Thomas Saunders

A Swiss A350 preparing to depart Zurich. jetphotos.com/photo/12066531 © Peter Binder

Look away, Harrier fans… Caught this lineup of ex-RAF jets at AMARG in 2021. Not a graveyard—these were donor airframes keeping USMC AV-8Bs flying, one part at a time. By 2022, with the fleet winding down, they were hauled off and scrapped. June 2021 - Davis Monthan Air Force Base (Tucson, Arizona) #Aviation #AvGeek #DavisMonthanAFB #Harrier

@CaptBob_Nomadic @pilotedgeATC recently created a web interface that allows other users to trigger failures in the simulator. This has the added bonus of having human ATC alongside the aircraft whilst working the failure. Other failure systems work on the network too if ATC is all that is needed.

I am intrigued about home sims and want to incorporate an entire area of KittyHawk to it. My question to the sim community: Are there any sim programs that randomly create emergency or abnormal situations? Any that ask you limitations and immediate action items while you’re flying? Seems it would be a fun way to learn and stay current on various aircraft.

And this is why I don’t run

Introduction to E-7 Wedgetail Challenges 1/25 The UK E-7 Wedgetail programme, replacing the RAF’s E-3D Sentry, delivers advanced airborne early warning & control (AEW&C). It faces significant hurdles, from delays to budget cuts. This thread explores these challenges & who’s responsible for them.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has now announced the death of all six crewmembers onboard the U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker that crashed yesterday in Western Iraq, following a reported mid-air collision with another KC-135 while supporting Operation Epic Fury.

Four Confirmed Deceased in Loss of U.S. KC-135 Over Iraq TAMPA, Fla. – At approximately 2 pm ET on March 12, a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq. Four of six crew members on board the aircraft have been confirmed deceased as rescue efforts continue. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire. The identities of the service members are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified.

Don’t worry if your A level results aren’t what you were hoping for. I got a C and two Us, and here I am, 46 years later, with my own pub. It opens next weekend if you fancy dropping in.

Yesterday saw 12 @LockheedMartin F-22As from the 90th Fighter Squadron arrive at @48FighterWing, for a stop over on their deployment to the Middle East. Photographed is 05-4090 arriving as TREND71.

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada is reviewing the potential market for a modernized version of the Short Sherpa twin-turboprop cargo aircraft, last produced in 1990. aviationweek.com/defense-space/…

@AerLingus please pass on my praise and thanks to the crew of today’s EI167 for their professionalism dealing with the incident on board.

#NEWS | The 139th Airlift Wing, part of the Missouri Air National Guard, has completed a 41 hour mission, with the aircraft running for 45 hours. Read more at AviationSource! aviationsourcenews.com/military/139th… #139AirliftWing #Missouri #Rosecrans #ANG #AvGeek

@WandrMe @teemaction I’ve seen new trains in the UK have to go back to Alstom (formerly Bombardier transportation) for modifications prior to entering service. Perhaps something similar?

#INTERVIEW #ANALYSIS | Fellow aviation enthusiast @Jxck_Sweeney is known for tracking the private jets of @elonmusk & @taylorswift13. AviationSource sat down with him to discuss the controversy that has followed from this. Read more at AviationSource! aviationsourcenews.com/analysis/track…

@sentdefender Lakenheath only has F-35As and F-15Es. They’d only usually launch from RAF Fairford if they’re in the UK, which currently doesn’t have a bomber deployment.

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#HISTORY | It has been five years since the final commercial British Airways Boeing 767 flight. AviationSource writer Thomas Saunders was onboard that final flight all those years ago. Read more at AviationSource! aviationsourcenews.com/history/five-y… #BritishAirways #Boeing #B767 #AvGeek

RT @AvSourceNews: ✈️✈️✈️2 DAYS TO GO✈️✈️✈️ AviationSource will be livestreaming from @BristolAero on November 26, showcasing an exclusive…

A pleasure to fly with @NewPacificAir on their inaugural flight between @flyONT and Nashville yesterday!

Trip is starting with a slight annoyance; @Delta requested I be here 2 hours before my flight, I get here and discover the check in agents aren’t here until around 1:45 - 1:40 before my flight. Could have slept another 20 mins!

Good morning from Nashville International, where today I’m headed to @flyONT with @Delta in first.