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Historic
Former OFMC P-40E Kittyhawk flies in Australia
Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk 41-25158, which many readers will remember from its days in the UK with the Old Flying Machine Company’s (OFMC) Breitling Fighters team when it was frequently flown by Ray Hanna, has now been delivered to a new owner in Australia.
PHOTO GALLERY: Sywell 2024 airshow
Some of the highlights of the Sywell 2024 airshow held over June 22-23.
Dogfighting in the Phantom on detachment at Decimomannu
Former Phantom navigator Ian Black recalls his detachments to the ACMI ranges at Decimomannu, where he got the opportunity to push the Phantom against fighters from across NATO – including the undisputed king of air combat, the F-15 Eagle
Kamikaze’s flight to London for the coronation of King George VI
The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Historic Archives recently placed an aviation artefact of international importance on public display in Yokohama.
Historic Aviation Quiz
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Military
US museum adds Marine Corps Harrier to collection
A retired US Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II+ was inducted into the Hickory Aviation Museum in North Carolina on July 15, 2024.
FARNBOROUGH: New GCAP concept model revealed at Farnborough
A new concept model of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) aircraft was unveiled at this week’s Farnborough International Airshow.
Commercial
From the cockpit: Titan Airways A321 to the Alps
Thomas Haynes goes behind the scenes with Titan Airways to find out how the UK-based airline operates a typical ski season charter flight. From the jumpseat of an Airbus A321, he details a day in the life of the pilots
Global Airlines delays launching flights
Global Airlines delays launch: The start-up A380 airline has pushed the launch of passenger flights to "next year", after initially targeting the "latter half of 2024".
Gulfstream G700 deliveries begin
Gulfstream Aerospace announced on April 24 that customer deliveries of its new G700 business jet have now commenced.
easyJet to return to London Southend Airport
EasyJet will reopen its base at London/Southend in March 2025, five years after it closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The relaunch will see the airline position three Airbus A320neos at the site.
IAG shifts A321XLR debut to Iberia
Iberia will be the first operator of the Airbus A321XLR. The Spanish carrier said it expects its initial example of the new long-range A321neo variant “later this summer”.
Flight Simulation
Tobii Eye Tracker 5
In this review, we look at the latest generation of head and eye-tracking technology.
DCS: Spitfire LF Mk. IX
Welcome to the start of a new mini-series in which we take a look at the DCS: Spitfire LF Mk. IX - using a compilation of previous articles. The aim is to help you get the most out of this superb DCS module in one convenient series.
London Control update
An updated version of the London Control air traffic control simulator, produced by Dale McLoughlin at DM Aviation, is now available.