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Historic
Avro Vulcan origins and career
Glenn Sands described the Vulcan’s pedigree in the September 2011 issue of FlyPast
Caribou and CASA on display near Madrid
A pair of former Spanish military aircraft have been prepared for public display in their homeland
Vulcan navigator reveals all – Life in the Coalhole
In the February 2016 issue of Flypast navigator Jack Talliss recalled his Vulcan days, which included the prototype and last-to-go XH558
Vulcan and Victor - their mini delta precursors
Tony Buttler examines the scale test-beds that preceded the Victor and the Vulcan – and V-bombers that might have been
Vulcan ops at Masirah
The RAF station at Masirah, off the Omani coast, was an unusual outpost for the Vulcan force usually stationed at Akrotiri, Cyprus, but it provided some memorable training
Military
Canada axes CT-155 Hawk fleet as it reevaluates pilot training programme
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is making major changes to its flight training programme in preparation for the frontline fighter force’s upcoming transition from the CF-188A/B Hornet to the F-35A Lightning II
First Dutch AH-64E arrives at Gilze-Rijen
The first AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter for the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s (RNLAF’s) No 301 Squadron landed at Gilze-Rijen Air Base – the unit’s home-base – for the first time on March 14
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 185
How well do you know your military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills on our quiz below...
Commercial
Concorde captain on future of supersonic air travel
Speaking exclusively to Key.Aero in 2020, former BA Concorde captain John Hutchinson weighs in on the future of supersonic air travel
LOT 787s – Europe’s first Dreamliners
LOT Polish Airlines was the first European operator of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. In the June 2015 issue of Aviation News, Marco Finelli reported on the carrier’s Dreamliner operations and sampled flying on the airliner
What it was like to fly on the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner service
In the January 2012 issue of Airliner World, Lee Simonetta recounted his trip to Japan to fly on the world’s first Dreamliner passenger service operated by by All Nippon Airways (ANA)
Concorde captain recalls his first flight
Speaking exclusively to Key.Aero, retired British Airways Concorde captain John Hutchinson recounts his experience training to fly the supersonic airliner for the first time
Concorde Alpha Foxtrot: The final example to be built and last to fly
Airliner World visits Aerospace Bristol to explore G-BOAF, 20 years after her final flight
Flight Simulation
Flight Adventure: The Chance-Vought F4U Corsair
In this flight adventure, we explore one of the more cleverly designed and spectacular-looking American fighter-bomber aircraft of World War Two, the Chance-Vought F4U Corsair.
F-14 Tomcat for MSFS released
Heatblur Simulations and IndiaFoxtEcho have released the F-14 Tomcat for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Just Flight's GCXO – Tenerife North review
With the release of Just Flight's original Tenerife Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator, let us find out if it's still worth a visit.