Daniel Cid @dcid

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · 1d

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Photo of the Day 4th April 2025.

G-CFLU, Saab 2000, Eastern Airways, taxiing to the terminal at Manchester Airport, 31st January 2015, as seen from the Runway Viewing Park.

3 photos behind the link.
https://mancavgeek.co.uk/blog/photo-of-the-day-4th-april-2025/

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #RunwayViewingPark #RVP #Saab #S2000 #EasternAirways
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Side view of a white and blue, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from right to left.
The front of the plane is all white, with the rear fuselage and tail all dark blue.
There are white and red "Eastern Airways" titles on the rear fuselage, as well as the white registration "G-CFLU".
There are white, red, white, diagonal stripes on the tail.
Green grass fills the foreground, with clumps of snow lining the sides of a taxiway.
A grey terminal building stretches across the frame, behind the long wing of a very large jet airliner with a pair of large engines hanging off the wing.
Grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

**Albert Lee** @krieger22@weird.autos · 2d

Albert Lee @krieger22@weird.autos

#avgeek When asked about recent reports that the #UnitedStates might deny approval for reexport of the General Electric F414 engine powering the #Gripen E/F, the representative added: “#Saab has for many years had all the necessary licenses and permits in place for #Colombia”. https://www.overtdefense.com/2025/04/03/colombia-selects-saabs-gripen-e-f-as-next-fighter-aircraft/

Colombia Selects Saab's Gripen E/F As Next Fighter AircraftOvert Defense

**Bytes Europe** @byteseu@pubeurope.com · 4d

Bytes Europe @byteseu@pubeurope.com

Saab RBS 70 NG Order from Latvia https://www.byteseu.com/882520/ #Featured #Latvia #RBS70NG #Saab

**Bytes Europe** @byteseu@pubeurope.com · 5d

Bytes Europe @byteseu@pubeurope.com

Saab receives order for RBS 70 NG from Latvia https://www.byteseu.com/880519/ #Latvia #RBS70NG #Saab

Replied to Antti Peltola

**Antti Peltola** @anttipeltola@mastodon.world · Mar 27 *

Mar 27 *

Antti Peltola @anttipeltola@mastodon.world

I'm not going to shed a tear over North American auto industry going tits up after General Motors killed Saab.

#GM #GeneralMotors #Saab #Cars

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Mar 24

Mar 24

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Bonus Photo of the Day 24th March 2024.

HB-IZK, Saab 2000, CrossAir, wearing a black and white promotional livery for the musical "The Phantom Of The Opera", at Geneva Cointrin, 5th October 2016.
I posted a photo of the tail last week, and someone expressed interest in seeing the whole thing, so here you go.

#Geneva #Cointrin #GVA #LSGG #Saab #S2000 #CrossAir #ThePhantomOfTheOpera
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

$Side view of a black and white, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from left to right. The planes rear fuselage and tail is black, with fractured white "The Phantom" titles on the side of the body, and a white mask designed to be worn over the upper part of the face and across the bridge of the nose on the tail. The forward fuselage and wing-mounted engine pods are white, with blue "CrossAir" titles on the upper body and on the engine pods The registration "HB-IZK" is on the bottom of the tail in white, next to s small red Swiss flag. Grey concrete apron covered with yellow lines and white dashed lines fills the foreground, with a circular, heavily glazed terminal building in the background. A larger, white jet airliner with red "TunisAir" titles is parked next to this terminal building. Trees in the distance run off towards the horizon, leading to the lower reaches of a tree-covered mountain rising into the sky.$

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Mar 18

Mar 18

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Tails Tuesday 18th March 2025.

HB-IZK, Saab 2000, CrossAir, in a promotional "The Phantom Of The Opera" colour scheme at Geneva Cointrin, 5th October 1996.

#Geneva #Cointrin #GVA #LSGG #Saab #S2000 #CrossAir #PhantomOfTheOpera #TailsTuesday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Close-up of the black rear fuselage and tail of an airliner taxiing from right to left.
The partial registration "-IZK" is visible on the base of the tail, above a large white letter "A" on the rear fuselage.
There is a large, white partial mask, designed to cover the upper face, on the tail.
Damp concrete apron fills the bottom of the frame in the background, with a grey terminal building behind the tail.

**Bytes Europe** @byteseu@pubeurope.com · Mar 17

Mar 17

Bytes Europe @byteseu@pubeurope.com

Arthur radars and more Archer howitzers committed to Ukraine by Sweden https://www.byteseu.com/837573/ #archer #Arthur #BAESystemsBofors #CounterBatteryRadar #FMV #Saab #SelfPropelledHowitzers #Sweden #Ukraine

C. @cazabon@mindly.social · Mar 16

Mar 16

C. @cazabon@mindly.social

@kevinrns @mcc

I would not want to be a stockholder in Lockheed Martin right now. The felon-in-chief down there seems to have unintentionally cut the possible market for the F-35 to just the USA practically overnight. It's probably a really good day to be a Saab stock owner.

Unless he plans to allow sales to Russia and North Korea. I wouldn't put it past him, but the leaders of those countries aren't stupid enough to buy it.

#LockheedMartin #Lockheed #F35 #economic #chaos #stock #USA #Saab

**-0--1-** @_9CL7T9k8cjnD_@mastodon.social · Mar 16

Mar 16

-0--1- @_9CL7T9k8cjnD_@mastodon.social

#F35 fighters being slashed from #Canada and #Portugal. #Swedish #SAAB #GripenF39 being purchased instead. I'm proud of you! #FuckLockheedMartin

**Ω Gus Posey** @Gustodon@mas.to · Mar 15

Mar 15

Ω Gus Posey @Gustodon@mas.to

I hope #SAAB makes so much money selling Gripens they bring back the 900 SPG as an #EV.

**Toni Aittoniemi** @gimulnautti@mastodon.green · Mar 15 *

Mar 15 *

Toni Aittoniemi @gimulnautti@mastodon.green

@mcc We have an excellent company called SAAB here in the Nordics, which produces a jet fighter specially designed for northern latitutes called the JAS-39 Gripen.

Canada should check it out. Here is the brochure, in case you’re in the mood for some online shopping

https://www.saab.com/products/air/fighter-systems
#saab #FighterJets #gripen #multirolefighter #canada

Fighter Systems | Air | Saab Start

**defensedaily** @defensedaily@mstdn.social · Mar 13

Mar 13

defensedaily @defensedaily@mstdn.social

Ukraine’s Radionix Partners with Saab for Sensor, Defense Electronics Work

https://defensemirror.com/news/39051/Ukraine___s_Radionix_Partners_with_Saab_for_Sensor__Defense_Electronics_Work

#Saab #Radionix #UkraineDefense #DefenseTechnology #MilitaryCollaboration #SensorSystems #DefenseElectronics #RadarTech #DefenseIndustry #MoU #MilitaryPartnership #SaabUkraine #DefenseModernization #DefenseCollaboration #TechForDefense

**Manc AvGeek** @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space · Mar 11

Mar 11

Manc AvGeek @mancavgeek@social.teamb.space

Photo of the Day 11th March 2025.

HB-IZO, Saab 2000, CrossAir, taxiing to the terminal at Manchester Airport, as seen from the terraces on top of Terminal 1, some time in 1996.

3 photos behind the link.
https://mancavgeek.co.uk/blog/photo-of-the-day-11th-march-2025/

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Saab #S2000 #CrossAir
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Side view of a white, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from left to right.
There are blue "CrossAir" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with blue and red splotches on the front and rear fuselage, as well as on the tail.
The red splotch on the tail is overlaid with a large white cross.
The registration "HB-IZO" is on the bottom of the tail in black, next to a Swiss flag, with the letters "IZO" also appearing on the open nose-wheel doors.
A black taxiway covered with white road markings and yellow arrows and lines fills the foreground, with more taxiways separated by large grassed areas fill most of the background, and a red, heavily glazed building at the edge of a compound surrounded by black chainlink fencing on the upper left of the frame.

**MediaFaro Analysis** @mf_analysis@mastodon.mediafaro.org · Mar 8

Mar 8

MediaFaro Analysis @mf_analysis@mastodon.mediafaro.org

Windfall for European arms makers.

Weapons manufacturers across Europe are rushing to secure contracts after EU countries announced plans to dramatically increase defence spending.

Share prices of European arms companies had already risen sharply following the US decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250307-windfall-for-european-arms-makers?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#ArmsManufacturers #WeaponsManufacturers #Business #SharePrices #Europe #EU #WarInUkraine #RearmEurope #Thales #Rheinmetall #Eutelsat #Leonardo #Saab #BAESystems

Windfall for European arms makers.RFi

**DqTube** @DqTube@mas.to · Mar 7

Mar 7

DqTube @DqTube@mas.to

@gimulnautti If #SAAB wants to survive in this business, it needs to replace parts. The problem for future Europe is the number of #F35 orders.
I would rather see investment in #GCAP from more countries than sending them out of the economy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Combat_Air_Programme