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New Argentine Air Force jet makes test flights
Futuro T-99, Boeing 737-700
Reprodução/Facebook - Raymond Gahan
Rafael Ramos
4/24/2021
The Argentine Air Force (FAA) conducted the first test flights with its new Boeing 737-700 on April 21. The tests were carried out over the sea in the Pacific Ocean. The flight took just over three hours and departed from Mexico City International Airport. The future T-99 of the Argentine Air Force is flying with the provisional registration number 2-ACSM during the tests and while receiving the military configuration. The plane will join the First Air Brigade, located in El Palomar.
The Boeing 737-700 was originally ordered for passenger transport in 2004, by Ethiopian Airlines, under the registration of ET-ALQ, and operated by the company until 2014, when it started to operate by Scandianavian Airlines (SAS), where it flew until 2020 .
Boeing 737-700
Operando pela Southwest Airlines
By Acroterion - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, via wikimedia commons
The plane that is now in the service of the Argentine Air Force will receive the registration number T-99 and the baptismal name of “Isla Malvinas”. It is scheduled to be delivered on April 26 and will be added to the Argentine transport fleet that currently has Lockheed C-130, Fokker F-28, Saab 340, Learjet 35A and Learjet 60 aircraft.
The purchase of the T-99 started last year with the bidding process at ICAO, so it would be closed, advancing the acquisition through other channels, maintaining negotiations with the bidder.
According to the Zona Militar website, “[…] Sources of the Force stated that“ ICAO carried out the entire bidding process, including the selection and award of the appropriate bidder. Through a mutual agreement with Aeronautics, it was defined that this would culminate the operation with the selected bidder [...] ”
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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