Domestic security crisis boosts Chilean Carbineers rotary wings expansion and Airbus Helicopters bonanza
Wanted dead or alive: Chilean 9/11 Hawker Hunters
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of their last military coup d’etat, Chile’s government presses on trying to identify and expose the names of pilots of the 09/11/1973 attacks and does so by bounty-hunting for the nation’s surviving Hawker Hunter fighters.
Low-fare pioneer: SKY Airline’s first Airbus A319
A typical low-cost (or rather “low-fare”) European-built and operated airliner, A319 c/n 2283 was the first of its kind to join Chilean carrier SKY Airline for a five-year stint in Southern Cone routes. Join us for a visual review of its nearly 20-year operational career.
Skyhawks Illustrated #12839: Survivor soul
Jett Clipper Ella: From QANTAS to “Jet Set airliner”
The hitchhiker’s guide to Argentine Mirage wrecks & relics
While Argentine defence officials continue to explore ways to select, finance and purchase a fourth generation multi-role fighter type that may restore some of the nation’s “Deltas” supersonic capability and splendor, let’s explore the many locations where Argentine Deltas wrecks and relics can be found throughout the country and abroad.
Airbus set to win Chilean Carbineers training helicopter contract with no competition?
Exclusive research by Gaceta Aeronáutica reveals that European manufacturer Airbus is set to win a Chilean Carbineers request for quotations that will result in thr retirement of the Bell 206 JetRanger as the service’s primary helicopter pilot training platform.