Fairchild Dornier is to convert two ex-German air force Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jets to civil standards for The Flying Bulls display team, which promotes the energy drink Red Bull. The company will remove all military equipment, perform depot-level maintenance and may install civil communication/ navigation avionics in the aircraft before delivery next year.
Source: Flight International
The troubled aerostructures manufacturer has become an important supplier of several key US defence programmes, including the air force’s new stealth bomber and the army’s next-generation tiltrotor.
With Boeing having delivered the first operational example of its latest F-15EX multi-role fighter, US Air Force pilots who previously flew the F-15C are beginning the process of transitioning to the new jet.
Airframer Boeing completed upgrades on two existing US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters, bringing the carrier-capable jets up to the latest Block III standard.
