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It seems that the acquisition of six EMBRAER A-29 Super Tucano for the Guatemalan Air Force will not materialize. Last week the Defense vice-minister confirmed that the purchase has been held, claiming "Political and Economic" reasons, or whatever that means. More information here: http://...

The Venezuelan authorities have located the wreckage of YV2081, a Let-410 operated by the domestic airline TRANSAVEN, that went missing with 14 people onboard on January 4, 2008, while flying from Caracas to Los Roques. The plane was found resting at the bottom of the sea, some 900mts. deep. The dis...

The Salvadoran Air Force -or Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña in Spanish, FAS- announced last month that they have decided to purchase additional Cessna A-37Bs (retired from the Chilean Air Force) instead of the new Embraer A-29 Super Tucano. At this moment official sources say that acquiring the old type s...

A Nicaraguan Air Force Mil Mi-17 crashed yesterday, near the the Cuatro Palos region, 50Km northwest of Managua. Onboard was the Nicaraguan Air Force's Commanding Officer and members of said air arm's high command. So far it is presumed that there are no survivors. More information here: http://www....

A Nicaraguan Air Force Mil Mi-17 crashed yesterday, near the the Cuatro Palos region, 50Km northwest of Managua. Onboard was the Nicaraguan Air Force's Commanding Officer and members of said air arm's high command. So far it is presumed that there are no survivors. More information here: http://www....