Forty years ago, FIDAE lacked the final “E” in its acronym and didn’t cater for many of the market segments that are usually served in the 21st Century. One of our senior correspondents was there in March 1984 and brings back images, stories and recollections gathered on a week-long stay in Santiago for his first of 10+ visits to the show.
A fortuitous pre-winter holiday visit to the United States in early December 2023 provided a unique opportunity to visit and inspect the four aviation-related museums in the State of Connecticut… come discover the treasures preserved in these institutions.
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.
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.
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.
