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Historic
Supermarine's final naval aircraft designs
Aeroplane details the gestation of Supermarine’s last two marine aircraft designs
RAF Museum celebrates Jewish and Indian Hidden Heroes
Last night the Museum invited guests from the Indian and Jewish communities to commemorate the immense diversity within the RAF in its 100+ years
Finn Ronne's Antarctic Expedition
With the help of three rugged aeroplanes, an underfunded expedition ventured into the Antarctic’s ‘many thousand winds’ during 1947-48 in order to solve a geographical mystery
North Weald's Fighter Meet 1989
A classic edition of North Weald’s warbird spectacular, as so many of them were
Military
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 125: Boxing Day Edition
Welcome to the 125th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Stunning photos from Exercise Yorknite 2022 at RAF Leeming
The Swiss Air Force returned to the UK for its annual night-flying exercise at RAF Leeming. Colin Norwood, Hugh Sawyer and Glenn Stanley visited North Yorkshire for Aviation News
Sixth-generation fighter radars - A look into the future
The radars equipping tomorrow’s sixth-generation combat aircraft will be the most advanced ever to take to the skies, says Thomas Withington, examining their capabilities and how they might influence air combat
Commercial
What new UK sanctions mean for Belarus president’s private jets
Alexander Lukashenko has access to at least five luxury aircraft all of which are affected by the new sanctions imposed by Britain. Key.Aero details the complex story of each and reveals where they all are now
8 challenges facing airlines as industry restarts
We highlight eight areas to keep an eye on as commercial aviation readies for a post-pandemic return to the skies
Aviation’s start-up supremos - Part 1
As even the biggest names in the business continue to struggle, it takes guts to launch a new airline in 2021. In the first of a special two-part report, Tom Batchelor has rounded up some of the boldest new brands from across Europe
How American Airlines is navigating the COVID crisis
Chris Sloan speaks with Brian Znotins, vice president of network and schedule planning at American Airlines, to learn more about how the world’s biggest carrier is navigating the aviation world’s biggest crisis
Airliner identification quiz
This week's Commercial Aviation quiz may not be as easy as it sounds! Let us know what score you get!
Flight Simulation
Freeware Landmarks Taipei Xinyi District Released
Orbx, in partnership with NVIDIA, has released the Taipei Xinyi District Freeware pack for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Microsoft Flight Simulator’s Sim Update IV released
Asobo Studio has announced Sim Update IV (1.16.2.0) for Microsoft Flight Simulator (MFS) is now available.
Laminar Previews Next Generation X-Plane Lighting Model
Laminar Research has released a preview of the lighting model for X-Plane 11.
