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Historic
Aeroplane meets... Brendon Deere
The nephew of a noted wartime ace took the plunge, defied the doubters and restored a Spitfire to airworthiness ‘in-house’ — and he’s now done the same with a Mustang
P-51 airborne from its old base, 66 years on
Ex-Royal New Zealand Air Force Mustang makes maiden post-restoration flight
The last of the Victors — 30 years on
It’s now three decades since the RAF said farewell to its last ‘V-bomber’, and retired the Victor K2 tankers of No 55 Squadron. But they weren’t about to slip quietly away…
Hawker Tempest returns to the air
A Hawker Tempest has flown for the first time in almost 70 years. It’s the culmination of an incredible restoration story that’s taken decades to complete. Gary Brown describes this extraordinary return to flight and reflects on the type’s use in India
Military
Germany orders more P-8A Poseidons
The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag released €1.1bn of additional funding for the procurement of three more P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) for the German Navy on November 16
Cyprus transfers remaining Mi-35P gunships to Serbia
The Cyprus National Guard has recently transferred its 11 surviving Mi-35P Hind-F attack helicopters to the Serbian Armed Forces
Brazilian Air Force gains fifth modernised E-99M
Embraer Defense & Security announced it had handed over its fifth modernised EMB 145-based E-99M AEW&C aircraft to the Brazilian Air Force on November 23, marking an important milestone for the upgrade programme as it saw the first aircraft delivered in its Full Operational Capability configuration
Commercial
The Hub airports and their regions. Strategic synergy as a key to success conference
How can we plan and shape the regions around airports?
CPK Airport's Green Energy Revolution
In an era where the sustainability of transport sectors is not just an aspiration but a necessity, pressing concerns about the geopolitical implications of energy dependency are becoming increasingly evident.
How the Boeing 787 turned the dream of flying Australia to Europe non-stop into reality
The first Dreamliner for Qantas has entered service with the type set to enable the airline to achieve a long-held aspiration, as Chris Frame explained in the January 2018 issue of Aviation News.
How Boeing builds the 787 Dreamliner
Ambitious. No single word better describes the outset of the 787 Dreamliner programme as Boeing sought to turf manufacturing out to contractors worldwide, while creating a second production line thousands of miles from home. This article first appeared in Airliner World's December 2021 issue
Going short-haul on the long-haul Boeing 787 Dreamliner
In the March 2018 Aviation News, Spencer Bennett described the experience of flying on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner inter-European service using a South American carrier, for just £33.
Flight Simulation
Vulcan touches down in Microsoft Flight Simulator
Just Flight has announced the highly anticipated Avro Vulcan for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out.
FAA Sectionals now available in Navigraph Charts
Navigraph has announced the addition of charts from the Federal Aviation Administration to its Charts platform.
Navigraph FlightSim Community Survey 2023 Out Now
From November 17 to 27, Navigraph is conducting a FlightSim Community Survey together with several major addon developers and organisations within the flight simulation community. The survey, the largest of its kind, aims to measure the prevailing flight simulation trends and users’ requests for future development.
