From the FlightAware Website, the 3 Philippine Air Force (PAF) A-29 Super Tucano with Aircraft Registration Codes PT-ZZM, PT-ZZN and PT-ZZO in Egypt were not able to depart to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday, Friday, September 11, 2020 for some unknown reason.
However, the 3 other PAF A-29 Super Tucano with Aircraft Registration Codes PT-ZZQ, PT-ZZS and PT-ZZU were able to successfully make their Flight yesterday from Malta to Egypt, so all 6 are in Egypt now.
China’s Defense Minister Wei Fenghe visited the Philippines and met with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana today, Friday, September 11, 2020.
Among the Items they discussed was the granting of Cny 130 million (Php 922 million at the Exchange Rate of Cny 1 = Php 7.10) worth of Equipment mainly for Humanitarian and Disaster Relief (HADR) Operations to the Armed Force of the Philippines (AFP).
SOURCES:
* Official Inquirer Facebook Page Post 09/11/20 - 1529H {Archived Link}
* PH, China Defense Execs commit to maintain peace in SCS {Archived Link}
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3 of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) A-29 Super Tucano with Aircraft Registration Codes PT-ZZM, PT-ZZN and PT-ZZO successfully completed their flight yesterday (Thursday, September 10, 2020) from Malta to Egypt.
They are scheduled to fly next to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today, Friday, September 11, 2020.
3 of the A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) with Aircraft Registration Codes PT-ZZM, PT-ZZN and PT-ZZO are now in Malta, they are scheduled to fly later today (Thursday, September 10, 2020) to their next destination which will be Egypt.
The 3 other PAF A-29s with the Aircraft Registration Codes PT-ZZQ, PT-ZZS and PT-ZZU are still in Portugal, they are scheduled to fly to Malta later today also.
Philippine Air Force (PAF) Chief Lt. Gen. Allen Paredes told the House of Representatives during a Budget Hearing recently that they are seeking Funds to acquire 5 C-130J Super Hercules Transport Aircraft and recover 10 UH-1 Huey Helicopters.
Paredes said that the President Rodrigo Duterte had approved the acquisition of the C-130J Aircraft last May 2020, but that the Project is one of the unfunded Projects for 2021.
The 5 C-130Js would be able to rapidly transport an entire Battalion of Soldiers and would be useful in transporting Personnel, Equipment and Supplies during Natural Disasters.
The A-29 Super Tucanos of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) has arrived in Lisbon, Portugal from the Canary Islands in Spain as Pictures of some of them like this one has been captured and posted on the JetPhotos Website.
On a related note, all of the Tracking Information of the PAF’s Super Tucanos with Aircraft Registration Codes PT-ZZM, PT-ZZN, PT-ZZO, PT-ZZQ, PT-ZZS and PT-ZZU has now been removed from the FlightAware Website, so we won’t be able to track them anymore thru that.
I’m not sure why they were removed, one possibility is that the PAF itself had requested it. At any rate, we will try to provide information about the A-29’s journey to the Philippines whenever it becomes available.
SOURCE: PT-ZZM on JetPhotos, 09/08/20 {Archived Link}
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The Philippine Navy (PN) said that their AW159 Wildcat Helicopters are now Operational, but Mission Essential and Operational Training with Foreign Flight Instructors will resume when the Travel Ban due to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Pandemic is lifted.
The Aircrew of the AW159 are maintaining their proficiency with the Aircraft thru weekly General Handling Flight Sorties. Regular Maintenance Activities are also being done as per the Maintenance Manual.
SOURCE: More Training for AW-159 Chopper Crew after Pandemic: Navy {Archived Link}
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