Legends 2014 trailer.
http://player.vimeo.com/video/93587997
Excellent footage.

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 5, 2014) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 launchesfrom the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting flight deck certifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kelly M. Agee/Released)

Fort Worth, Texas, May 7, 2014 ? Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) successfully completed the first flight of the inaugural F-16 Fighting Falcon for the Iraq Air Force. The jet is the first of 36 F-16 Block 52 aircraft on order through the U.S. Department of Defense for Iraq.


Lockheed Martin photo`s by Liz Kaszynski.

With more than 4,540 F-16s delivered to date, the Foreign Military Sale to Iraq adds to the F-16?s reputation as the world?s most versatile and affordable 4th generation multi-role fighter. Lockheed Martin?s F-16 production line is expected to continue through 2017, with major upgrades being incorporated for all F-16 versions.

Dyess? newest upgraded B-1B Lancer arrives May 7, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. This B-1 is the second of two aircraft to arrive at Dyess with the new Integrated Battle Station upgrade and the Sustainment-Block 16 upgrade. These modifications fall under the Integrated Battle Station initiative, which is slated to be installed concurrently on all B-1s through 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Guerrero/Released)

Meanwhile in N Korea
Leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju attended a combat flight contest at an air force base in the western region of the country, the Kyodo agency reports.

The major North Korean newspaper Rodong Sinmun published pictures of Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju during the competition of pilots.

In April, North Korean mass-media published a photograph of the leader of the country coming out of a plane. But the photos of Kim Jong-un leaving a plane together with his wife are released for the first time.

Kim said the event, held at an undisclosed air field, was aimed at building organizational strength and personal initiative.

He gave orders to start the sorties and expressed satisfaction with the results.

According to the Agency, the presence of North Korean leader at the air event should form a public opinion that the young President, unlike his father, does not suffer from aviaphobia. The Agency also notes that the competition was attended by head of the Political Department of North Korean army, Hwang Pyong-So, and previously dismissed from this post Choe Ryong-Hae. The date of the competitions was not reported.

One sharp looking 62

9 May 2014 Press Release

Airbus has successfully performed certification testing to demonstrate the A350 XWB?s ability to operate on wet runways. During these tests at Istres, France, the flight-test aircraft, MSN004, travelled through troughs containing at least 22mm of water depth, at a variety of speeds, starting at 60kts, and successively increasing to around 140kts.

This month marks the 40th anniversary of Airbus? first-ever delivery ? an A300B2 version handed over to Air France on 10 May 1974, which established the basis for the company?s global success and commitment to non-stop innovation.

12 May 2014 Headline news

As the world?s first twin-engine widebody commercial aircraft when the industry-accepted standard was three or four engines, the 270-seat A300B2?s pioneering design laid the foundation for Airbus? ongoing widebody leadership with the company?s focus on incorporating technology that provided direct benefits to customers in terms of efficiency, operations and costs.

This philosophy became the cornerstone of Airbus? entire product line, beginning with the A300/A310 jetliners, and continuing to the aircraft it has developed since: the best-selling A320 single-aisle Family; the A330 and A340 (which retained the same widebody fuselage cross-section as the A300/A310), the double-deck A380 21st century flagship; and the next-generation, extra-widebody A350 XWB jetliner.

With the A300/A310 programme, Airbus also established its reputation for non-stop product improvements and the ability to develop a true family concept. Following the A300B2, the series would later add the increased-range A300B4, along with the A310-200 and extended-range A310-300 ? shortened fuselage versions of the A300 that introduced two-man crew operations. Rounding out Airbus? cornerstone product line was the A300-600, which offered increased space, higher-power engines and a similar cockpit to the A310.

As a result, the programme?s operational lifetime has extended well into the 21st century. Airbus? deliveries of A300/A310 aircraft continued until the programme?s final production jetliner joined FedEx?s fleet in 2007 ? an A300 freighter version ? closing an industrial chapter that spanned more than 30 years, during which over 800 aircraft were provided to a global operator base.

?The aircraft was conceived to operate for 30 to 40 years, and its design service goal has been extended to 40 years,? explained Gilles Desesquelles, the Head of A300/A310 Family Programme Support. ?So we need to support the fleet until 2050, since a well maintained aircraft delivered in 2007 could stay in operation until then.?

In addition to being the world?s first twin-engine widebody jetliner, Airbus? A300/A310 family introduced many other advances for civil aviation, including the use of composite materials and major steps in cockpit modernization.

Even now, the A300/A310 Family remains an Airbus pioneer, noted Philippe Boucherat, the Head of Airbus? A300/A310 Programme. ?We were the first in-service Airbus programme to provide customers with certified spare parts using 3D-printing,? he said.

MILAN, May 13, 2014 -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) and International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) today announced that two 787-8 Dreamliners will be leased by ILFC to the Italian carrier Neos. Based at Milan Malpensa Airport in northern Italy, Neos will become the country's first 787 operator when it takes delivery of the airplane in 2018. The illustration above shows a 787-8 in Neos? livery.

14 May 2014 Press Release

Mexico City-based VivaAerobus formally launched its fleet transition to A320 aircraft today, after the airline started operating its first three Airbus A320 aircraft in April. The low cost carrier will receive an additional two A320s before the end of 2014. The A320s, powered by IAE, are configured in an all economy 180 seat configuration, 32 additional seats or a 22 percent increase in capacity as compared to VivaAerobus? existing fleet of 737-300s.

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 12, 2014) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)