30 aircraft will fly in welcome to the parade on National Day.

A squadron of Su-30-MK2 fighter jets of the Air Defense - Air Force Command during a celebratory flight exercise - Photo: NAM TRAN

This was the largest and most complex flight operation ever undertaken.

This information was released at a coordination meeting on flight safety between the 371st Air Division, the 918th Air Brigade, and the Northern Air Traffic Management Company, aimed at coordinating flight operations to celebrate National Day.

Specifically, the 371st Division of the Air Defense - Air Force Command presented its training flight plan, including joint training, preliminary rehearsal, and final rehearsal. This included 9 flight groups with 30 aircraft: helicopters, C295s, C212irs, Yak-130s, L-39NGs, and Su-30MK2s. The flight utilized 3 airfields for takeoff and landing: Hoa Lac, Gia Lam ( Hanoi ), and Kep (Bac Ninh).

According to the commander of the 371st Division, this was the largest and most complex flight operation ever conducted.

Mi-class helicopters during the 50th anniversary celebration of the Liberation of Southern Vietnam and the reunification of the country - Photo: NAM TRAN

Minimize the impact on civil aviation operations.

Prior to the conference, the staff of the participating units held numerous preparatory meetings and worked directly with each other to develop coordinated plans to ensure overall flight safety between civil and military aviation.

The preliminary meetings outlined the flight procedures, the principles of coordination, and the civil aviation flight operation plan during training, joint training, preliminary rehearsals, general rehearsals, and celebratory flights, ensuring flight safety, adherence to the A80 flight plan, and minimizing disruption to civil aviation operations to and from Noi Bai Airport, especially international flights.

After hearing the plan, the units analyzed each flight option and assessed the impact of each flight on flight operations to and from Noi Bai Airport.

Both sides agreed on principles for coordination, command, and control of military and civil aviation flights, ensuring absolute flight safety, adhering strictly to Plan A80, and minimizing the impact on civil aviation operations in the Noi Bai airport area, especially international flights.

It is agreed to establish a mechanism for direct coordination between military flight commanders and the civil aviation joint duty crew at the Noi Bai Air Traffic Control Tower, in order to ensure quick, timely, and accurate coordination.

Yak-130 aircraft - Photo: NAM TRAN

At the conclusion of the conference, the 371st Air Division and the Northern Air Traffic Management Company signed a memorandum of cooperation to ensure flight safety.

This document not only affirms the determination to ensure absolute safety for joint civil-military aviation operations during the A80 flight activities, but also demonstrates the high sense of responsibility of the units in coordinating and successfully organizing the commemorative activities.

Nam Tran - Tuoitre.vn

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