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Historic
Escapee’s Auster on display in Doncaster
The fuselage section of Auster J1.N G-AHHP has recently been positioned on display at Doncaster’s South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum (SYAM).
German-owned Spitfire returns to UK register
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIIIe SM845 has been returned to the UK Register as G-BUOS, having been acquired by Duxford’s Aircraft Restoration Company.
Westland Dragonfly restoration progress
The Yorkshire Helicopter Preservation Group is making progress with its restoration of Westland Dragonfly HR.5 WN499.
Swedish Spitfire moved within museum
The Swedish Air Force Museum’s recreation of a reconnaissance Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XIX, designated 31051, has been given a new display space at the Linköping attraction.
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Military
Ukraine’s fighter force – lessons learned from combat
The Russia-Ukraine war has seen the Ukrainian air arm mainly countering cruise missile and drone attacks, while air combat against Russian fighters was carried out only in the opening days of invasion. Alexander Mladenov looks at the lessons learned from these operations
UAE gains fourth Saab GlobalEye
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has taken delivery of another Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, increasing the number of examples delivered to the UAE Air Force and Air Defence (UAEAF&AD) to four in the space of four years.
First Kazakh A400M gains service colours
Airbus Defence took to its social media channels on April 15 to showcase initial images and video footage of the first A400M Atlas tactical transport for the Kazakhstan Air Defence Force (KADF).
Commercial
Busiest airports revealed
Airports Council International (ACI) has detailed which were the busiest airports in the world last year.
Further expansion for flydubai
UAE low-cost carrier flydubai is expanding its presence in Saudi Arabia as part of an ambitious growth plan.
PC-12 bespoke scheme celebrates the outdoors
Duncan Aviation Pilatus PC-12NG N822DA (c/n 878), based in Lincoln, Nebraska has received a unique livery designed to celebrate fishing and the outdoors.
Departing TUI 737 cleared road by less than 100ft
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) published a Special Bulletin regarding a “serious incident” at Bristol Airport on March 4, 2024, involving TUI Airways Boeing 737-8K5, G-FDZS (c/n 35147), operating to Las Palmas with six crew and 163 passengers aboard.
Flight Simulation
Singapore for MSFS now available
Scenery developer, imaginesim has announced WSSS Singapore is out now.
DCS: CH-47F takes flight
Eagle Dynamics has announced the DCS: CH-47F is now available for pre-purchase.
Active Sky FS for MSFS out now
HiFi Simulation Technologies has released Active Sky FS for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
