Latest from Key.Aero
Explore the latest news and features by our world-class aviation journalists. Stay up to date on the latest military aviation developments, commercial airline news, historic restoration projects, flight simulation releases and much more.
Trending Topics
Israel-Hamas War Boeing 747 RAF Concorde Vulcan Ukraine Russia War
Historic
On this day in 1938: 'Downwind' Gillan’s Hurricane flight
On February 10, 1938, Gillan hit the headlines when he flew his Hurricane (L1555) the 327 miles from Edinburgh to Northolt in just 48 minutes, at an average speed of 408 mph…
Petition launched to save historic Miles Aircraft factory building
An online petition has been launched with the aim of saving one of the last surviving Phillips & Powis — later Miles Aircraft — factory buildings at Woodley, just east of Reading, Berkshire…
Evelyn Bobbi Trout: first all-night flight by a woman
She planned to be in the air for a month and even celebrated her 25th birthday in the sky. On February 10, 1929 she broke the record for the first all-night flight by a woman...
Black Friday: Coastal Command’s biggest defeat?
On 9th February, 1945, Coastal Command suffered its biggest defeat of the entire war
Military
Talking to the Canadian CC-130 crews delivering aid to Ukraine
The Royal Canadian Air Force at Prestwick, Scotland, is distributing hundreds of tons of cargo to Ukraine and the Middle East. Combat Aircraft Journal recently caught up with the team
USMC bids farewell to HMLA-469 as HMLA-367 returns
The USMC deactivated Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 (HMLA-469) ‘Vengeance’ – a component of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing – and reactivated its replacement unit, HMLA-367 ‘Scarface’, during a ceremony at MCAS Camp Pendleton in California on December 16
India's BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile to become even more lethal
Billed as the first ever operational supersonic cruise missile, the heavyweight, sea skimming PJ-10 BrahMos is set to be developed into a more versatile and lethal version. Alexander Mladenov reports
Commercial
Ravn Alaska is back in business: here’s how
In November 2020, eight months after entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Ravn Alaska took to the skies again. CEO Rob McKinney spoke to Paul E Eden about the airline’s remarkable recovery and ambitious plans
“I thought it was a glitch”: A330 captain recounts Atlantic dual engine failure
In an exclusive interview with Key.Aero, the commander of Air Transat Flight 236 recounts the incredible story of his dual engine failure over the Atlantic Ocean and 75-mile-long glide to a successful landing in the Azores
3D printing: increasingly key to aviation
Additive layer manufacturing or 3D printing is now widely used in aerospace – even making the journey to another planet. Mark Broadbent reports
Airliner storage sitrep
In part four of our Global Airline Report, we examine the situation relating to airliner storage
Leonardo boosts US offering with new academy
Italian aerospace giant Leonardo has embarked on a major expansion of its presence in the US with a vast new Helicopter Training Academy. Tom Batchelor looks at what’s on offer and the benefits it will bring
Flight Simulation
Landmarks Cape Town City Pack Out Now
Orbx has announced Landmarks Cape Town for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
DCS AH-64D Apache Development Update
Eagle Dynamics is currently preparing the AH-64D for pre-order access for later this summer.
