Aviation

Serbian Military Helicopter Carrying 7 People Crashes Near Belgrade

Serbian military helicopter carrying seven people on board crashed near Belgrade while evacuating a sick baby from southern Serbia.

Serbia's Defence Ministry did not immediately disclose whether anyone survived the crash, which occurred late on Friday near Belgrade's international airport, ABC news reports.

Development on Bulgaria's Fighter Jets Issue 'Expected Soon'

Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev has said he is strongly determined to ensure that a final solution about the overhaul of Bulgaira's aircraft fleet could come as early as 2015.

The acquisition of either new or second-hand NATO-compatible aircraft is "something we cannot afford to delay anymore," he argued in an interview with Standart daily newspaper published Friday.

How to minimize annoying warplane attrition

What a coincidence! The mighty Turkish Air Force has decided to decommission its last batch of eight RF-4E reconnaissance aircraft shortly after two such aircraft and one F-4E crashed in a span of six days. Gen. Abidin Ünal, commander of the elite Combat Air Force unit, ruled out any technical failure for the serial crashes of Feb.

Solar Plane Completes 2nd Leg of Round-the-Globe Trip

Solar Impulse 2, the aircraft powered only by sunlight, has landed in India on Tuesday after covering about 1,500 kilometres during a 15-hour flight from Oman.

The Swiss-built  single-seat airctaft that weighs only 2,300 kilogrammes, landed in Ahmedabad where it will make a four-day stopover before flying off to Varanasi, in northeastern India. 

Breaking News: Bomb threat on HK aircraft, passengers evacuated

A bomb threat forced a HK airlines heading from Beijing to Hong Kong to make an emergency landing in Wuhan, China. Posts on WeChat and Weibo mention that passengers have been evacuated from the flight. Police and firefighters have surrounded the aircraft and a search is underway.

Solar plane starts second leg of epic round-the-world bid

Solar Impulse 2 took off from Oman March 10 bound for India, on the second leg of its epic bid to become the first plane to fly around the world powered solely by the sun.
      
The aircraft took off from Muscat at 6.35 am (0235 GMT) for what is expected to be a 16-hour, 1,465 kilometre (910 mile) journey over the Arabian Sea to Ahmedabad in India.
      

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