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Mali orders an additional Airbus C295
Airbus announced on December 2 that the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Mali has ordered a second C295 twin-turboprop tactical transport, which will be delivered in 2021
Wizz Air reveals fourth UK base
Continuing its rapid expansion in the British market, the Hungarian budget airline unveils its next airport base
Watch this USAF F-35A drop a mock B61-12 nuclear bomb for the first time
The Sandia National Laboratories released previously-classified footage of a USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighter dropping an inert B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb on November 23
Spain receives final two MQ-9A Block 5 RPAs
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) delivered the last two MQ-9A Block 5 remotely piloted aircraft and final ground control station to the Spanish Air Force on November 23
SAS retires its final Airbus A340
The flag carrier becomes the latest operator to complete the accelerated retirement of its A340 fleet due to the impact of COVID-19
Rex reveals 737 livery and launches ticket sales
A month after accepting its first jet aircraft, tickets for its debut domestic services have gone on sale
The history of Fokker
It went from having a massive 60% of the market in the US to needing a bail-out from the Dutch government. What happened to Fokker Aircraft?
Remembering Ray Hanna
15 years since the aviation world mourned the loss of legend Ray Hanna, we look back at footage passed on to us by the Red Arrow founder's daughter
Concorde captain recalls his first flight
Speaking exclusively to Key.Aero, retired British Airways Concorde captain John Hutchinson recounts his experience training to fly the supersonic airliner for the first time
BREAKING: BA retro Landor and BOAC 747s to be saved
British Airways’ last two remaining retro-liveried Boeing 747s are to be saved from the scrapheap after the flag carrier revealed new homes have been found.
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian Tu-142s
Royal Air Force-operated Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4s were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland, on November 28 to intercept two Russian Navy Tupolev Tu-142s operating over the North Sea near UK airspace
Brazil receives first modernised E-99M AEW&C
Embraer delivered its first modernised E-99M AEW&C aircraft to the Brazilian Air Force during a ceremony at the firm’s Gavião Peixoto facility in São Paulo, Brazil, on November 27
How far does one 747 fly every month? You’ll be surprised…
Criss-crossing the globe, the Boeing 747 has a range of nearly 9,000 miles, but how far does one typically fly in a month? Key.Aero tracked a KLM jumbo throughout November to find out where it visited and how many miles it covered
Chinese 737 and A320 competitor nearly ready
China’s answer to the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, the COMAC C919, is edging ever closer to certification
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