Jpats – The Decision Nears With evaluations of the seven contenders for the USA’s Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) contract now in the crucial Source Selection Phase, it won’t be long before we find out who has won this large and important competition. In some ways, the programme can be regarded as revolutionary as

Australian Airlink Bae 146 Fleet Update Australian Airlink is set to lease three BAe 146-200s and two BAe 146-300s from National Jet Systems in Adelaide. The three BAe 146-200s (VH-NJG, VH-NJH, and VH-NJJ) are scheduled for delivery in early September, while the two BAe 146-300s (VH-NJL and VH-NJN) are expected in early November. Specific details

Boeing 747 Part II – The Family Grows Seven thousand five hundred engineering drawings were used to produce the first Boeing 747. Six hundred 747s lined up nose to tail would span 42.3 km (26.3 miles). The 747 was the first triple deck commercial aircraft and the first since the Boeing Stratocruiser of the late

10 Years Ago The Indian Ministry of Defence is assessing the capabilities of various Indian shipyards with a view to a decision on the construction of a V/STOL carrier to replace the INS Vikrant in the mid 1980s. They are looking at a conventional carrier of 25,400/30,500 tonnes rather than one installed with ski jumps.