SHAH ALAM: Five EC225s for hire? On June 16 it was reported that Petronas was terminating the charter contract for five EC225 helicopters with MHS Aviation, a subsidiary of Boustead Bhd. From the Star: The 10-year contract, with an option to extend for another five years, was previously estimated to […]
SHAH ALAM: New MRO in the works. Two public listed companies, Destini Bhd and Sapura Resources Bhd, has announced an agreement to set up a new joint venture, an aircraft sale, leasing and MRO company. Destini made the announcement to Bursa Saham on June 20. The release: The Board of […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Oman took delivery of the first of 12 Eurofighter Typhoon at the Adam Air Base, Oman on June 12. Royal Air Force of Oman Chief AVM Mattar bin Ali bin Mattar Al Obaidani was present at the welcoming ceremony. The first aircraft is a twin seater. The Sultanate […]
SHAH ALAM: Airbus has launched the A400M photography competition to celebrate the airlifter’s service. The competition opened to everyone is divided into three categories – General Public, Military or Young Photographer. However, the military category is only open to UK military forces personnel. Prizes up for grab are a trip […]
SHAH ALAM: As you aware the Paris Air Show is currently being held at Le Bourget, Paris. The biggest dedicated aviation and space industry event is being held from June 19 to June 29. Posted below are two aircraft displayed at the show which I found interesting and were related […]
SHAH ALAM: Saab’s latest generation fighter jet – the Gripen E – made its maiden flight on June 15. The aircraft – tail number 39-8 – took off at 10.32am local time from Saab’s development facility at Linkoping, flown by test pilot, Marcus Wandt. The aircraft flew for 40 minutes, […]
SHAH ALAM: TWO RMAF pilots were killed in the crash of their Hawk Mk 108 trainer during a check flight today. The crash occurred some 51km north of the Kuantan air base. The pilots Major Mohd Hasri “Fixer” Zahari, 31, and Major Yazmi “Caser” Mohamed Yusof, 39, were found 20 […]
SHAH ALAM: Publish or not to publish. Dear…. I hope you and your family are doing well in the blessed month of Ramadan. Anyhow, I am writing to you concerning the video. As you are aware some parts of the video was the subject of a posting here late last […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF and RMN, last week on their official Twitter page, blasted graphics separately announcing their gratitude to the government for providing an extra allocation to the Armed Forces 2017 budget. The extra allocation for the military based on the graphics is RM817.60 million. This means the budget for […]
SHAH ALAM: A RAAF Boeing P-8A Poseidon MPA has deployed to RMAF Butterworth, marking the type’s first overseas. The deployment was part of Operation Gateway, which provides maritime surveillance patrols in the North Indian Ocean and South China Sea, says the Australian Defense Department on June 7. The department did […]
SHAH ALAM: Latest Hawk Takes to the Skies. In one of Malaysian Defence post earlier, it was asked whether BAE Systems is working towards a more advanced version of the Hawk. The question was answered on June 7 when a prototype Advanced Hawk took off for its maiden flight. The […]
SHAH ALAM: New Coast Guard Chief. Admiral Maritime Zulkifli Abu Bakar, 57, was appointed as the fourth director-general of the APMM or Malaysia Coast Guard, on June 1, 2017. He replaced Admiral Maritime Ahmad Puzi Kahar who retired on May 27, 2017. The hand-over ceremony for the post was held […]
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