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Historic
Combat veteran Spitfire fires up
Supermarine Spitfire FRXIVe RM927/G-SXIV was having its Rolls-Royce Griffon 65 engine tested at Sywell in mid-May, with a first flight expected soon thereafter.
Historic airframes moved to new homes in Spain
Douglas C-47A T.3-28/744-28 has been moved to a new base in Salamanca, Spain after 43 years on display at the Desguaces Montero scrapyard.
'I moved to the US with $2500 and a Reno air racing dream': Thom Richard's incredible story
He left Sweden for the States as a 17-year-old, and literally fulfilled his dreams by flying air racers and warbirds
American Bristol F.2b Fighter returns to the air
Bristol F.2b Fighter reproduction ‘F4717’ made its first flight in around 40 years recently from Old Rhinebeck aerodrome, near New York.
In-depth profile of the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
The ‘Beast’, to give one of the Helldiver’s unflattering nicknames, had a troubled gestation, as Matthew Willis reports
Military
Lockheed Martin has flown the F-16 Block 70 for the first time
Lockheed Martin revealed on January 24 that it had successfully completed its first F-16 Block 70 flight from its Greenville facility in South Carolina, marking a key milestone in the development and eventual delivery of the latest and most advanced version of the Fighting Falcon family to date
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 130
Welcome to the 130th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Lockheed Martin reveals cost of British F-35B procurement
Documents have revealed that the UK has paid $4.17bn (£3.36bn) in procuring its first 35 short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL)-configured F-35B Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighters from Lockheed Martin
Commercial
Singapore Airlines sets sights on A350 freighter
Singapore Airlines inked a letter of intent (LOI) with Airbus for seven examples of the newly launched A350F freighter, plus options for five more.
Iceland’s PLAY goes transatlantic
Reykjavík-based low-cost airline PLAY has unveiled its plans to launch transatlantic services next year.
The rise of Ethiopian Airlines
The rise of Ethiopian Airlines has been a remarkable achievement. In this exclusive extract from a new book, ‘Ethiopian Airlines The African Aviation Powerhouse’ by Jozef Mols, we examine two chapters in the flag carrier’s fascinating history
The Saunders-Roe Princess story
Bearing the crown of the largest all-metal flying-boat ever constructed, the Saunders-Roe SR.45 Princess carried hopes of luxury transatlantic travel in a post-war era. Pete London charts the dreams and realities of the ill-fated giant
S7 A321neo "stalled" during upset in severe icing conditions
An S7 Airlines Airbus A321neo stalled during an in-flight upset after take-off from Magadan/Sokol, Russian investigators report.
Flight Simulation
AH-64D Early Access Out Now
The Eagle Dynamics team has released the Early Access version of the AH-64D for DCS World.
Diamond DA50 RG Ready for Take-Off
X-Plane developer, Aerobask has released the Diamond DA50 RG for X-Plane 11.
Prague for Prepar3D Released
Orbx has announced LKPR Václav Havel Airport Prague for Prepar3D v4/v5 is out now.
