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Historic
Makeover for Spanish Mirage
The former Spanish and Qatar Air Force jet is preserved at the entrance to Lanzarote’s military airport complex
NASA’s experimental jet in line for refurbishment
A Douglas F5D-1 Skylancer once used by NASA is to be restored to static display condition
The Few memorial shortlisted for award
The clifftop memorial that honours the men who fought the Battle of Britain has been shortlisted for a major tourism award
Unique Hawker Demon for sale
The world’s only airworthy Hawker Demon – K8203 (G-BTVE) – has been listed for sale by Platinum Fighters
Military
RAF Shadows conduct ISTAR operations over Eastern Mediterranean
Two RAF-operated Shadow R2s (ZZ418 and ZZ507) deployed via Naples to RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, on October 25 to carry out ISR operations over the Eastern Mediterranean
B-2 vs B-21: What's the difference between the USAF's old and new stealth bombers?
The USAF has officially entered the age of sixth-generation combat aircraft with the B-21 Raider. Combat Aircraft Journal reports on the rollout of America’s second stealth bomber and analyzes what we know so far about this highly classified aircraft
Indian Navy uses Sea King to progress NASM-SR missile trials
In partnership with India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Indian Navy carried out guided flight trials of its indigenously developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile-Short Range (NASM-SR) on November 21, when the weapon was fired from a Sea King Mk 42B ASW/ASuW helicopter for the second time
Commercial
ULTIMATE MALEV HUNGARIAN AIRLINES QUIZ!
Malev Hungarian Airlines took to the skies for the first time on November 25, 1954. So, to celebrate what would have been its 69th birthday, we thought we’d take a look at the former Hungarian flag carrier. From its early days with an array of Soviet-built airliners to its collapse several years ago, test your knowledge of the iconic airline.
The inside story of how BA made more than £500m profit from Concorde
After six years of losses on the aircraft, Jock Lowe - the former director of operations at British Airways - explains to Key.Aero how he turned around the supersonic airliner’s financial fortunes
WATCH: A captain’s view of nose droop procedure on world’s fastest Concorde
Key.Aero gained privileged access to Duxford’s Concorde and captured the world-famous nose droop from inside the cockpit
Concorde captain on JFK departure and going supersonic
A former British Airways Concorde captain talks through the unique take-off from runway 31L at the New York hub and the transonic acceleration process
VIDEO: Former BA captain Jock Lowe talks Concorde
On the 45th anniversary of Concorde’s first scheduled flight, Key.Aero caught up with Jock Lowe, the longest-serving pilot of the supersonic airliner and British Airways’ former director of flight operations
Flight Simulation
X-Plane touches down in Cairns
TaiModels has expanded its airport offerings in X-Plane with the release of YBCS Cairns International Airport, available for both X-Plane 11 and 12.
Tatenhill Airfield for Microsoft Flight Simulator out now
The latest UK scenery from Burning Blue Design is EGBM Tatenhill Airfield for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Microsoft Flight Simulator lands in Bermuda
Scenery developer SLHsimdesigns has released TXKF L.F. Wade International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
