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Historic
Roadworks could force Stow Maries airfield closure
Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome, Europe's largest surviving World War One airfield, is facing permanent closure because the main access public road to the site has been closed without warning.
Lake Michigan Grumman Wildcat restored for display
Staff at the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Michigan, have completed an 11-year restoration of Grumman FM-2 Wildcat 57039 (also see May 2024 issue of FlyPast).
Sea Harrier and Lynx arrive in Falklands for display
The Falkland Islands Museum & National Trust (FINMT) has received BAE Systems Sea Harrier F/A.2 ZH801 and Westland Lynx HMA.8SRU XZ725 following an epic journey by the two aircraft from the United Kingdom to the South Atlantic.
How the SR-71 Blackbird came to be based in Britain
It is now half a century since the first visit by a Lockheed SR-71 to UK shores, and the start of a link between Britain and ‘Blackbird’ that came almost to define the height of the Anglo-American bond. But the road to US Air Force SR-71 operations from Mildenhall was not always a smooth one
Scale replica Spitfire Mk 26B G-CLHJ accident report released
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has published its report into the fatal accident involving Spitfire Mk 26B G-CLHJ near Enstone in Oxfordshire on August 22, 2023.
Military
F-16 Fighting Falcons arrive in Ukraine
The first Lockheed Martin F-16AM Fighting Falcons donated to Ukraine have been delivered to the country.
Both BBJ MAXs for the Royal Australian Air Force delivered
The first Boeing 737-8 MAX BBJ for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), A62-001, pictured at Boeing Field in Seattle on June 21, 2024.
Commercial
Arajet receives tenth Boeing 737 MAX as it eyes expansion
The Dominican Republic carrier Arajet has taken delivery of its tenth Boeing 737 MAX, HI1101, as it develops a programme of expansion across the Caribbean as well as North and South America.
Aviation News August 2024
August 2024 issue of Aviation News in page-turning format turns the spotlight towards the forthcoming Farnborough Airshow and sees Mark Broadbent battling through a wilderness of jargon to explain how to place an aircraft order
Ethiopian Airlines opens new domestic terminal
Africa’s largest carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, has opened a new domestic terminal at its main base at Addis Ababa/Bole International Airport.
Cebu Pacific signs MoU for huge A321neo order
Cebu Pacific has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Airbus to purchase 152 A321neos.
Flight Simulation
DCS: Afghanistan now available for pre-purchase
Eagle Dynamics has announced DCS: Afghanistan is now available for pre-purchase.
Luton for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Scenery developer iniBuilds has announced London Luton Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
Microsoft Flight Simulator touches down in Cincinnati
Scenery developer FeelThere has released Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
