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Historic
Royal visit to the Medway Aircraft Preservation Society
Medway Aircraft Preservation Society welcomed their patron, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall, to their new hangar facility…
Hopes to build Vulcan XH558 hangar are dashed
Plans to create a hangar and visitor centre with Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 as its showpiece have been scrapped after not enough money was raised.…
The real story behind Malta's Gloster Gladiators
Everyone knows the legend of the three Gloster Sea Gladiators, named Faith, Hope and Charity, which held the line in Malta. But what’s the real story behind them? New research reveals it to be a rather different tale, but one in which the outmoded biplane fighters still played a crucial role
Cold War History: French Ju 52s
Known to the Armée de l’Air as the Toucan, the Amiot AAC1 — the French-built version of the Junkers Ju 52/3m — was a mainstay of operations in Indochina, and in roles beyond its main transport purpose
Military
HeliOps: Sea Kings, SAR and much more
An exciting new era in rotary operations is under way on the UK’s south coast, as Ian Harding and Kevin Wills discovered when visiting one of its premier specialist helicopter providers
Brazil looks to expand UAV use
With just a small fleet of military unmanned air vehicles, Brazil is seeking to increase their use and invest in its first locally produced combat versions, writes Claudio Lucchesi
Latest Air-to-Air Refuelling Tanker Developments
The ability to support and sustain operations in theatre is paramount for air forces hoping to gain a strategic advantage. A significant part of this is aerial refuelling. Tim Fish takes a look at the latest developments
Commercial
Turmoil at Kabul airport as ‘last commercial flight’ departs
Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 finally leaves after five hours on the ground but all airlines have now suspended operations
Austrian E195 nearly STALLED on go-around in Salzburg
The stick shaker activated as the crew conducted a missed approach while trying to land in a storm
On board JetBlue’s first transatlantic flight: the verdict
The New York-based carrier landed in London yesterday on its inaugural transatlantic service. Reporting for Key.Aero, Chris Sloan, travelled on the breakthrough service and provides his verdict on the company’s efforts
The world’s largest indoor aerospace testing facility
Rolls-Royce has officially opened Testbed 80. Mark Broadbent looks at what it offers and why in this case bigger really is better
JetBlue lands in London on inaugural transatlantic service
The carrier is looking to shake up the highly competitive market
Flight Simulation
Istanbul for X-Plane Released
Aerosoft has announced Airport Istanbul XP for X-Plane 11 is now available for X-Plane 11.
Stearman Ready for Take-Off
DC Designs and Just Flight have announced the PT-17 Stearman for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
