NATO deploys fighters to eastern Europe amid Russia-Ukraine tensions
The Royal Netherlands Air Force is deploying two fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets to Bulgaria. The Spanish Air Force…
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Air France-KLM returns to profit in Q3 after good summer season
Air France-KLM returned to quarterly operating profit for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 crisis,…
ZeroAvia eyes 2024 for first commercial hydrogen-electric flight on Europe route
Zero emissions aviation company ZeroAvia announced the first commercial flight of its hydrogen-electric aircraft is set to take…
Morocco suspends flights from Germany, Netherlands, UK
Morocco has banned direct flights to the country from Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom over rising…
Dutch Air Force retires last McDonnell-Douglas KDC-10 tanker
The final McDonnell-Douglas KDC-10 trijet tanker of the Koninklijke Luchtmacht, the Dutch Air Force, will carry out its…
Netherlands to drop quarantine restrictions for vaccinated travelers
Beginning September 22, 2021, the Netherlands will no longer require fully vaccinated travelers from the United States, UK,…
NATO multinational tanker fleet receives fifth A330 MRTT
NATO’s Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) took delivery of its fifth A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft on August…
Belgian F-16 hits a wall, burns down; pilot injured
An F-16 fighter jet of Belgian Air Component caught fire after colliding with a wall while taxiing at…
Draken to acquire 12 Dutch F-16 fighters to train USAF pilots
The Netherlands will sell twelve of its surplus F-16 fighter jets to Draken International, the Defense Secretary of…
Dutch government claims Russian fighter jets harassed frigate
On June 23, 2021, the HMS Defender destroyer of the Royal Navy received warning shots from the Russian…
Travel bans in Netherlands, KLM halts all long-haul flight
As Dutch government imposes stricter COVID-19 rules, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines halts all of its long-haul flights to…
Greenpeace demand to stop KLM bailout dismissed
A court in the Hague rejected Greenpeace’s claim to impose stronger environmental conditions on state-supported KLM Royal Dutch…
MH17 trial: Russian suspect denies any involvement
Oleg Pulatov, one of the four suspects, tried in absentia by the Netherlands for the murder of 298…
Dutch government freezes €3.4 billion aid to KLM
The government of Netherlands froze €3.4 billion-worth of financial aid to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM), after the…
Risk of explosion: Dutch F-35As must stay away from thunderstorms
Among several other deficiencies, the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu), the Royal Dutch Air Force identified a defect on its…
Greenpeace to sue Dutch government over KLM bailout
Greenpeace will take legal action against the Dutch government, accused of bailing out the airline KLM with 3.4…
Qatar Airways Cargo seeks new gateways through UK?
Qatar Airways Cargo has signed five-year contracts for cargo handling in Manchester and Birmingham airports in the UK. …
Dutch government brings Russia to court over MH17 downing
The Dutch government announced that it would bring Russia before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) “for…