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Historic
Jamming Kings - Sembach’s Compass Call EC-130Hs
From 1987 to 1991 the 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron operated from Sembach Air Base in Germany. Its EC-130H ‘Compass Call’ aircraft delivered a formidable electronic jamming capability. Dr Kevin Wright examines their operations in Europe and the Middle East in the late Cold War
Tactical Fighter Meet ‘86 at RAF Waddington
Early August 1986 saw a gathering of more than 70 aircraft from from eight NATO countries at RAF Waddington for Tactical Fighter
Meet (TFM) ’86...
Luxair beating adversity through diversity
With a variety of revenue streams, Luxair Group has maintained an impressive growth record in recent years...
Military
RNLAF's final KDC-10 tanker leaves the Netherlands
The Royal Netherlands Air Force sole remaining McDonnell Douglas KDC-10 tanker - serial T-235 - departed Eindhoven Air Base in the Netherlands for the US on October 25, as it heads to its new civil-based owner on the other side of the Atlantic
Analysing the USAF's upcoming EC-37B Compass Call and SABER technology
With EC-37B Compass Call and BAE Systems’ SABER technology coming to the fore, we find out what the future holds for the USAF’s electronic warfare capability
A400M and Voyager combine in recent Afghan evacuee flights
The UK has confirmed that it has conducted airlifts to evacuate British nationals and eligible Afghans who had fled Afghanistan to a neighbouring country, with two flights by UK Royal Air Force A400M Atlas aircraft taking place between October 15-22
Commercial
Dan-Air’s Trijet Boeings
Dan-Air was one of the few British operators of the Boeing 727, using them to modernise its fleet and its image in the early 1970s. Bob O’Brien remembers the airline’s trijet years
Singapore Airlines reveals major aircraft order book changes
The company made the alterations as part of a $4bn capital expenditure deferral programme
First UPS A300 receives cockpit upgrade
The jet gained increased capabilities and flexibility through a comprehensive flight deck modernisation programme
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