Are Flight Engineers Still Used?

The narrowbody Boeing 737, which had its maiden flight in 1967, began the process of eliminating the flight engineer. The ...
Reuters

Lack of trained staff means long hours for Afghan air force engineer

KABUL (Reuters) - The lone Afghan flight engineer trained to operate C-130 transport planes regularly works 14 hour days when fighting flares, ferrying reinforcements and ammunition to troops battling ...
Flying

NASA C-130 Makes First Flight to Antarctica

A NASA C-130 Hercules successfully delivered the Galactic/Extragalactic ULDB Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory (GUSTO) to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. GUSTO is scheduled to launch via a ...
Flightglobal

ST Engineering gung-ho on long-term support prospects for legacy C-130s

Singapore’s ST Engineering sees a long future in providing support for the world’s fleets of legacy Lockheed Martin C-130 tactical transports, but is nonetheless seeking to broaden its portfolio to ...