Category: Air Force

The first time the People’s Liberation Army Air Force carried out a landing and take-off exercise from a highway was back in September 1989. The exercise involved a Il-14 and J-7s. It was carried out on a stretch of the Shenyang–Dalian Expressway. So far, the PLA has more than 10 such runways spread out in Liaoning, Shandong and Fujian provinces.

Costa Rica President Luis Guillermo Solis’ administration has announced a plan to use a plane confiscated from drug traffickers for official trips.

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Bulgaria will decide in June whether to buy new fighter jets or refurbish its MiG-29 fleet.

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The last U.S. Air Force aircraft that was serviced by Boeing Wichita’s facility has departed on May 29.
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Two French Air Force Mirage 2000s taking part in an exercise in the U.K. nearly collided with a civilian aircraft on Oct. 10, 2013.

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