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Military
NATO JTACs train with allied fighters in the Baltic
Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) from NATO’s Enhanced Presence (eFP) battle group ran drills with Força Aérea Portuguesa (FAP, Portuguese Air Force) Lockheed Martin F-16AM/BM (MLU) Fighting Falcons and Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI, Italian Air Force) Eurofighter F-2000As from October 4-6
US Navy F/A-18E refuels RAF F-35Bs for the first time
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IIs assigned to the RAF’s No 617 Squadron ‘The Dambusters’ have conducted buddy-buddy air-to-air refuelling operations with a US Navy-operated Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet for the first time
IN PICTURES: Inside Exercise Northern Lightning 2021
We caught some of the action in Exercise Northern Lightning, held once again at Volk Air National Guard Base in Wisconsin from August 9-20
USAF F-35As complete final nuclear bomb flight test
Operating from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, on September 21 two USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II aircraft released the B61-12 joint test assemblies
Aviano's Angels: Inside the USAF's 56th Rescue Squadron
The 56th Rescue Squadron has spent more than three years at Aviano Air Base in Italy, where the unit has capitalised on the installation's conditions and strategic position, as we report
Commercial
Singapore Airlines sets sights on A350 freighter
Singapore Airlines inked a letter of intent (LOI) with Airbus for seven examples of the newly launched A350F freighter, plus options for five more.
Iceland’s PLAY goes transatlantic
Reykjavík-based low-cost airline PLAY has unveiled its plans to launch transatlantic services next year.
The rise of Ethiopian Airlines
The rise of Ethiopian Airlines has been a remarkable achievement. In this exclusive extract from a new book, ‘Ethiopian Airlines The African Aviation Powerhouse’ by Jozef Mols, we examine two chapters in the flag carrier’s fascinating history
Historic
1930s Fleet Reviews
At a time of great change for the service, the Fleet Air Arm demonstrated its strength during a pair of royal reviews
BBMF Hurricane's new 303 Squadron colours
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Hurricane Mk IIC (LF363) has emerged from its major maintenance at The Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar with a new paint scheme…
Flight Simulation
A2A Simulations Touches Down at OrbxDirect
Orbx and A2A Simulations have entered into a partnership agreement, enabling customers to purchase A2A products via OrbxDirect.
UJS Fairchild PT-19 Released
Uncle Jack Simulations and X-Aviation have announced the Fairchild PT-19 for X-Plane 11 is out.
DC Designs Concorde Released
Just Flight has announced Concorde for FSX and Prepar3D is now available.