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Historic
British aviation 1952-1962: a golden era and dashed hopes
Our salute to Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee begins with a unique seven-part series, tracing the story of Britain’s aeronautical industry over the seven decades of her reign — decade-by-decade, warts and all, beginning with 1952-1962
AFC pilot’s views of training in the Cotswolds during WW1
An album obtained by Kevin Goss contains an Australian Flying Corps pilot’s views of training in the Cotswolds during the latter stages of World War One
Restoration of first production Hunter completed, and it looks stunning
North Weald Heritage Aviation completed the eight-month restoration of Hawker Hunter F1 WT555 in mid-May.
Queen’s Silver Jubilee Review of the RAF in 1977
The Royal Air Force (RAF) pulled out all the stops to mark the Queen’s Silver Jubilee in 1977 — but the occasion is still best remembered for a sleepy cabinet minister
Military
Massive NATO air exercise details revealed
NATO’s largest ever aircraft deployment exercise is set to take place in June this year involving more than 200 aircraft
Asian air force to make Exercise Cobra Warrior debut
It has been confirmed that the next Exercise Cobra Warrior – which is scheduled to take place in March – will feature the Indian Air Force for the first time
Brazilian C-130M deploys to fight forest fires in Chile
A Lockheed C-130M Hercules from the Brazilian Air Force has been dispatched to Chile to help fight the more than 300 estimated forest fires that are currently raging across the country’s central and southern regions
Commercial
Singapore soldiers on
Almost entirely shut off to international traffic since March 2020, only in recent weeks has Singapore started to reopen its borders. Andreas Spaeth travelled to the Lion City to assess the impact on its two largest airlines
Why the final A380 flew to Dubai via UK airspace
Emirates received its 123rd Airbus A380 on December 16, bringing an end to the 16-year and 251-strong production run for the superjumbo. KeyAero explains why it took an unusual route to its new Dubai home base.
Air France-KLM CEO on the A220 and fleet renewal
Now boasting a contingent of 12 Airbus A350-900s, Air France is further intensifying its fleet renewal with the A220. But there are many more changes in the pipeline, as Andreas Spaeth reports from Paris
Airbus and Boeing navigate narrowbody deliveries
In our monthly check-in with the Cirium team, we learn more about the importance of the single-aisle market for the two leading OEMs
Pan Am's iconic livery makes surprise return
It is 30 years since Pan American World Airways ceased operations, but the carrier’s iconic livery has made an unexpected return, as Martin Needham discovers
Flight Simulation
Bell 47 for X-Plane Released
Aircraft developer, FlyInside has released the Bell 47G-2A1 for X-Plane 11.
CowanSim 206 B3 for X-Plane Out Now
X-Plane developer, CowanSim has released the 206 B3 for X-Plane 11.
Mega Airport Ben Gurion Released
Aerosoft has announced Mega Airport Ben Gurion for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now availa
