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Historic
The first ever FlyPast Editor's Letter
Here's how FlyPast was introduced to the world 40 years ago...
Military
EXCLUSIVE: The truth about Biden’s “two additional” UK F-35 squadrons
Key.Aero can reveal the reality of the US President's recent much-publicised announcement of additional F-35 squadrons for the UK
Netherlands purchases second-hand Gulfstream G650
Following the decision to buy five C-390 Millenniums as a replacement for the C-130H(-30)s, six additional F-35As and four additional MQ-9s, the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) has purchased one more additional aircraft
Tunisia orders eight T-6C Texan IIs
Textron Aviation Defence has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales contract modification for procurement of eight T-6C aircraft for the Tunisian Air Force
Commercial
Airlines to burn through $300,000 per minute in 2020, says IATA
The global industry body warned that the airline sector will burn through billions in cash in the second half of this year, despite a restart in operations
The world’s oldest airline turns 101
As KLM continues its journey into its second century of operations, Key Aero takes a decade by decade look at the Dutch flag carrier's key milestones
Eastern Airways reveals new codeshare partner
The UK regional carrier announces an agreement that focuses on its base at Southampton Airport
The ultimate guide to aircraft variants
From ‘neo’ to ‘XLR’, ‘LR’ to ‘ER’ and everything in between, it can be hard to keep track of what all the different airliner models are and what their identifiers mean. Key Aero examines the production lists to help you navigate this confusing conundrum
Why the US government fined Emirates $400,000
Following an investigation, the Department for Transportation punishes the Dubai-based carrier for an infringement
Flight Simulation
Announcing the F-16C Viper User Poll
Eagle Dynamics (ED) has published a Future Features Survey for the DCS: F-16 Viper for 2020 and beyond.
Las Vegas for X-Plane
FlyTampa has announced Las Vegas McCarran (KLAS) Airport is now available for X-Plane 11.
