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Historic
Support sought to keep historic helicopter in the skies
Westland Wasp HAS.1 XT787 is maintained in airworthy conditionKS...
Five of the greatest P-47 pilots
As we approach the 80th anniversary of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, we look at the achievements of a quintet of incredible men who flew them
Military
Anatolian Eagle 2022: Turkey's premier multinational exercise in focus
AirForces Monthly reports from Turkey’s Exercise Anatolian Eagle, a multinational exercise which took place at Konya Air Base from June 16-30
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 100
Welcome to the 100th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Zimbabwe revives Hawk fleet in face of EU sanctions
The Air Force of Zimbabwe has recommissioned four Hawk Mk.60/60A ground attack/jet trainer aircraft in spite of EU sanctions that led to the air arm’s entire Hawk fleet being grounded in 2011
Commercial
BA reveals special send-off for final Heathrow 747s
The flag carrier has scheduled an exciting farewell for its final two London/Heathrow-based Boeing 747s as they leave the hub for the last time tomorrow
Airlines to burn through $300,000 per minute in 2020, says IATA
The global industry body warned that the airline sector will burn through billions in cash in the second half of this year, despite a restart in operations
The world’s oldest airline turns 101
As KLM continues its journey into its second century of operations, Key Aero takes a decade by decade look at the Dutch flag carrier's key milestones
Eastern Airways reveals new codeshare partner
The UK regional carrier announces an agreement that focuses on its base at Southampton Airport
The ultimate guide to aircraft variants
From ‘neo’ to ‘XLR’, ‘LR’ to ‘ER’ and everything in between, it can be hard to keep track of what all the different airliner models are and what their identifiers mean. Key Aero examines the production lists to help you navigate this confusing conundrum