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De Havilland’s last airliner design
On the 100th anniversary of de Havilland, Key Aero examines the history of the DH.121 – later the Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident – which was the Hatfield-based airframer’s final airliner design before its merger in 1960.
How Helsinki Airport is using dogs to fight COVID-19
In a bid to test new and efficient ways of reducing the spread of COVID-19, the operators of Helsinki Airport have enlisted some canine help
Microsoft Flight Simulator - Japan World Update
The Microsoft Flight Simulator development team has announced World Update I: Japan at the Tokyo Game Show 2020.
The Vampire and the jet age
Originally called the Spider Crab, the Vampire ushered in a new era for de Havilland, and was used by some air forces until the end of the 1980s.
Restoring a de Havilland Sea Venom
Getting a 1950s naval jet fighter back to its original condition is a painstaking business…
De Havilland's all-wooden wartime assault glider
In the pre-helicopter age, sending troops behind enemy lines meant packing them into a plywood glider like this…
The airliner that changed aviation forever
On Sir Geoffrey de Havilland’s 67th birthday in 1949, the aircraft that propelled the world into the jet age took to the skies for the first time. Key Aero examines the history of the revolutionary DH.106 Comet
Lufthansa Reveals Fate of A380 and A340 Fleet
As part of the third round of restructuring measures the German flag carrier has taken further drastic actions to lower costs and rightsize its fleet for the future
The Mosquito’s 272kg bomb
Known as the ‘Highball’, only 200 were ever made. Watch footage of one that was raised up from the bottom of a Scottish loch – 74 years after being dropped by a Mosquito from 618 Squadron.
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