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Historic
How do you become a Shuttleworth Collection pilot?
Flying for Shuttleworth is a privileged position, and it involves the training and preparation to match. New Aeroplane columnist Richard Crockett tells us how it started for him
Leading German warbird collection sold
Hangar 10 fleet and facilities at Heringsdorf find new custodian
Swiss museum home for Dassault Mirage
Dassault Mirage IIIDS HB-RDF is to be preserved at Clin d'Ailes, a museum located outside Payerne Air Base in Switzerland
RAF Spitfire warpaint – Camouflaging a classic
The RAF’s Supermarine Spitfires wore a wide variety of camouflage schemes which illustrate how single-seat fighter camouflage evolved considerably between 1938 and the immediate post-war period. Paul E Eden examined the subject in the March 2013 issue of Aviation News.
Military
Ecuador buys two C295s for Army and Navy use
Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso announced that his Minister of Defence, Luis Lara, had signed a contract with Airbus Defence & Space for the purchase of two C295 tactical transport aircraft on October 18
Wake turbulence cited as cause of USAF F-35A crash at Hill AFB
Full details of the Accident Investigation Board report into the loss of USAF F-35A Lightning II (15-5197/HL) from the 388th FW's 421st FS 'Black Widows' at Hill AFB, Utah, on October 19, 2022, have now been published
Commercial
Planespotting highlights from the King's coronation
Earlier this month, hundreds of world leaders descended on London for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. We bring you a some of the more interesting aircraft movements from the weekend…
How are sanctions against Russia impacting the aviation industry?
Legal experts Daniel Powell and Leigh Crestohl assess the ongoing impact of sanctions against Russia on the aviation industry including lessors, manufacturers and insurers
The Ultimate Airline Logo Quiz (Part Two)
Welcome to part two of our Ultimate Airline Logos quiz!
After last week's 'airlines of yesteryear' theme, this time we bring you a mixture of (potentially) lesser known, unusual, and downright obscure passenger and cargo carriers plying their trade somewhere in the world today.
Best of luck!
Reflecting on the British Aerospace ATP after European ops end
It is no more, it has ceased to be, it is bereft of life, it rests in peace… This is an ex-parrot. Well, in Europe at least... Stephen Skinner looks back at the the budgie’s big brother – the British Aerospace ATP
KLM 777 makes emergency landing in Dubai
A Boeing 777-206(ER) of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flying from Bangkok to Amsterdam has diverted into Dubai.
Flight Simulation
Corpus Christi International for Microsoft Flight Simulator released
Scenery developer, Fly 2 has released Texas Corpus Christi International Airport on OrbxDirect.
FlightSimExpo 2024 dates and location announced
The organisers of FlightSimExpo have announced the 2024 event will take place on June 21-23, 2024 at Tropicana in Las Vegas.
Milford Sound for MSFS now available
NZA Simulations has released Milford Sound for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
