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Historic
Historic Aviation Quiz: de Havilland Vampire
How well do you know the de Havilland Vampire?
Test your knowledge in this week's historic aviation quiz…
Book Review: Stirling to Essen
It was at 4.35am on Saturday April 11, 1942, following an aborted landing at RAF Alconbury when the badly damaged Stirling, ‘G’ for Goblin crashed on the outskirts of Godmanchester…
Defending the Falklands with RAF Phantom FGR2s
The presence of RAF Phantom FGR2s first on Ascension and then the Falkland Islands themselves provided a potent air defence capability — and some memorable flying for their crews
Aeroplane meets David Bremner
One of the most delightful tales in historic aviation — the engineer, homebuilder and pilot who’s honoured his grandfather by recreating and flying his Bristol Scout
Airline History: Laker Skytrain
Forty years ago, Sir Freddie Laker’s dream of low-cost, no-frills trans-Atlantic air travel came to a premature end. Working at the heart of the industry, our author had a ringside seat
Military
Italy retires its MQ-1C Predator A+ fleet after 18 years of service
After 18 years of service, 3,800 sorties and over 31,000 flight hours logged, the Italian Air Force retired its fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-1C Predator A+ remotely piloted aircraft systems on December 19
Boeing contracted to produce new CH-47F Chinooks for Egypt
The US Army has contracted Boeing to produce 12 new CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift tactical transport helicopters for the Egyptian Air Force
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
Commercial
80 minutes that changed aviation
Twenty years ago civilian aircraft became weapons of terror. It was unprecedented. Aviation News examines the ongoing effects of 9/11 and looks back at those fateful flights
How has the global airliner fleet changed in the last three years?
With the onset of COVID-19 across worldwide markets during the first half of last year, we analyse the trends of the global fleet before the pandemic (2019), its spread worldwide (2020) and what we hope is the road to recovery (2021).
Where are Afghanistan’s 14 commercial airliners?
Key.Aero charts where the country’s collection of airliners is currently positioned following the Taliban’s takeover
Space tourism: for the masses or just the super-rich?
Space tourism is all the rage among the billionaire set, but is this something that mere mortals can aspire to? Tara Craig talks to commercial spaceflight expert Dr Maharaj Vijay Reddy
Flight Simulation
Stearman for Microsoft Flight Simulator On Final
DC Designs and Just Flight have announced the PT-17 Stearman for Microsoft Flight Simulator is in development.
PMDG Reveals Microsoft Flight Simulator Roadmap
Robert Randazzo, CEO of PMDG has revealed a roadmap of aircraft due to be released for Microsoft Flight Simulator along with the approximate timelines.
Split Airport for Prepar3D Released
Orbx has announced LDSP Split Airport in Croatia is now available for Prepar3D v4 and v5.
