The L-39 Albatros, a former Cold War-era military jet trainer, became widely accessible to civilian pilots after the Soviet Union's dissolution, largely introduced to the U.S. market by pioneers like ...

Hungary has taken delivery of its first trio of Aero Vodochody L-39NG Skyfox jet trainer aircraft. The Eastern European country is the third customer to receive the Skyfox after Vietnam and LOM Praha, ...

The initial batch of Hungarian Air Force pilots has concluded the training programme with Aero Vodochody AEROSPACE on L-39 Skyfox tactical training aircraft. This achievement marks further progress in ...

The Hungarian Air Force received the first three L-39 Skyfox aircraft out of a total order of 12 signed in 2022, of which four will be in a reconnaissance configuration. On May 30, 2025, the Hungarian ...

The state-owned enterprise LOM Praha took delivery of the first L-39 Skyfox training aircraft for use at the Pardubice Flight Training Centre in the Czech Republic, it was announced on 22 January.

The two occupants of the 50-year-old jet had departed Watertown, South Dakota, on the way to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and climbed to 20,000 feet before making a rapid descent and crashing. A tarp ...

The prototype L-39NG 7001/0475 seen here with a new colour scheme specially adopted for the Dubai Airshow. Credit: Alan Warnes DUBAI—Aero Vodochody continues to look at new roles for the L-39NG Skyfox ...

It started with a phone call from Mira Slovak, the legendary Czech pilot and Cold War-era defector who raced hydroplanes and won the first National Championship Air Races in 1964 at Sky Ranch, Nevada.