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Historic
Restored Draken put on display in Sweden
Saab S 35E Draken 35959 on display outside the F 11 Wing Museum...
American museums open as restrictions are eased
The Planes of Fame Air Museum was among several US attractions...
Creating a new Aero Legend
Kent flying experience company Aero Legends has an exciting new restoration project – and you can get involved!
Military
FIA 2022: Textron introduces Citation Longitude maritime patrol aircraft
Textron Aviation announced on July 20 that it has developed a maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) variant of its Cessna Model 700 Citation Longitude aircraft
Rise of the Phoenix: Inside NATO’s AGS Force
AirForces Monthly explores the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Force, which is going through a baptism of fire as it continues to monitor the war in Ukraine
FIA 2022: AERALIS to explore collaboration with Ascent Flight Training
UK-based start-up military jet developer, AERALIS, has signed an MoU with Ascent Flight Training to work together on the future flying training system and explore potential collaboration opportunities in delivering military flying training services in the UK and overseas
Commercial
How many airlines still use the Sukhoi Superjet?
The Russian-made jet was billed as being the perfect regional jet but nearly a decade after it first entered service, it doesn’t appear to have lived up to expectations
Quiz: How well do you know your airlines?
Back by popular demand, this week we're testing your airline recognition skills! Can you identify these carriers based upon these cropped livery segments?
Could Trump Shuttle make a comeback?
With a little more time on his hands should his legal challenge to overturn the US election result fail, could the airline Donald Trump owned in the early 1990s remerge nearly 30 years since it disappeared from the skies above New York?
Don’t start training to become a pilot now, says BALPA
The union has taken the unprecedented step of warning prospective pilots to think twice before beginning training
FAA restricts airspace over Biden’s hometown
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a temporary ‘no-fly zone’ over Wilmington, Delaware – the hometown of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as he moves closer to securing the election victory
Flight Simulation
Barcelona Airport for X-Plane Released
Aerosoft has announced Airport Barcelona XP for X-Plane 11 is now available.
Back to Basics - Series 2, Lesson 13
In the previous lesson, we realised that we were not where we should be. The visual fixes we were expecting to mark our location simply didn’t appear. We wrap up Stage 2 of Back to Basics by learning how we might get ourselves out of this very fine mess.
Aeroplane Heaven’s Douglas DC-3 Dakota & C-47 Skytrain
There hasn’t been a flight sim platform where pilots haven’t pleaded for a mighty DC-3 to fly. Australian developer Aeroplane Heaven has met the challenge with the Prepar3D release of not only its updated ‘Dakota’ but also its military incarnation, the C-47 Skytrain.
