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Historic
Installing an English Electric Lightning for display
Max Waldron details the installation of a restored English Electric Lightning at a company facility in Bristol
Airborne Lensmen
Kev Baxter explores an option that allows aviation enthusiasts the chance to photograph aircraft in the sky...
Snooping Elephants
The 20th Combat Mapping Squadron, known as the ‘Flying Dumbos’, operated F-7A Liberator reconnaissance aircraft in the southwest Pacific
theatre during World War Two...
TAKING ON THE WORLD
A team from Goodwood recently accomplished an aviation first: flying around the globe in a Spitfire. Pilot Matt Jones shared his story with Steve Beebee
Military
Business jets to replace RAF BAe146 fleet
The UK Ministry of Defence is looking to acquire two civil business jets to replace the current fleet of four Royal Air Force BAe146 transport aircraft when the type leaves service in Q1 next year
Three more F-35Bs delivered to RAF Marham
A further three F-35B Lightning IIs have been delivered to RAF Marham, Norfolk, with the aircraft, ZM156 ‘022’ (c/n 2BK.0022), ZM157 ‘023’ (c/n 2BK.0023) and ZM158 ‘024’ (c/n 2BK0024), arriving at the base on October 28
Portuguese F-16s perform anti-surface warfare exercise
Força Aérea Portuguesa/Portuguese Air Force (FAP) F-16 MLU Fighting Falcons currently deployed at Siaulial Air Base, Lithuania, for air policing duties trained with NATO’s Maritime Group One during an anti-surface warfare exercise on October 29
Commercial
Lanzarote Airport: The jewel of the Canaries
The Canary Island of Lanzarote has been a hotspot for European holidaymakers for decades. While COVID-19 has thrown a temporary spanner in the works, its popularity – especially with aviation enthusiasts – is set to soar once again post-pandemic, as Tom Batchelor finds out
Airport profile: Teesside International
Recent turbulence in the aviation sector hasn’t slowed the progress of an impressive turnaround at Teesside International Airport as Chris Smith discovers
De Havilland Canada to pause Dash 8 production
The turboprop manufacturer says the “prevailing industry circumstances” have hindered its ability to land new orders
Flight Simulation
