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Historic
Lancaster - Nuclear Bomber?
Of the many tasks the Avro Lancaster carried out during its career, nuclear bomber was not one of them. In 1943, however, the Lancaster’s name appeared on a list of aircraft that could potentially carry the United States’ first atomic bomb. Was it ever a truly practical proposition?
WORKSHOP: GOING THE EXTRA MILES
It was testament to the excellent work done by the Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre...
AIRLINE HISTORY: 'BROTHER, IT’S JUST SWELL'
That was an American passenger’s reaction to a very British aircraft...
Military
USAF risks bearing costs of future KC-46 delays
The US Government Accountability Office has recommended that the US Air Force fully test the KC-46A tanker programme’s remote vision system before the technology enters service in order to address previously highlighted deficiencies
Sri Lanka to get King Air 360ER for maritime surveillance
Kansas-based Textron Aviation has been awarded a $11.44m firm fixed price contract under the Fiscal Year 2022 US Foreign Military Sales programme to provide a Beechcraft King Air 360ER turboprop aircraft to the Sri Lanka Air Force
Commercial
SR Technics Secures Ukrainian Contract
Swiss-based MRO provider SR Technics has been awarded a seven-year exclusive engine maintenance contract
E190 Entry for Amaszonas
AMASZONAS LÍNEA Aérea of Bolivia is the region’s newest Embraer E-Jet customer