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Historic
Farnborough International Airshow 2024 aircraft listing
This year’s Farnborough International Airshow takes place between July 22 to 26 and once again a wide variety of aircraft types are scheduled to attend.
South Korea bids farewell to the F-4 Phantom
As the Republic of Korea Air Force marked the end for the venerable F-4, Dino van Doorn was at the official retirement ceremony in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
FlyPast September 2024
September 2024 issue of FlyPast in page-turning format features a very special aeroplane on its cover – the Avro Heritage Museum’s white-painted Vulcan B.2 XM603
Spitfire export gets Turkish scheme
Following its arrival in Turkey on 27 May, Ali Ismet Öztürk’s recently acquired Supermarine Spitfire IX TE517/G-RYIX had been painted into Turkish Air Force markings at the MSÖ Air & Space Museum at Sivrihisar, 85 miles south-west of Ankara, by mid-June.
Golden Age SPAD replica airborne
Twelve years after construction began, the Golden Age Air Museum SPAD XIII replica made its first flight proper from the grass strip at Bethel, Pennsylvania on 15 June, the machine having made a brief hop in early November last year.
Military
MiG-25 killer F-15C joins museum
The New England Air Museum has received a recently-retired US Air Force F-15C Eagle as the 104th Fighter Wing/Massachusetts Air National Guard prepares to transition to the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II.
13th BS Talon swaps black for SPAD camo
The 13th Bomb Squadron (BS) ‘The Devil’s Own Grim Reapers’ – which is one of the USAF’s oldest operational squadrons serving the 509th Bomb Wing (BW) at Whiteman AFB in Missouri – has applied a new special heritage scheme to one of its T-38A Talon jet trainers.
How the Qatari air force has assisted with Paris Olympic Games security
The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) utilized its C-17A Globemaster III heavy-lift strategic transport fleet to establish an air bridge between Al Udeid Air Base, near Doha in Qatar, and Paris-Le Bourget Airport, France, from July 9-11 to deliver security forces to assist their French counterparts during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, writes Babak Taghvaee.
Commercial
Gatwick adds new routes for the summer
London Gatwick Airport’s busy summer period features a range of new routes.
Civil aircraft country registration prefixes quiz
How well do you know your civil aircraft country registration prefixes? Test yourself with our quiz.
UK focus for SunExpress
Leisure carrier SunExpress is looking to expand its UK network by adding two destinations each year.
IndiGo acquires Airbus A350s
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo has placed a firm order for 30 Airbus A350-900s, with deliveries expected from 2027.
Akasa Air earmarks international expansion
Akasa Air is expanding its international network, adding three new destinations to its route map – Kuwait, Jeddah and Riyadh.
Flight Simulation
Tobii Eye Tracker 5
In this review, we look at the latest generation of head and eye-tracking technology.
DCS: Spitfire LF Mk. IX
Welcome to the start of a new mini-series in which we take a look at the DCS: Spitfire LF Mk. IX - using a compilation of previous articles. The aim is to help you get the most out of this superb DCS module in one convenient series.
London Control update
An updated version of the London Control air traffic control simulator, produced by Dale McLoughlin at DM Aviation, is now available.
