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Historic
Flying Fortress makes road journey
The Experimental Aircraft Association’s Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 44-85740 (N5017N) Aluminium Overcast has returned to its Wittman, Oshkosh home in Wisconsin by road
Historic Aviation Quiz – Gloster Meteor
In line with KEY.aero celebrating the 80th anniversary of the first flight of Gloster’s ground-breaking Meteor, we dedicate this week’s Historic Aviation quiz to Britain’s first jet fighter…
208 Sqn Gloster Meteors – Photo-recce in the Middle East
Graham Pitchfork recounts the career of a Meteor pilot and the recce sorties he undertook in the Middle East
WW2 Meteor pilot: leading the first Allied jet deployment to Europe
Graham Pitchfork profiles an RAF pilot at the forefront of Meteor operations
Yak-3UA for sale in France
Warbird broker Platinum Fighters has announced that a Yakovlev Yak-3UA is available to buy
Military
Korean Air delivers first AH-6 Little Bird fuselage to Boeing
South Korea’s largest airline and flag carrier, Korean Air, announced on June 26 that it had formally delivered its first AH-6 Little Bird helicopter fuselage to Boeing Defense, Space & Security
UK Home Office calls in Dash 8 to counter small boats
As part of the UK Government’s efforts to tackle the use of small boats by immigrants crossing the English Channel, the Home Office has contracted Canada’s PAL Aerospace to provide an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Dash 8 and crew
UK welcomes delivery of additional F-35B Lightning IIs
The UK has taken delivery of an additional two Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IIs, growing the number of examples of the fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighter delivered to date to 32 aircraft
Commercial
FACE TO FACE: Claudio Camelier of Heart Aerospace
Heart Aerospace’s Claudio Camelier updates AIR International on the regional electric aircraft developer’s work
Air taxis: will they really take off?
A new generation of air taxis has attracted billions of dollars in investment and thousands of orders, but there are major challenges
Aviation safety: the latest developments
Airline crashes may grab the headlines, but flying is safer than ever. AIR International finds out why
Space debris: the risks and the remedies
Tens of thousands of pieces of debris are ricocheting around space. While many are tiny, they have the potential to add up to a very big problem
Biometrics: how it is shaking up air travel
Use of biometric data is fundamentally reshaping the air travel experience all the way from check-in to boarding – and beyond
Flight Simulation
Orbx releases Helipads LA Medical
Orbx has introduced a new Medical Activities Expansion Pack for Microsoft Flight Simulator, covering the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
DCS: Black Shark 3 interview
We invited Eagle Dynamics’ project manager, Andrey Chizh, to talk to us about the work being done on the third iteration of their highly popular DCS: Black Shark series.
UK Carrier Strike Group released
Miltech Simulations has announced UK Carrier Strike Group for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.