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Historic
New home confirmed for 1920s flying boat
A Curtiss Model F Seagull, currently at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, has been acquired by a museum in Montreal
Spanish Super Saeta returns to airshow circuit
A former Spanish Air Force Hispano Aviación HA-220 Super Saeta returned to the air earlier this year after lengthy restoration work
Bombers to Bond - Wg Cdr Ken Wallis remembered
To mark the tenth anniversary of the death of aviator extraordinaire Wg Cdr Ken Wallis, Tom Allett recalls an interview with the great man from 2008
Battle of Britain charity to commemorate 'the Many'
The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust is launching a ‘Blade of Honour’ project
Military
UK MOD told to reverse cut in E-7A Wedgetail fleet size by British MPs
The decision by the UK MOD to cut its E-7A Wedgetail AEW1 fleet from five aircraft to three is “perverse” and must be reversed, the findings of an aviation procurement investigation has said
US Navy’s unmanned MQ-4C Triton fleet achieves IOC
Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Triton HALE UAV achieved Initial Operational Capability with the US Navy in early September
RAF urged to mothball Tranche 1 Typhoons instead of scrapping them
The RAF’s Tranche 1 Typhoon FGR4 fighters should be mothballed rather than scrapped, an influential group of British MPs have concluded in a new investigative report
Commercial
Major development in reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport
The plan to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) has moved one step closer to reality after the City of Doncaster Council gave the green light for the project.
When the first Bombardier CS300 entered service with airBaltic
In the February 2017 issue of Aviation News, Barry Woods-Turner reported from the handover ceremony of the first CS300 to be delivered to an airline, while John Pagni experienced a flight on the new jetliner.
Wooden and iron mock-ups: Testing the Airbus A220 revealed
In the September 2012 issue of Airliner World, Craig West visited Montreal to report on the progress of Bombardier’s CSeries. Now called the Airbus A220, this feature explored how the manufacturer developed and tested the jet
Flight Simulation
FS Academy – Commander now available
FS Academy – Commander consists of 12 challenging real-world scenarios, including emergency landings, system malfunctions, engine failure, instrument freeze, hazardous weather, etc.
IXEG 737 Classic Plus takes flight in X-Plane 12
X-Aviation has announced the IXEG 737 Class Plus for X-Plane 12 is out now.
Corpus Christi International for Microsoft Flight Simulator released
Scenery developer, Fly 2 has released Texas Corpus Christi International Airport on OrbxDirect.
