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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
A fascinating article on the then-new Handley Page Herald joining Jersey Airlines from The Aeroplane and Astronautics, 60 years ago.
Military
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
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.
Commercial
Food waste trials now underway at Santiago
The CoFood app will help tackle airport food waste. Vinci AirportsChile’s...
Lufthansa launches COVID-19 antigen rapid tests for passengers
Pre-flight COVID-19 tests launched in Germany Lufthansa GroupOn...
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.