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Historic
Mixed fortunes for Navy Wings charity, after formally receiving naval Historic Flight aircraft collection
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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: Aero outlines first delivery dates for initial L-39NG operators
Aero Vodochody has outlined when it expects to deliver the first serial production examples of its new-generation L-39NG advanced jet trainer to the Vietnam People’s Air Force and the Hungarian Air Force
First international air force confirmed for RAF’s Exercise Cobra Warrior
NATO Air Command has officially confirmed the first international air arm set to participate in the upcoming Exercise Cobra Warrior.
FIA 2022: Leonardo prepares to manufacture first AW149s in the UK
Leonardo Helicopters announced on July 18 that it has started to establish a new AW149 production line at its facility in Yeovil, Somerset, as the race for the UK MOD’s New Medium Helicopter contract gains considerable pace
Commercial
Where are all British Airways’ Boeing 747s now?
With this month’s announcements that two ex-BA jumbos are due to be saved from the scrapheap, Key Aero wanted to find out what happened to the rest of the flag carrier’s near 100-strong fleet
Russia’s last civil Tu-154 performs final flight
The end of an era as the country’s last commercially operated Tu-154 conducts its final flight
Boeing 777-300ERSF Launch Operator Revealed
The launch customer for the world’s largest twin-engine freighter has been unveiled
Stranded in Storage: Has Lufthansa Lost Six 747s?
The Boeing 747-400s were flown into the facility earlier this year and are now stuck
EasyJet sells nine A320s, here’s how much the buyers paid
In a bid to raise cash to help it through the winter, the low-cost carrier agrees the sale of some of its A320 Family aircraft
Flight Simulation
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.
The Mighty Eighth - Return of a Classic
We invited MicroProse to talk about its highly anticipated B-17 simulation and their plans for ‘The Mighty Eighth’.
