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The SR-71 that outpaced a missile over Libya
The aircraft had been photographing Libyan targets in the aftermath of Operation El Derado Canyon in 1986
Inside Argentina's newly modernised military pilot training school
The Argentine Air Force Military Aviation School has completed a modernisation process that has made it one of the best equipped and most efficient in Latin America, as we report
Leonardo Helicopters talk up UK contribution to AW149
Leonardo Helicopters has said it is a “misnomer” to consider the AW149 helicopter to be a purely Italian platform
BA’s 787 nose-gear incident is THIRD of its kind for Dreamliner
Following the release of the AAIB's preliminary report, Key.Aero analyses the two other occasions when this has happened to a Dreamliner
East Midlands Airport runway reopens after Harvard mishap
Photos suggest the aircraft’s undercarriage collapsed during landing
Indian MH-60Rs arrive at NAS North Island
The first two Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk maritime utility helicopters for the Indian Navy have been flown to NAS North Island at Naval Base Coronado in California, where Indian crews are now being trained on the type
US Army’s 101st AVN welcomes new Chinook unit
The US Army’s 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, welcomed a new Chinook unit on June 22, when Company G was activated at Fort Campbell in Kentucky
'Mystery’ P-8A Poseidon arrives in Fort Worth
A US Navy-operated Boeing P-8A Poseidon with a mysterious configuration was one of eleven examples of the type to arrive at NAS JRB Fort Worth, Texas, on July 6 from NAS Jacksonville, Florida, to escape Hurricane Elsa
RAF progress on cloud-data, drone swarms and synthetic training
The progression of technologies such as cloud-data processing, unmanned swarming systems and synthetic training environments have been listed as targets for the UK’s Royal Air Force
Analysis: Israel's 11-day air war over the Gaza Strip
In May, the Israeli Defense Forces launched an 11-day assault on the Gaza Strip as it sought to destroy the infrastructure of militant groups in the region. We examine how the war played out
NASA retires world’s last flying S-3B Viking
NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, has retired its sole Lockheed S-3B Viking, which was the last example of the type flying anywhere in the world
Birth of a Legend – B-17 World War Two Debut with the RAF
A revealing report from the August 22, 1941, issue of The Aeroplane into this new bomber, with the author clearly impressed by its design and capabilities
AAIB reveals cause of on-stand BA 787 nose-gear incident
The incident happened last month on stand while cargo was being loaded onto the Dreamliner
2nd ARS conducts final KC-10A sortie
The USAF’s 2nd Air Refueling Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, flew its final McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender sortie on June 30, closing out its operation with the tanker aircraft
Colombia’s first two T-6C Texan IIs enter service
Two Beechcraft T-6C Texan IIs, which were delivered to the Colombian Air Force in May, have been formally inducted into operational service and will begin replacing the air arm’s Cessna T-37Bs in the training role
How a collection of minor factors caused 747 overrun in Halifax
The cargo-carrying jumbo was on a multi-leg flight linking Chicago with Changsha/Huanghua in China when it ran off the end while landing in the Canadian city
La Guardia - KLGA 2023 for X-Plane 11
Peek into the future and see how the modern La Guardia airport will look after the construction and redesign phase is over in 2023.
Report claims spatial disorientation caused Michigan F-16C crash
A US Air Force Aircraft Accident Investigation Board report into the loss of an F-16C in the Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan, on December 8, 2020, has found that spatial disorientation caused the crash
Historic Aviation Quiz
Find out how well you really know the history of aviation in one of our hardest quizzes to date!
Indian Navy receives tenth P-8I Neptune
Delivery of the tenth Boeing P-8I Neptune to the Indian Navy was completed on July 13, when the aircraft – serial IN329/N536DS (c/n 64891/8296), callsign ‘BOE232’ – arrived at INS Hansa in Goa-Dabolim
Hey big sender! - The Cargolux story
Capacity, carrying freight and competition are just three of the challenges Cargolux has overcome during its first half-century in business, as Barry Lloyd reveals
Inside Eurasia's rising star Air Astana
Flourishing Kazakh flag carrier Air Astana has much to celebrate as its 20th birthday approaches – not least a predicted return to profit despite the global pandemic. Jozef Mols details how the former Soviet republic is taking on the world
The rollercoaster years of the RNLAF's 300 Squadron
We visit the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s 300 Squadron, which was set to be deactivated just ten years ago but is still going strong
United signs HUGE order for electric airliners
The airline is set to begin short-haul electric aircraft services by 2026
Robins AFB set to host USAF E-11A BACN unit
The USAF has announced plans to establish a Bombardier E-11A BACN squadron at Robins AFB, Georgia, which would serve under the 319th Reconnaissance Wing as a geographically separated unit
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