On September 4-5, 2021, the Athens Flying Week air show will be held at Tanagra Air Base for the 10th time. This year, the largest event will delight a huge number of Greek and international participants, including the aces of the French and American Air Force. According to a press release from the show organizers, […]
Four Russian transport planes flew to Kabul on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The aircraft are equipped with special equipment, and medical personnel are also present in them, according to AMPE, in case injured or sick passengers have to be transported. The group of planes plans to pick up at least 500 people from […]
According to available information, the United States sent a US Navy P8 “Poseidon” reconnaissance aircraft to Greece to monitor the fires. In response to a government of #Greece request for support, I am grateful that the @US_EUCOM Navy component, @USNavyEurope , is providing a P-8 aerial reconnaissance aircraft to support firefighting efforts: https://t.co/ubmCCftMYY #StrongerTogether – […]
A court decision has been passed, which concerns seven abandoned aircraft. They are located on the territory of the former Elliniko airport and will now be put up for auction. The union of former Olympic airways employees sought to fit within the designated area for exhibiting aircraft as museum pieces. However, Hellenic SA went to […]
On Tuesday, the Greek Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) extended the air travel directives (notams) for travelers arriving in the country from abroad, as well as for passengers on domestic flights to the Greek Islands. The directives have been expanded to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The directive has been extended until Monday, June […]
The actions of firefighters to contain the fire that broke out last night in Schinose, coordinated by the chief of the fire department, Lieutenant General Stefanos Kolokuris. From the first hours at the scene was his deputy, Lieutenant General Yakovos Kleftospyros. The battle with fire continues, APE-MPE reports. As a precaution, Alepochori was evacuated in […]
Airlines have begun training pilots and aircraft for summer flights. This is not as easy as it seems at first glance, reports The Associated Press. The pandemic has contributed to a sharp decline in flights, and many airliners around the world have been put into hibernation. The gradual lifting of restrictions indicates that international flights […]
The PRC has lost control over the twenty-ton rocket, which it launched to deliver the space station module into orbit. At this time, the Changzhen-5B launch vehicle is falling to Earth, according to the Daily Mail. As experts expect, the aircraft will fall in the coming days, possibly weeks. Its debris will land in an […]
An El Al civilian aircraft flying from New York to Tel Aviv was escorted by military aircraft into Israeli airspace on Good Friday, April 30, after entering the Flight Information Area (FIR) of Athens. When the plane entered the Athens FIR, NATO’s Joint Air Operations Center in Torrejon, Spain, alerted the Greek Air Force to […]