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Historic
Reinforcing the UK: USAF Cold War Fighter Deployments
From the late 1970s, the USAF’s Tactical Air Command developed detailed deployment plans to move aircraft to Europe to counter the Warsaw Pact should the Cold War heat up. Dr Kevin Wright looks at how these plans were implemented in Britain from 1978 to 1991.
Junkers Ju 252 and ‘352: Replacing Aunty Ju
The successor to the famous Ju 52/3m trimotor was the Ju 252...
Return of the Blackjack
The Tupolev Tu-160 is the world’s largest combat aircraft and the fastest bomber in operational service, but was only built in small numbers. The Russian Air Force is modernising its existing fleet and returning the type to production, as Aviation News explains
De Havilland Canada Dash 7: STOL Airliner
Malcolm Ginsberg traces the development and career of the Dash 7 airliner...
Military
How Tim Peake's love of flying took him to space
Astronaut Tim Peake's career has taken him from cockpit to capsule. Nick Spall reveals the aircraft that brought him to space and ponders where he might be going next
USMC complete testing for next-gen air-to-ground missile
The USMC recently completed joint air-to-ground missile (JAGM) testing on the AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida
Commercial
Key West: The little island that could
Key West – the southernmost city in the continental United States and Pan Am’s birthplace – is bucking all the trends. Chris Sloan charts the airport’s past, present and promising future
Snapshot: What a show in Guangzhou!
Located in southern China, Guangzhou is one of the country’s largest cities and is served by the new Baiyun Airport, a sleek 21st-century gateway designed to cater for the boom in demand. Peter Apsey visited the busy hub in late 2019, prior to the onset of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic
Snapshot: Pacific perfection on transborder travels
Regular contributor Ron Mak recalls the Pacific Northwest in 1980 during a transborder adventure that stopped at Seattle’s Tacoma gateway in the USA before crossing into Canada for a whistle-stop tour of British Columbia
Flight Simulation
Denver Airport released
After eight months and well over 1,000 hours of development, KDEN Denver International Airport is now out.
