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Historic
Aeroplane News from July 1940
Ben Dunnell looks back 80 years to see how The Aeroplane covered the momentous events of 1940...
Military
Spain approves acquisition of 20 more Eurofighters
Spain's Council of Ministers gave approval on December 14 for Project Halcón (Falcon), the acquisition of 20 Tranche 4 Eurofighter Typhoons.
The Air Warrior Podcast Episode 28
In Episode 28 of The Air Warrior Podcast, the final one before the Christmas and New Year break, we hear from the second part to Airbus’ facility in Spain to learn more on the company’s activities and aspirations in the realm of military air-to-air refuelling.
ESA astronaut: Militarisation of space a concern
The increased militarisation of space is a concern for future international co-operation in the domain, according to a serving European Space Agency astronaut
Commercial
The ex-American Airlines Boeing 727 that vanished
In May 2003, the trijet took off from an airport in Angola and was never seen again. Key.Aero recounts the events of an extraordinary incident that continues to stump investigators to this day
“I had two choices: blow into a tube for nine hours… or crash in the Atlantic”
There aren’t many situations more serious for a pilot than a fuel problem in the middle of an ocean. But as Key.Aero found out, that was the position Kerry McCauley was in while ferrying a brand-new Beechcraft Bonanza from the US to Paris
How anti-drug inspections led to 737 depressurisation and diversion
While all oxygen masks deployed, two rows of passengers damaged the devices and had to be moved to different seats during the emergency
Flight Simulation
Fly the Maddog X Interview
We interview Stefano Porrà from Leonardo to find out more about the company and Fly the Maddog X.
Vulcan takes flight
Just Flight has announced its highly anticipated Avro Vulcan B Mk. 2 for Prepar3D and FSX is now available...
