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Historic
Lodestar being returned to its former glory at Pima
Lockheed R5O-5 Lodestar 12481 is close to completion at the Pima Air and Space Museum following a typically thorough restoration
Mosquito veteran Flt Lt Colin Bell celebrates 103rd birthday
Celebrating his 103rd birthday on Tuesday 5 March, Flt Lt Colin Bell shows no sign of slowing down as he looks back over an action-packed year
Night terrors – Luftwaffe onslaught
Twelve US bombers were lost during a 30-minute onslaught by Luftwaffe night intruders. Ian McLachlan describes the Americans’ ordeal
Restored Bücker ready to fly in Spain
An example of the CASA-built version of the famous trainer is ready for flight
NATO AIRPOWER: THE FIRST 20 YEARS
Andrew Thomas reviews air power during the first 20 years of NATO’s existence
Military
Ukraine’s fighter force – lessons learned from combat
The Russia-Ukraine war has seen the Ukrainian air arm mainly countering cruise missile and drone attacks, while air combat against Russian fighters was carried out only in the opening days of invasion. Alexander Mladenov looks at the lessons learned from these operations
UAE gains fourth Saab GlobalEye
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has taken delivery of another Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, increasing the number of examples delivered to the UAE Air Force and Air Defence (UAEAF&AD) to four in the space of four years.
First Kazakh A400M gains service colours
Airbus Defence took to its social media channels on April 15 to showcase initial images and video footage of the first A400M Atlas tactical transport for the Kazakhstan Air Defence Force (KADF).
Commercial
Southwest Airlines - how it pioneered the low-cost model
In a recent Key Publishing special magazine on low-cost carriers, Gordon Smith explores Southwest Airlines path to success with special insights from the late Herb Kelleher
Boeing 737 MAX – One step forward, two steps back?
At the end of 2023, the Boeing 737 MAX appeared to have turned a corner, regaining the trust of airlines and passengers alike after two high-profile accidents. Then there was the Alaska Airlines incident in January 2024. In the March 2024 issue of Aviation News Mark Broadbent reports the latest developments
Take-off boost for A330neo
The Airbus A330neo is to undergo a series of performance enhancements that will increase its take-off weight by around 2.6 tonnes.
Bound for Brisbane
American Airlines is launching new services from Dallas/Fort Worth to Brisbane, Australia, in October using Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft
Seeing the solar eclipse from the sky
Delta Air Lines is offering a special flight from Austin to Detroit on April 8, 2024, for passengers who want to experience a total solar eclipse from the sky.
Flight Simulation
Felis Boeing 747-200 Classic review
With the release of X-Plane 12, developers have scrambled to get their products compatible and into a market eager for some quality aircraft add-ons. In this review, we take the Felis Boeing 747-200 Classic for a spin and see how it measures up.
AKD Studio's GLF550 v2 review
In this review, we fly the fully upgraded version 2 of the Gulfstream GLF550 from AKD Studio.
Microsoft Flight Simulator lands in Boeing Field
Drzewiecki Design has announced KBFI Boeing Field for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
