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Historic
Hangar Talk - Aeroplane February 2021
To fly or not to fly? Is it better for an historic aircraft to be displayed at an airshow as a going concern, or should it be consigned to the relative security of a museum?
Harrier for Latin America
There is a counterfactual history in which, during the Falklands War, RAF Harriers and Royal Navy Sea Harriers found themselves in combat against…
21 facts about the Lancaster bomber!
Think you know all there is to know about the Lancaster bomber? Think again! We've got the complete list...
Lancaster Anniversary Quiz
It's the 80th Anniversary of the Avro Lancaster this week - so what could be better than a quiz dedicated to the bomber?
Military
Spatial awareness: The UK's defence space strategy
After many months of speculation as to where the UK’s Defence Space Strategy might head, the government earlier this year revealed which future capabilities are to be developed
Sixth upgraded Kazakh L-39 flies in full colours
Aero Vodochody has completed the overhaul and upgrade of the sixth of ten Kazakhstan Air Force L-39Cs that are being fitted with a GenesyS avionics system.
Enhanced air policing F-16 swap over
As Russian aggression in Ukraine shows no sign of abating, there has been a swap over of US Air Force F-16CMs at Fetesti Air Base in Romania to continue operating in support of NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing (EAP) mission in the Black Sea region
Commercial
Liège Airport becomes UN cargo hub
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has kick-started...
Garsite diversifies into disinfectants
Perhaps best known for its range of aviation refuelling and speciality...
Quarantine rules vary as European flights restart
As several European air carriers launch their initial post-COVID-19...
UK signs ‘Solidarity Airport’ deal with Poland
Representatives of the UK and Poland have signed a co-operation...
Flight Simulation
X-Plane Touches Down in the Seychelles
Aerosoft has released Seychelles XP as download for X-Plane 11.
Vulcan for X-Plane Incoming
Just Flight in partnership with Thranda Design have revealed the Avro Vulcan for X-Plane 11 is currently in development...
PMDG Operations Center 2.0 Rolling Out
PMDG has announced the new Operations Center 2.0 (OC2) is now available to download.