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Historic

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East German MiG-21s: Cold War Fishbeds

The MiG-21 Fishbed was the mainstay of many Warsaw Pact air forces...

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Nuclear B-52s: Doomsday bombers

The B-52 was designed to deliver nuclear strikes and still stands prepared to carry out that mission today and into the future. Tom Kaminski outlines the venerable bomber’s history, its changing weapons and some notable incidents from 65 years of nuclear readiness.

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RAF Fairford: An illustrious history

RAF Fairford may be synonymous with the Royal International Air Tattoo...

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A Dove reincarnated

First flown in 1945, the classic DH Dove is still flying in limited numbers...

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Bandeirante: Embraer’s first aircraft

The Bandeirante helped establish Embraer as a leading aircraft manufacturer...

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Military

Kuwait Eurofighter News

Leonardo says it has “no evidence of issues” on Kuwait Typhoon allegations

European defence prime Leonardo said it is not the subject of a judicial investigation in relation to the delivery of 28 Typhoon multi-role fighters to Kuwait, hours after Kuwaiti news outlets reported the alleged misappropriation of public funds by military officers in relation to the programme

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FLRAA effort now in midst of competitive phase

The effort to fulfil the US Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) requirement is now in the midst of its competitive phase, pitching two differing rotorcraft designs in a head-to-head contest

F-35C landing on USS Carl Vinson News

US Navy F-35C crashes on USS Carl Vinson

A US Navy F-35C Lightning II assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) was involved in a landing accident on board the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) during routine flight operations on January 24

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Commercial

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777X first flight delayed to 2020

777X first flight delayed to 2020 The 777-9’s first flight...

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Airlift for experts

Roberto Yáñez and Alex Rodríguez report from Zaragoza Air...

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Etihad Enhances LHR Frequency

(Photo Etihad Airways) ETIHAD AIRWAYS will add a fourth year-round...

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Tanzanian Return to Johannesburg

AFTER A hiatus of more than ten years, Air Tanzania has celebrated...

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Antwerp Links Restored?

FOR THE third time in as many decades, an airline operating Fokker...

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Flight Simulation

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FSFlyingSchool for X-Plane 10 and 11

FSFlyingSchool has been reviewed in PC Pilot over the years in its various iterations for FSX but did you know that it also supports X-Plane?

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KLAX - Los Angeles Intl HD

The gateway to California

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Back to Basics - Series 2, Lesson 2

Planning your flight

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Upcoming Events

Duxford Flying Day: 19 Squadron

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "Uncover the story of the legendary 19 Squadron, the fighter pilots who made Spitfire history at Dunkirk and throughout the Battle of Britain at Flying Days: 19 Squadron. Enjoy a special themed display, providing an afternoon of over an hour of scheduled flying, on top of your great day out at IWM Duxford."

International Sanicole Airshow

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Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium

Established in 1977, the airshow returns in 2024 for its 44th edition.

Abbotsford International Airshow

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Abbotsford, Canada

The airshow website says: "The Abbotsford Airshow was born in 1962 as a partnership between the Abbotsford Flying Club and the Abbotsford Rotary Club to promote aviation at the Abbotsford Airport. Since then, the event has grown to become one of the Fraser Valley’s largest and most exciting annual events."

Royal International Air Tattoo

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Fairford, United Kingdom

The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

Sywell 2024

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Northampton, United Kingdom

The event website states: "Sywell 2024 will be a quite remarkable airshow combined with ground attractions including classic cars and much more. Showcasing multiple classic aircraft from across Europe alongside modern jets, the flying line-up will include formation and unique display acts, some of which will be UK firsts. Added to that will be a host of special photographic opportunities for the enthusiasts, stalls, children's fun fair and many more things to do."

NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days

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Mošnov, Czechia

The event website states: "The main programme, taking place at Ostrava Leos Janacek Airport, features heavy military hardware, police and rescue equipment, dynamic displays of special forces’ training, flying displays and presentations of armaments, equipment and gear of individual units."

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