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Historic
Historic Aviation Quiz
How good is your knowledge of the historic aviation? Test your knowledge here...
SR-71 Blackbirds in Britain
Bob Archer celebrates the 50th anniversary of the mysterious black SR-71 arriving in the UK
Canadian Lancaster on loan to new museum
The National Air Museum of Canada (NAMC) has loaned Avro Lancaster B.X KB882 to the evolving Base31 museum at Picton, Ontario.
More Mirage noses for Brustem
The cockpit sections of Dassault Mirage 5BA BA-27 and Mirage 5BR BR-22 have been added to the collection assembled by the Mirage 5 BD-09 Restoration Group, also known as the Mirage Team BD-09, located in Hangar H27 at the former Belgian Air Force air base at Brustem, just east of Sint-Truiden.
Aeroplane October 2024
October 2024 issue of Aeroplane in page-turning format features three heroes of Duxford in a special section commemorating the Cambridgeshire airfield’s centenary as a fighter station
Military
GIANTS OF THE SKIES: 100 Air Refueling Wing over the North Sea
George Karavantos flew with the 100 Air Refueling Wing an aerial refueling mission for a pair of USAF B-52s under Bomber Task Force 24-3
ALCONBURY PHANTOMS - WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Peter R Foster details the life and times of the 10th TRW RF-4Cs that once graced the skies over Cambridgeshire
Monday Military Quiz 210
This week's Monday Military Quiz specialises in tanker and transport aircraft. Do you know your Hercules operators or Stratotanker variants? Here is your chance to test your knowledge.
Commercial
American Airlines returns to Edinburgh and adds four new European routes
American Airlines is expanding its long-haul network in 2025 with new daily services to Europe for the summer season.
KLM takes delivery of its first Airbus A321neo
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, part of the Air France-KLM Group, has received its first Airbus A321neo as part of its fleet modernisation programme.
Southampton Airport’s fact-finding fly-in to be more “GA-friendly”
Southampton Airport held a special event for the General Aviation (GA) community on Sunday, September 1, attracting dozens of pilots and aviation enthusiasts from across the UK.
New life for the BelugaST
As the Airbus BelugaST celebrates 30 years in the skies, Thomas Haynes travels to Toulouse/ Francazal to visit Airbus Beluga Transport, to find out how the airframes have found a new calling carrying cargo for commercial clients
The intricate process of loading the Airbus BelugaXL
With a BelugaXL making a rare visit to Heathrow today we present a in-depth article on this unusual cargo aircraft that was published in the January 2022 issue of Aviation News...
Mark Broadbent profiles this distinctive airlifter and learns about the intricate process of loading wings onto Airbus’ unique in-house transport jet
Flight Simulation
Halifax Stanfield Airport for MSFS upgraded
FSimStudios has released version 2 of CYHZ Halifax Stanfield International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Tomahawk for Microsoft Flight Simulator released
Just Flight has announced the PA-38 Tomahawk for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
OV-10 Bronco takes flight in MSFS
Aircraft developer AzurPoly has announced the OV-10 Bronco for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
