Civil-Military Aviation & Cooperation

A Russian Il-76 heavy transport, tail RA-78765, landed at Simón Bolívar International Airport near Caracas on Sunday, Oct 26, after a two-day route from the Moscow area. Flight telemetry shows stops in Armenia, Algeria, Morocco, Senegal, and Mauritania before the Atlantic crossing

On October 10, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a Qatari Emiri Air Force training detachment at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The site will host F-15QA aircraft and Qatari aircrews for combined training with the US Air Force. Officials confirm

Air Transat will open a direct link between Toronto Pearson and Istanbul on 6 December 2025. The carrier says the flight will run every Tuesday and Saturday, all year, and will use its Airbus A330 wide-bodies. The move inserts Air Transat into