing tanks within January / February."

The heavy cargo freighter, registration N492EV, was received by Japan Airlines in 1991 and sold to Evergreen International. Currently he is flying under an experimental certificate and is on static display at the convention. Once commercial operations begin, Wheeler hopes to get several contracts call service with various entities worldwide. It is expected that sufficient demand between fighting the fire in the northern and southern hemispheres, more slippery oil dispersion and commercial transport liquid, to justify a fleet of "at least three planes, and maybe more."

"It is based here in the US and is likely to be on call here more than anywhere else, but we've been in Australia, Germany, Croatia, France and the European Union in Brussels to discuss this and the reception has been excellent "says Wheeler. "Being a global and have a broader business plan only fighting forest fires makes this a very viable product and service offering to everyone."

Global supertanker is seeking contracts more fixed guard, offers exclusive use, so that their aircraft can be available when and where they are needed. The cistern fills a gap worldwide, long-term ability to fight super heavy aerial fire left by the withdrawal of the Evergreen Supertanker 747-100 due to financial problems. That carried out with tank guard before firefighting contracts with the United States Forest Service, and one of its recent deployments went to Israel for the deadly Mt Carmel forest fire.

Global supertanker now owns the technical data and tank system that is installed but not ready for service on board. "We were delayed about three weeks longer than planned in the paint shop, so as soon as you leave here [Sacramento], it will come back and finish the installation of the tank, which should take seven to 10 days," Wheeler explains.

The eight main tanks can lead to 74,200l (19,600gal) of water, oil or dispersant retardant. Powered by four General Electric CF6-80-B1F engines, the 747-400 can carry the load over 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 kilometers) at speeds close to 520kt (960 kmh). Wheeler says that despite its size and capacity, the supertanker is safer than many tankers direct attack for people on the ground, because of its load is distributed over a wider area - more like heavy rains that a download of water.

UTair Boeing 737-800 Safely Landed

UTair Boeing 737-800 Safely Landed. A Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft landed safely Sunday night at Vnukovo airport in Moscow after being detected technical problems. The aircraft operated by UTair landed at 23:30 local time. No injuries were reported and all passengers will be transferred to the airport terminal.

The flight UT247, towards the Urals city of Surgut Russia, decided to return to the airport shortly after takeoff due to technical problems. During the flight, the alarm was activated due to engine vibration, the RIA Novosti news agency quoted a source in the Russian emergency services as saying.

The aircraft circled around to the southwest of Moscow for about two hours to burn fuel and prepare for emergency landing.

The incident occurred a day after FlyDubai Flight 981 with the same number of aircraft Boeing 737-800 early Saturday crashed at the airport of Rostov-on-Don, in southwest Russia, killing all 62 aboard.

Airbus A350 and A320 Size Comparison

Airbus A350 and A320 Size Comparison. Here are the real comparison on the real world between Airbus A350 and Airbus A320 Series aircraft. In terms of seating capacity, typically Airbus A350 able to carry 325 passengers, while smaller Airbus A320 150 passengers. Based on dimensions, overall length of A350 is 67 meters and A320 is 37 meters. Overall height, A350 is 17 meters and Airbus A320 is 11 meters. The differences are obvious, sometimes we can't notice on paper, on the real world the size differences are clearer.

Image legend : the bigger one is the original livery of Airbus A350-900 series while Airbus A320 belong to IcelandAir Cargo, the flag carrier of Iceland.

FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 Crash, Aircraft Crash Site

FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 Crash. The carrier has confirmed the crash of Flight FZ981, while Russian researchers say that according to preliminary information, in the 62 aboard the aircraft killed.

In a statement, Flydubai says the Boeing 737-800 was on the Dubai-Rostov route when he "crashed during landing." The incident occurred in Rostov at about 0:50 GMT.

The Research Committee of the Russian Federation, said meanwhile the plane "fell to the ground and broke into pieces" on landing. It adds that it has opened a criminal investigation into the accident. There were 55 passengers and seven crew on board the aircraft.

The low-average cost East adds that it is putting "emergency response in place" and that it will work closely with all authorities involved. In a statement, Boeing said it is willing to provide technical assistance at the request of government research agencies.

As the flight FZ981 down at the airport, 950 km south of Russia, it came down to 800 ft shy of the runway. Ministry of Emergency Situations of the country reports that the aircraft had to abandon an initial attempt to land, and went down to try again.

Some 500 rescue workers and 60 emergency vehicles rushed to the scene to fight the blaze and search for survivors.

Boeing 737-800 of FlyDubai

FlyDubai is a low cost airline based in the UAE has one of the youngest fleets in the world of aircraft. The airline operates a hub of Dubai International Airport and recently announced plans to move a lot of its operations to the new international airport Al Maktoum in Dubai Jebel Ali.

Twin Northrop YF-23 Grey and Black 

Twin Northrop YF-23 Grey and Black. The twin YF-23 nick named black widow of Northrop Company captured while in flight. There are two livery, grey and black. The 'Y' stands for concept jet aircraft since these were developed and competed with F-22 Raptor of Lockheed Martin in terms to built fifth generation jet fighter. At the end this model defeated and the official fifth generation jet of USA went to the Raptor. However, some people said that the YF-23 should won the competition, and the winning of Lockheed was more to political issue.

Boeing 777-200LR

Boeing is beginning the deployment of an inner-largest capacity of its Boeing 777 aircraft in the third quarter. The airframer had previously revealed he was looking at options to increase capacity in the bioreactor to extend its appeal before the 777X development.

Marketing vice president Randy Tinseth told an investor conference in London on March 16 that the company was "creating a series of improvements" that would roll in the third quarter.

These would give customers the ability to add up to 14 more seats - an option reconfiguration, which Boeing had indicated it was studying. Tinseth says that improvements will increase fuel consumption rate 2% per trip.

Airbus A380-800 Series

Airbus A380-800 Series. The aircraft maker expects India will need more than 1,600 new passenger and cargo aircraft by 2034 to keep pace with demand growth. In a report released at the fair in Hyderabad Air India Aviation study, the European airframer estimates that the total value of sales will come in around USD 224 billion. 1,600 aircraft comprise 1,230 aircraft and 380 single-aisle widebody aircraft as cargo.

The aircraft sales forecast is based on a projection that traffic growth in India will reach 8.4% annually over the next 20 years - above the world average of 4.6%. Indian domestic traffic will grow at a faster pace of 9.3%.

India will become "a leader in the emerging market of aviation" and "the third largest aviation market by 2034," predicts Airbus. "Aviation in India has a bright future," says executive vice president of marketing and strategy Kiran Rao. "As the industrial strength of India grows, along with it comes the economic development, wealth generation and an increase in the number of normal people and for the first time."

Joost Van der Heijden, vice president of marketing for Asia, expects an average of Airbus aircraft to be delivered a week in India over the next 10 years. In addition, Airbus predicts that by 2035 the number of cities in India, with over a million monthly passengers will more than triple.

First Airbus A320

First Airbus A320. The first aircraft Airbus A320 landed at the airport of Kish on Wednesday, a local official said.

Kish Air CEO Mohammad Ali Sadat Akhavi IRNA on Wednesday that the aircraft is the first of its kind to land on the island in the Persian Gulf since the removal of sanctions against Iran.

According to the official, the aircraft with the capacity to carry 180 passengers arrived on the island of Jordan this morning. A similar aircraft is to arrive at Kish airport in a few days, he added.

Japan Coast Guard, Airbus Helicopter H225

Japan Coast Guard has ordered an additional Airbus Helicopter H225 to serve on the search and rescue, and other functions.

The new helicopter will arrive in late 2018, and will be the sixth example of the type in the fleet of Coast Guard helicopters Airbus said in a statement.

In addition to search and rescue, the helicopter 11t serve in strengthening security, border patrol, and relief missions. Airbus adds that 24 helicopters helicopters Super Puma family operating in Japan both civil operators and utilities. Previously, the H225 known as Eurocopter Super Puma.

The Arava, Military Transport Aircraft

A military aircraft with 22 people on board has crashed in the Amazon region of Ecuador. The aircraft lately known as Ecuadoran Army and at that time on a mission.

"There are no survivors. Our embrace of solidarity to the families and the armed forces. It is a tragedy," said President Rafael Correa on Twitter.

Nineteen people on board were traveling to Ecuadorian soldiers parachuting exercise. There were two pilots and a mechanic on board.

The aircraft was Arava manufactured by Israeli Aircraft Industries crashed at 14:30 local time (19:30 GMT) in the eastern province of Pastaza. The aircraft is a military transport type that produced between 1972-1988. Few of them are still using by Ecuadoran Armed Force.

The cause of the accident is unknown and is still under investigation. The aircraft crashed in the eastern province of Pastaza, near the border with Peru.

Defense Minister Ricardo Patino said he was on his way to the scene. The army said the aircraft was carrying soldiers to a master class in parachute when it crashed.

Southwest Airlines, Boeing 737-800

Southwest Airlines, the largest in Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall airline, said Monday it would add extra flights during the summer to eight cities around the country - and plans to add more flights in the future.

The Dallas-based airline is adding an additional flight every day to Hartford, Conn., And Orlando and Tampa, Florida. Southwest also will add an additional daily flight to Denver, Manchester, NH, and Oakland, Calif., From Sunday to Sunday. And Nashville, Tenn., And Seattle will get an additional daily flight on Saturdays from ICM.

Flights from June 5 to August 6; Tickets went on sale Monday. "It's about improving our range of service and added convenience for our customers in the area of ​​Baltimore-Washington, as we seek to grow throughout the region," said Andrew Watterson, vice president of the Southwest for network and revenue in a release. "Overall, Southwest offers a more BWI, Reagan National, and Dulles airports than any other airline. Watterson said the airline is "just the beginning."

Ricky Smith, the CEO of ICM, said in a statement that the new flights would expand consumer choices. "Southwest continues providing customer service and low prices for our customers service," he said.

The announcement is likely to sustain the recent growth in BWI. Airport set a record for traffic with 23.8 million passengers in 2015, an increase of 6.8 percent over 2014.

That blow was driven largely by an increase in international passenger traffic, which grew by 31.9 percent in 2015. The total international passengers in 2015 rose to 1.14 million, the first time the figure was higher than 1 million passengers.

Southwest launched the international service of the ICM in July 2014, starting with flights to Aruba; Montego Bay, Jamaica; Nassau, Bahamas; Cancun, Mexico; and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. In 2015, Southwest began service from BWI to San Jose and Liberia in Costa Rica and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said last year that the ICM would be a center for international expansion of the airline. The airline also continued to expand its domestic service. Last month, Southwest announced it would add daily service between BWI and Sacramento, Calif., From August. Two new daily flights to Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., Will begin April 12.

Southwest is the largest airline at BWI, with 16.8 million passengers in 2015 - more than 70 percent of all flights at the airport. Southwest had 14.9 million passengers at BWI during 2014, and the airport is the third center company in the country after Chicago Midway International Airport and Las Vegas McCarran International Airport.

Vortex on Boeing C-17

Vortex on Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. Very rare phenomena, the vortex on Boeing C-17 Globemaster III as the aircraft flying on low level altitude. The military transporter beautifully made difficult low approach to the Nelson drop zone as a part of air drop exercise. The giant airlifter operated by 517th Airlift Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska. This photo credit goes to Sgt. Keith Brown.

Speaking of vortex, the main caused of this phenomena are wingtip vortices and jet-wash effect. When the wingtip, the very end of wings, passed through clouds it able affect disrupted air around dramatically. This happen can be very quick or in long duration, depends on clouds circumstances. In the other hand, jet-wash effect came from engine thrust effect, oftentimes this happens more violent quickly.

Singapore Airlines A350-900 In Flight Entertainment System in Economy Class

Singapore Airlines has introduced a mobile application that gives customers more control over their inflight entertainment (IFE) experience - even before boarding the plane. The companion app, which was developed for Singapore Airlines by MTT conjunction with Panasonic Avionics, allows customers to see the video IFE and audio content will be available on your flight, create shortlists favorites, and control the IFE tilt backup system - all using their personal electronic devices.

The application is now available on iOS and Android tablets, with availability in iOS and Android mobile phones expected in Q2 2016. To use the application, customers can install the application on your device SingaporeAir tablet before departure of the aircraft. Once on board, which can then link your device to the IFE system using the Wi-Fi network on board the aircraft. KrisWorld connection, the airline IFE system, then allow movies, TV shows or music to be released on the monitor seat, directly from your favorites list or a list of media.

Linking the application for the IFE system also allows the personal device to be used as a remote control to pause, play or skip through media content.

SIA will be the first airline in the world to enable this in an entertainment system aboard Panasonic. Passengers can perform various tasks such as navigation through the content KrisWorld on your device while watching a movie on the monitor seat. Passengers can even access real-time information on the progress of the flight and the flight path without interrupting your movie viewing.

Economy Class Seating Configuration of Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900

Current features companion application will be available initially in the new fleet of Airbus A350-900 airline with plans to gradually deploy the Boeing 777-300ER and other aircraft in the future. "With the proliferation of personal mobile devices and the arrival of our new fleet of Airbus A350, this latest innovation will help improve inflight entertainment experience for our customers," said Singapore Airlines Senior Vice President of Products and Services, Mr Tan Pee Teck. "It provides more information and greater control both on land and in flight, and are excited to be the first airline in the world to offer an application for our customers."

Singapore Airlines KrisWorld IFE system offers up to 295 movies, more than 470 television shows and over 450 albums on CD every month.

Jet Airways to Join Skyteam

Jet Airways to Join Skyteam. India is the next target of the Skyteam airline alliance agreement with the CEO of Skyteam Airline Alliance Management, Perry Cantarutti. Speaking at the travel fair in Berlin, ITB, Mr Cantarutti said he believed the 20 airlines in Sk equipment are "a very strong network that really covers all key business flows around the world," although he added that Skyteam " it is not out of recruitment. "

Mr Cantarutti said: "In my opinion, no alliance happens unless there are good bilateral trade relations that demonstrate the value of being a partner, [so] we are very pleased to see the bilateral cooperation between Jet Airways and Delta, Air France and KLM ".

"Jet also works with five other members of Skyteam, a new Korea, for example." "The first days of the alliance were about recruiting and building geographical area, and has made great extent. But you can not deny that India is a gap in our network. We would love to talk to Jet about become a member of Skyteam. And they know it. "

The Bugatti Model 100

The Bugatti Model 100 aircraft while in flight over France air space. Probably this is the rarest aircraft in the world, there is only one unit built by Bugatti back in 1939. At that time, this built intended to compete in Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup Race as an air racer, apparently Bugatti was not able to finish on time. So the model 100 moved to storage then German invasion happened.

Bugatti 100 has unique design on vertical tail design it has 120 degree angle, just like a modern jet fighter. Anybody remember the F-23, yes it has similar design though. Also Bugatti introduces retractable landing gear systems, promises good aerodynamic performance as well as aesthetic design. The aircraft manufactured mostly of wood, several area hand-built with composite layers of balsa and wood. Bugatti 100 installed by twin 4.9 liter engine that boost more than 900 horsepower of propeller engine.