Latest from Key.Aero
Explore the latest news and features by our world-class aviation journalists. Stay up to date on the latest military aviation developments, commercial airline news, historic restoration projects, flight simulation releases and much more.
Trending Topics
Historic
Aero Legends’ Spitfire salutes The Queen
Aero Legends has modified the nose-art on Supermarine Spitfire T.IX NH341 to pay tribute to Her Majesty The Queen
Historic Lockheed Electra gifted to Canadian museum
Marking its 85th anniversary, Air Canada has donated Lockheed L-10A Electra CF-TCC to Winnipeg's Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada.
Dramatic Spitfire and Hurricane flypast stars at Duxford show
A 20-aircraft warbird formation set the seal on IWM Duxford’s annual Battle of Britain event
Skyhawk removed from pole for preservation
Classic jet being refurbished behind the scenes – Lutterworth Whittle memorial also receiving attention
Hurel-Dubois aircraft and their pioneering long wings
Commonly dubbed the 'flying letter-opener', Hurel-Dubois aircraft designs were best known for their high-aspect ratio wings. Jean-Christophe Carbonel takes an in-depth look at this short-lived French airframer
Military
Air Force One: The Flying Fortress
It is possibly the world’s most famous plane, but little is known about it. A new documentary with rare access to the inner workings of Air Force One changes that. Tom Batchelor spoke to professional pilot and filmmaker Scott Bateman to learn more
Jordanian F-16 Block 70 acquisition gets green light
In a bid to modernise its ageing fleet of fixed-wing combat aircraft, representatives from the Royal Jordanian Air Force Command have inked a deal to buy at least 12 Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcons from the US
The ultimate guide to everything happening at RAF Lakenheath
AirForces Monthly looks at RAF Lakenheath, where the 48th Fighter Wing is continuing to transition from an all Eagle force to welcome the new fifth-generation capabilities offered by the F-35A Lightning II
Commercial
STARLUX receives its first Airbus A350
Thanks to the move, the Taiwanese airline has now introduced a second widebody type to its growing all-Airbus fleet – read more here on Key.Aero…
What's the current state of commercial aircraft leasing?
Helping us with the number crunching this month is Rob Morris, global head of consultancy at Ascend by Cirium.
airBaltic begins scheduled flights to Africa
This morning (October 31), the Riga-based carrier added both a new destination and continent to its scheduled route map. Find out where on Key.Aero…
Flight Simulation
DC Designs' Concorde Review
DC Designs has been at the forefront of producing the Concorde for flight simulation. This time we take a closer look at its adaptation for the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator and see how it measures up.
In-depth look at the Challenger 650 for X-Plane
X-Aviation is a well-known publisher of high-quality X-Plane add-ons and has released what it claims is the most complex, sophisticated simulation of any aircraft made for any flight simulator to date – the Hot Start Take Command! Challenger 650 business jet. Can it really live up to this claim?
X-Plane 12: by Austin Meyer – Modelling the F-4 Phantom
X-Plane's creator, Austin Meyer, discusses how he managed to create a high-fidelity F-4 Phantom in X-Plane 12 that is accurate enough to be used for actual F-4 flight instruction.
