Jet Trainer
Bird strike considered as cause of fatal Frecce Tricolori crash in Turin
An MB-339PAN jet trainer belonging to the Italian Air Force’s national aerobatic team, Frecce Tricolori (Tricolour Arrows), crashed just after taking off from Turin-Caselle Airport, northern Italy, on September 16, killing a five-year-old girl on the ground
US Navy resumes T-45C Goshawk flight ops after safety pause
The US Navy’s Chief of Naval Air Training authorised the resumption of flight operations for the McDonnell Douglas T-45C Goshawk jet trainer on October 31, after both the Navy’s and USMC’s fleets were grounded more than two weeks earlier due to rising safety concerns
Two more Kazakh L-39Cs fly again from Aero
Two of ten Kazakhstan Air Defence Force (KADF) L-39C Albatrosses that have been going through overhaul and upgrade at Aero Vodochody since mid-2020, were seen flying from the company's facility near Prague, Czech Republic, on September 7
Spain ceases training operations with the Aviojet
After more than four decades of service, the Spanish Air and Space Force has ceased training operations with the CASA C-101EB Aviojet at Murcia-San Javier Air Base in southeastern Spain
UK MOD releases report into last year’s Royal Navy Hawk T1A crash
A UK Ministry of Defence Service Inquiry report into the loss of Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm-operated Hawk T1A (serial XX189) – assigned to 736 Naval Air Squadron – on March 25, 2021, was released on July 28
Philippines seeks replacement for S-211 jet trainer fleet
The Philippine Air Force is actively researching replacement options for its ageing fleet of SIAI-Marchetti S-211 jet trainers, which entered operational service with the Asian air arm in 1989
Zimbabwe revives Hawk fleet in face of EU sanctions
The Air Force of Zimbabwe has recommissioned four Hawk Mk.60/60A ground attack/jet trainer aircraft in spite of EU sanctions that led to the air arm’s entire Hawk fleet being grounded in 2011
Turkey’s first Hürjet forward fuselage enters final assembly
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) has marked an important milestone in the development of Turkey’s first jet-powered trainer aircraft, the Hürjet, after the forward fuselage of the first prototype was recently moved to the company’s final assembly line
Report cites pilot error as cause of fatal USAF T-38C crash
A US Air Force Air Education and Training Command Accident Investigation Board Report has found that pilot error was to blame for a fatal crash involving a T-38C Talon near Dannelly Field in Montgomery, Alabama, on February 19, 2021
Saab third aft section for USAF T-7A flight tests
Saab has shipped its third aft airframe section for use in the T-7A Red Hawk flight test programme for the US Air Force, the latest milestone to be met in the engineering and manufacturing development phase