Chile
Brazilian C-130M deploys to fight forest fires in Chile
A Lockheed C-130M Hercules from the Brazilian Air Force has been dispatched to Chile to help fight the more than 300 estimated forest fires that are currently raging across the country’s central and southern regions
Chilean KC-130R fitted with new NP2000 props
In an effort to improve the efficiency of its Hercules fleet, the Chilean Air Force has begun retrofitting the aircraft with new Collins Aerospace eight-blade NP2000 composite propellers
Chile inducts ex-RAF E-3Ds into active service
The two former Royal Air Force-operated Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW1s acquired by the Chilean Air Force have been formally inducted into operational service
Santiago’s new Stantec-designed terminal opens
The new international terminal at Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) in Chile has opened
US donates first of two C-130Hs to Chile
A pair of USAF-operated Lockheed C-130H Hercules tactical transports are being transferred to the Chilean Air Force to supplement the air arm’s current airlift fleet
UPDATED: Chilean C-130 disappears en route to Antarctica
The Fuerza Aérea de Chile (FACh, Chilean Air Force) has reported that one of its Lockheed C-130 Hercules heavy-lift tactical transport aircraft has disappeared en route to Antarctica, with 38 people missing.