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Historic
Long way home – the recovery of a missing Lancaster
Eighty years after their Lancaster crashed into a Dutch lake, the remains of three missing airmen have finally been recovered, along with various artefacts from the bomber, as Christian Koenig explains
What next for Lufthansa’s Starliner?
Classic Lockheed propliner moved to storage in Hamburg — but where will it end up on display?
Surprise return to Duxford for MS505
French-built Fieseler Storch comes back to former base after more than four decades
Solent Sky saves One-Eleven
Forward fuselage of ex-British Airways airliner and QinetiQ testbed arrives at Southampton museum
Army Flying Museum announces new partnership
The Army Flying Museum at Middle Wallop in Hampshire is entering a new relationship with global engineering giant GKN Aerospace
Military
Germany to replace Tornado ECRs with EW-configured Eurofighters
Airbus Defence and Space announced on November 29 that the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag had recently approved the firm to convert 15 Luftwaffe (German Air Force)-operated Eurofighter EF-2000s to EK-standard, providing the selected multi-role fighters with additional electronic combat (EK) capabilities
MOD does U-turn on AW109SP
The UK MOD has done a U-turn on the use of the Leonardo AW109SP GrandNew helicopter.
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 174
Welcome to the 174th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Commercial
How Boeing builds the 787 Dreamliner
Ambitious. No single word better describes the outset of the 787 Dreamliner programme as Boeing sought to turf manufacturing out to contractors worldwide, while creating a second production line thousands of miles from home. This article first appeared in Airliner World's December 2021 issue
Going short-haul on the long-haul Boeing 787 Dreamliner
In the March 2018 Aviation News, Spencer Bennett described the experience of flying on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner inter-European service using a South American carrier, for just £33.
LEVEL's huge expansion plans revealed
Barcelona-based low-cost, long haul carrier LEVEL is to obtain its own Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) under plans by owner – The International Airline Group (IAG) – to expand its operations.
Boeing given green light to begin MAX 10 flight testing
Boeing has announced that its 737 MAX 10 has been cleared by the FAA to begin certification flight testing
Incredible Aboriginal A220 Qantas scheme uncovered
An eye-catching Aboriginal-inspired paint scheme adorns QantasLink’s first Airbus A220-300 aircraft.
Flight Simulation
Navigraph FlightSim Community Survey 2023 Out Now
From November 17 to 27, Navigraph is conducting a FlightSim Community Survey together with several major addon developers and organisations within the flight simulation community. The survey, the largest of its kind, aims to measure the prevailing flight simulation trends and users’ requests for future development.
Great Britain South for Microsoft Flight Simulator released
Orbx has announced EU Great Britain South for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
FSReborn Unveils the FSR500
Aircraft developer FSReborn has released the FSR500 turboprop for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
