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Historic
Restored Tiger Moths available for passenger flights
Tiger Flights, a newly launched company in Northumberland, is offering enthusiasts experience flights in a pair of de Havilland Tiger Moths
Stieglitz and Spartan Executive shine at Goodwood
A host of historic aircraft gathered at September’s Goodwood Revival
Mitchell to the skies - could East Kirkby's B-25 fly?
Another American bomber might just be destined to take to British skies. Jamie Ewan spoke to Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre boss Andrew Panton about East Kirkby's B-25 Mitchell
Back in black – rare Panavia Tornado F.2 restored
Yorkshire-based Jet Art Aviation (JAA) has completed the restoration of Tornado F.2 ZD899…
How effective was the Phantom in the skies of Vietnam?
Ghosts of the east: The Phantom found itself facing stiff opposition in the skies above Vietnam. Confusion over ‘kill’ claims continues to fog the picture of just how effective US air operations were in the war. Christopher Miskimon details the combats and sheds light on the bigger picture…
Military
F-16Cs return to USAF’s ‘Blacksnakes’ after 13-year absence
The Indiana ANG’s 122nd Fighter Wing celebrated the arrival of the first F-16C Block 40 Fighting Falcons for the 163rd Fighter Squadron ‘Blacksnakes’ on October 23
ADEX 2023: KAI expects next LAH production contract by end of year
KAI is awaiting a second production contract for Light Attack Helicopters (LAH) from Seoul, and this follow-on order is now expected to be placed before the end of 2023
UK's first Protector RG1 now ready for testing at RAF Waddington
The first of 16 MQ-9B Protector RG1 unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs) for the RAF has now been assembled at RAF Waddington, following its arrival at the Lincolnshire base in September
Commercial
Edelweiss reveals Airbus A340 replacement plans
Swiss airline Edelweiss is modernising its long-haul fleet with the acquisition of six Airbus A350-900s.
Inside the handover of the first Bombardier CS100
In the September 2016 issue of Airliner World, Craig West flew to Zurich to witness the handover of the first Bombardier CS100 to launch customer Swiss International Air Lines
How the Airbus A220 ripped up the regional jet rule book
In the decade since its first flight, almost everything about the Bombardier C Series has changed. That is, apart from its impressive range and spacious cabin. Mark Broadbent reports on what is now the Airbus A220
Delta Air Lines/United Airlines Douglas DC-8 Quiz
On September 18, 1959 the Douglas DC-8 entered service with both Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. To mark the 64th anniversary of this historic event on Monday, this week's quiz tests your knowledge of the Californian quadjet.
Behind the scenes with Airbus’ A321XLR ten-day route proving test
The Airbus A321XLR is currently being put through its paces over ten days on functionality and reliability testing (FnR), more commonly known as route proving.
Flight Simulation
Laminar announces roadmap for X-Plane 12.0.8
Following the release of X-Plane 12.07, which added lower VRAM usage, new clouds with improved rendering and OpenXR integration, Laminar Research has now revealed its plans for X-Plane 120.8.
iniBuilds releases Southampton Airport for MSFS
The latest UK destination from iniBuilds is Southampton Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Animals for Microsoft Flight Simulator
SoFly has announced Animals for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
