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Historic
Concorde – the greatest feat in aviation?
Flying on the edge of space, faster than a rifle bullet, Concorde was a cliché queen. The epitome of Anglo-French collaboration, it was unlike anything that had come before it and required an unprecedented level of technological innovation – as Stephen Skinner discovers…
Successful year for Spanish Super Saeta
Former Spanish Air Force Hispano Aviación HA-220 Super Saeta is airworthy again after years of restorative work
Yorkshire Victor to fire up engines
On Saturday November 25, the Yorkshire Air Museum’s Handley Page Victor will run its engines to celebrate three decades at the Elvington attraction
Historic Aviation Quiz: The Avro Lancaster
With the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre's Avro Lancaster 'Just Jane' in our news this week following its evocative 'Poppy Drop' at East Kirkby, the Historic team ask the question, how much do you know about the ‘Lanc’?
RAF Cosford Air Show announces 2024 return
The popular RAF Cosford Air Show will return to the Shropshire base on Sunday June 9, 2024
Military
South Africa eyes C-390 to replace ageing C-130BZ fleet?
At the request of the South African Air Force (SAAF), Embraer Defense & Security will deploy a multi-mission C-390 Millennium to AFB Waterkloof in Pretoria on November 24, where the medium-lift strategic airlifter will demonstrate its capabilities to the air arm, which has long been searching for a successor to its ageing C-130BZ Hercules fleet
USAF receives seventh E-11 BACN from Bombardier
Bombardier Defense has announced that it has delivered another E-11 Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) to the USAF, growing the number of the airborne communications relay and gateway system aircraft in US military service to seven airframes
Indian Navy bids fond farewell to final Il-38SD Sea Dragons
INAS 315 ‘Winged Stallions’ – which has the unique distinction of operating the same aircraft type throughout its entire 46-year history – finally stood down the Indian Navy’s last Ilyushin Il-38SD Sea Dragon maritime patrol aircraft on October 31. Angad Singh reports from INS Hansa in Goa
Commercial
Concorde captain on future of supersonic air travel
Speaking exclusively to Key.Aero in 2020, former BA Concorde captain John Hutchinson weighs in on the future of supersonic air travel
LOT 787s – Europe’s first Dreamliners
LOT Polish Airlines was the first European operator of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. In the June 2015 issue of Aviation News, Marco Finelli reported on the carrier’s Dreamliner operations and sampled flying on the airliner
What it was like to fly on the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner service
In the January 2012 issue of Airliner World, Lee Simonetta recounted his trip to Japan to fly on the world’s first Dreamliner passenger service operated by by All Nippon Airways (ANA)
Concorde captain recalls his first flight
Speaking exclusively to Key.Aero, retired British Airways Concorde captain John Hutchinson recounts his experience training to fly the supersonic airliner for the first time
Concorde Alpha Foxtrot: The final example to be built and last to fly
Airliner World visits Aerospace Bristol to explore G-BOAF, 20 years after her final flight
Flight Simulation
Philippines tropical adventure for MSFS relased
Cli4D Designs has announced Philippines Tropical Adventure Vol.1 for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
Local Legends 13: Saab B 17A ready for take-off
The latest Local Legends aircraft to take off in Microsoft Flight Simulator is the Saab B 17A.
McAllen Miller Airport for MSFS released
Airport producer, Fly2High has released McAllen Miller International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
