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Historic
RESTORATION SCENE: Homecoming ‘Tiffie’
Darren Harbar reports on a low-key but fascinating Typhoon venture...
Aircraft profile: Dassault Mirage III
Mirage III series single-seaters were significant members of the world-famous line of delta-winged warplanes produced in France by Dassault. Malcolm V Lowe tells their story
‘PADDY’ FINUCANE: THE FLYING SHAMROCK
World War Two pilot Brendan ‘Paddy’ Finucane was born 100 years ago...
Military
Six US Navy Growlers deployed to Germany
Six US Navy EA-18G Growlers have arrived at 1Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, on deployment. The aircraft, which are from Electronic Attack Squadron 134 (VAQ-134) ‘Garudas’ at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, arrived on March 28.
Why have mirror paint schemes appeared on USAF fighters?
Multiple US military aircraft have appeared recently wearing a highly reflective coating. David Axe digs into the potential reasong behind this
Canada picks F-35 as preferred Hornet fighter replacement
Public Services and Procurement Canada has chosen to take Lockheed Martin's F-35A Joint Strike Fighter into the “finalisation phase” of its plan to procure 88 fighters as replacements for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s fleet of CF-18 Hornets
Commercial
Airliner World 250: Fourteen years at the helm
Airliner World’s first editor, Tony Dixon, recounts some of the more interesting trips...
United Airlines' UK and Ireland boss interview
In recent years United Airlines has reinvented itself by investing in its fleet, people, and background infrastructure. Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak,Airliner World’s Gordon Smith visited the carrier’s UK headquarters to chat with Bob Schumacher, the company’s managing director for UK & Ireland.
COVID-19: View from the Middle East
Dominated by the ‘big three’ of Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad, the region’s aviation industry has not escaped the global COVID-19 crisis....
Airliner World 250: Events to shape the industry
September 11, 2001: The number of aircraft hijackings had largely...
Flight Simulation
Microsoft Flight Simulator November 7 Insider Update
The Microsoft development team has released additional screenshots of its upcoming flight simulator.
PMDG 737NGXu for Prepar3D v4 Out Now
PMDG has released the 737NGXu Base Package for Lockheed Martin Prepar3D v4.4 and above.
Infinite Flight Q4 2019 Development Update
Infinite Flight has released a status update on the upcoming 19.4 release.