Transport Aircraft

Also, I'm not sure if any of Japan's indigenously produced aircraft are actually available for export. With Embraer, that's not the issue, they build primarily for export and have the logistics network in place to support export customers, simply by using the existing processes and partners they use for their civilian regional jets.

With the sometimes flare up over Pre-WW2 and WW2 history I'm not to be honest, the ROK and Japan have a complicated relationship.

KAI's MC-X was proposed for long term development, but it's a private venture and not likely to move forward anytime soon.

With Tenders for the Government Jet back in next week would Corporate Jets be ready to go or would a slot In the manufacturers production line have to be booked

Good to see today on social media the Learjet up and running and giving the people of this state and excellent service.

Meanwhile in the real world, Avolon Leasing of Shelbourne Road, D4, just placed orders with the two big makers, for 140 No. extended-range narrow-body airliners, at a total cost of €17 Billion. It will bring their total book to over 1,100 aircraft.

If only somebody was there to join up the thinking in this place.......

Like we should have originally ? Or perhaps it's quite convenient if you are qualified on the 189 by the IAC , and when you retire or buy yourself out , there's local employment options with the Coastguard who will be flying the same type. ?

Just sayin...........

Same reason we got PC12, when they became the most popular non jet private aircraft operated by air ambulance companies all over the world...

Repeat for EC135...barely a police/air ambulance body that isn't using one.

Repeat for AW139, currently the VIP heli of choice.

While in Australia, the Army is scrapping (literally dismantling and burying) its 45 NH90s in favour of Blackhawks and Sweden has signalled it is also planning for life after theirs.

The problem child of European design by Committee continues.

Because they ain't want to be held liable for anyone else finding out they are a ball of shite.

I think they wanted to but had no takers. The buyers were probably afraid they would get aussie built ones. Remember they have not a great rep when it comes to building stuff look what they did to the Styer

NZ has been down this road before. Australia abandoned its troubled Seasprite upgrade project, replacing the type with the Seahawk aboard the "ANZAC" Frigates. NZ took a few semi modified, Australian Seasprites, and upgraded all their fleet to a local spec instead. They are now the sole user of the type.

Then it transpired that the Air Corps didn’t have the large helicopters required to transport Mitterrand and his party (the Irish offered to rent some helicopters, but the French said they’d supply their own)

The above taken from the State Papers. Imagine the goverment didnt no the air corps didnt have large helicopters maybe they taught they still had the puma

Plus ca change.....

The 1979 Papal visit was an all Irish job, from the outset. We borrowed a Puma from the German Border police for Garda use, and Irish Helicopters did well ferrying the Polish Goalie about. Aer Fungus collected him from Rome in a 747, and it had to slow to stall speed to allow our fleet of light machine gun armed fighter jets to fly formation into Irish Airspace.

Once on the ground he was travelling by 11 tonne truck, driven by Gardai, with an open top and a body built by the CIE Coach Works.

Only after 1981 did anyone think the Pontiff needed protection from anything other than the evil eye.

It was surprising then when a state leader who didn't bring their own kit, expected Ireland to have it. We didn't do protection here. The Murder of Mountbatten in Sligo showed that. Even the difference in security between the visit of Clinton in 1998, and Bush a few years later, and even that of Obama and the Queen years later. We learn from experience.

Nobody talks about the shambles of security that was the Reagan visit... We are lucky any foreign leader ever set foot on our island after that.

I read also that AGS were unhappy with the amount of "hangers on" present from the Irish Side during the Gorbachev visit. Those with press passes had to wait while Mary Joan, who's sisters bridesmaid was the wife of some county councillor in Ennistimon, got on the Ramp in Shannon in to be closer to the Soviet leader.