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Military
Aero Vodochody delivers last L-159T1 ALCA to Iraq
Having completed an overhaul as part of an after-sales support contract, Aero Vodochody has delivered the last L-159T1 ALCA to Iraq, where it will join 11 other examples that were delivered to the Iraqi Air Force between 2015 and 2018
USAF investigation finds cause of major B-1B fire at Dyess AFB
An official USAF Accident Investigation Report has been published by Air Force Global Strike Command into the mishap involving a B-1B Lancer on April 20, 2022, at Dyess AFB, Texas. The aircraft’s engine exploded injuring an airman not long after it had been through a maintenance procedure
Final flight for US Navy’s ‘Sea Knights’
Almost 16 years after it completed its first operational sortie, the US Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 (HSC-22) ‘Sea Knights’ performed its final flight on February 15
Commercial
What makes the Boeing 757 such a good freighter?
A growing number of Boeing 757 freighters serve the world’s cargo carriers. Jon Lake charts the evolutionary course of this flexible freighter.
Investigators release update on fatal China Eastern 737 crash
Chinese investigators have released an update on the investigation into the 2022 crash of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737.
Oldest flying Boeing 757 – Testing Honeywell’s future of flight
Key Aero’s Dino Carrara interviewed Captain Joe Duval, Honeywell’s director of Flight Test Operations about the company’s unique Boeing 757 which despite being 40 years old is proving to be perfect for testing the company’s latest engines and aerospace technology
Historic
Superfortress artefacts on show at Sculthorpe
Volunteers at Norfolk’s RAF Sculthorpe Heritage Centre have completed a Boeing B-29 Superfortress display
Ponderous and vulnerable? Blenheim at war
Such was the pace of change in aircraft design during the pre-war years that what had initially seemed ground-breaking and pace-setting was proven less so when used in anger. It was this fate that dogged numerous Blenheim units, as Andrew Thomas explains
Wellington tribute statue unveiled
A statue depicting the pilot of a Vickers Wellington has been officially unveiled in Nottinghamshire
Flight Simulation
Oklahoma City for Microsoft Flight Simulator incoming
iniBuilds has announced Oklahoma City for Microsoft Flight Simulator is in development.
iniBuilds’ Airbus A310 reviewed
The Airbus A310 is the first truly complex airliner to be included as a default aircraft in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Let’s jump in and see how it measures up.
Aerosoft’s Offshore Landmarks: North Sea review
With the release of Offshore Landmarks: North Sea pack, Aerosoft found a very interesting way to bring something new and different to Microsoft Flight Simulator - it has filled the North Sea with things to see and do. We take a closer look.
