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Historic

The genius who built his first aircraft at the age of 20

On July 21 1919, Anthony Fokker registered the Dutch Aircraft Factory. He and his company would have a huge influence on 20th-century aviation

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How the Spitfire Accidentally Invented Crowdfunding

It has always been an aircraft loved by the people. But thanks to a scheme that was way ahead of its time, the Spitfire was funded by them, too…

The P-51 Mustang

The P-51 Mustang first flew 80 years ago and became one of World War Two’s most famous aircraft. Watch some fantastic video of the Mustang in action – including incredible footage from the 1940s

The 5 Greatest Allied Bombers of World War Two

The Second World War saw the extensive use of bomber aircraft on both sides of the conflict. The Allies fielded a bewildering number of light, medium and heavy bombers – with some more successful than others…

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Aviation News August 2020

The full issue in page-turning format

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Military

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High Society: US Air Force Special Operation Command

The US Air Force Special Operations Command is making extensive efforts to expand its aviation fleet’s capabilities, while evolving tactics to address growing adversarial threats

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Airbus confident of Asia-Pacific airlifter sales

Airbus Defence and Space CEO Michael Schoellhorn has predicted further sales across the company’s airlift portfolio in the foreseeable future

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EXCLUSIVE: RAF's new AOC No 1 Group talks Combat Air and ISTAR forces

Air Vice Marshal Ian Duguid moved sideways from his role as the head of the RAF’s 11 Group, tasked with multi-domain integration, to the 1 Group, running the combat air force fleet and surveillance aircraft. We recently caught up him with him to find out more

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Commercial

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Farewell to A Legend

Airliner World’s regular correspondent Sebastian Schmitz shares his memories working on board a Junkers Ju 52

Water Evacuation Trainer for Singapore

Spatial, one of the world’s leading providers of cabin crew...

Pulkovo Expands

PULKOVO/ST PETERSBURG has announced a selection of new and extended services for its winter 2019/2020 schedule.

Saudia Joins 787-10 Club

BOEING HAS delivered an initial 787-10 to Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia)

Second ATR to Bhutan

DRUKAIR-ROYAL Bhutan Airlines has taken delivery of a 40-seat ATR 42-600.

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Flight Simulation

Brasilia Takes Flight in Prepar3D and FSX

Chilean developer Carenado has announced the B120 for FSX and Prepar3D is out.

Major Update to Navigraph Charts

Navigraph has released a significant update to Navigraph Chart for iPad.

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MilViz’s PC-6 Porter

The flying Swiss Army knife.

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Light Aircraft Association Rally

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Light aircraft event

CFB Trenton - Quinte International Air Show 2024

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Trenton, Canada

Royal Canadian Air Force airshow

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."

Columbus AFB - Thunder Over Columbus

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Columbus AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

JB Charleston Airshow 2024 Heroes of Flight

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North Charleston, United States

US military airshow

Guernsey Battle of Britain Air Display

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Guernsey, United Kingdom

The event website states:"Guernsey’s annual air display has been enjoyed by thousands of people for over 60 years, hosting some of Britain’s most historic and treasured military aircraft alongside aerobatic and awe inspiring display teams."