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Historic

FlyPast Podcast Episode 24

This week, the entire FlyPast team chat through some of their personal favourite aircraft. There are some well known favourites, and some slightly more left-field answers...

Historic aviation quiz: AIRSHOW EDITION!

This weekend, we're excited to be going along to the Midlands Air Festival. What better way to celebrate air shows being back in our lives than to quiz you on their histories..?

Revealing Herald Service Entry Report from 1961 Feature Premium

Revealing Herald Service Entry Report from 1961

A fascinating article on the then-new Handley Page Herald joining Jersey Airlines from The Aeroplane and Astronautics, 60 years ago.

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Aeroplane July 2021

The full issue in page-turning format

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‘FOR THE ALERT’

DATAFILE Pavements ice-clad, roads overtaken by deep,...

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Military

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What happened to the Northrop Grumman/EADS North America KC-45A?

Finding a new tanker for the USAF has never been an easy process. David Willis details the highs and lows of the Northrop Grumman/EADS North America KC-45A in the KC-X programme

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Poland signs contract for KAI FA-50PL

Poland has signed a deal with South Korea to buy 48 Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50PL light combat jets.

Airbus A400M drops 20 tonnes of water in firefighting tests

Airbus Defence & Space announced on July 26 the success of test flight campaign in Spain with a removable firefighting kit onboard the A400M.

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Commercial

Food waste trials now underway at Santiago

The CoFood app will help tackle airport food waste. Vinci AirportsChile’s...

Roman RENAISSANCE

ROME COPING WITH COVIDOne of the world’s premiere destinations...

Lufthansa launches COVID-19 antigen rapid tests for passengers

Pre-flight COVID-19 tests launched in Germany Lufthansa GroupOn...

An Arabian angle

SATCOCould the current downturn in the aviation industry lead...

Fighting back

THE NEW NORMALAirports across the world have been dealt a sledgehammer...

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Flight Simulation

Microsoft Flight Simulator Touches Down in St.Tropez

Aerosoft has announced St. Tropez Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available as a download.

Orbx Welcomes New Partner - MK-Studios

Orbx and MK-Studios have announced a new partnership agreement, enabling customers to purchase MK-STUDIOS products via OrbxDirect.

Microsoft Flight Simulator Passes 1 Million Sales

Microsoft Flight Simulator is the biggest game launch in Xbox Game Pass for PC history with over 1 million players to date.

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Upcoming Events

Duxford Flying Evening

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage says: "Evening flying featuring warbirds, pyrotechnics and more. Enjoy after-hours entry to IWM Duxford for this very special vintage aircraft flying display. Witness the aircraft that still call Duxford home take to the skies as the sun goes down and dusk turns to dark across this historic Second World War airfield."

Columbus AFB - Thunder Over Columbus

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Columbus AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Airshow London, Canada

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London, Canada

Major airshow

FAI World Microlight Championships

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Corby, United Kingdom

World Microlight Championships

Midlands Air Festival

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Alcester, United Kingdom

The main flying displays the organisers say will be on Saturday and Sunday. The event website also says: "Join us again for our fantastic classic air display in the stunning grounds of the Ragley Hall Estate. There will be a wide array displays including Warbirds, Classic Jets, Helicopters, amazing high energy aerobatics, aerial ballet, flying circus and some of the largest radio controlled models in the world, that are so big you can almost climb into them!
"There will also be parachute display teams plus the chance to get up close and personal to some of our display aircraft which will be landing on site on our own dedicated runway! Our flying display will be an exciting and entertaining mix, with even a small section dedicated to our younger visitors."

Fairchild AFB SkyFest 2024

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Fairchild AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow