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Historic
Meeting Des Nations
A special 1958 show at Liège-Bierset was among the greatest gatherings of NATO air power
FlyPast Picture of the Week
This week's Picture of the Week was captured by Callum Steele Wyman at the Battle of Britain airshow, IWM Duxford 2021
FlyPast Podcast Episode 50
For this episode, we’ve assembled the FlyPast’s editorial team to talk about the new look and content of the magazine and to explain the thought process behind it all...
Spitfire Saviours of Cogea Nouvelle
COGEA Nouvelle is well-known for having operated six Spitfire IXs from the late 1950s to the early ’60s — all but one survive today. But what was this Belgian company, and why did it buy Spitfires?
The Vulcan Challenge: New for '22
Soar into the new year with the Royal Air Force Museum’s Vulcan Challenge, and walk, run, or cycle your way to reach the 100km, 250km or even 500km distance! The Challenge commences on Friday 14 January and advance registrations are now open…
Military
CV-22B remains trapped in Norway as USAF lifts grounding order
Having been grounded for just over two weeks, AFSOC has cleared its 52-strong fleet of Bell Boeing CV-22B Ospreys to fly again, but one example remains trapped on an island in Norway after the tiltrotor was forced to make an emergency landing there on August 12, 2022
Is Iran going to buy Su-35SE fighters from Russia?
Having been heavily restricted by international sanctions, Iran has struggled to source replacements for its ageing fighter fleets in recent times, but recent comments have indicated that the nation is currently plotting a move to buy Sukhoi Su-35SE Flanker-E multi-role fighters from Russia
Malawi Air Force takes delivery of two MA600s
Although little reported at the time, it is now known that the Malawi Air Force took delivery of two Xian MA600 twin-turboprop passenger aircraft earlier this year from China
Commercial
Two UK airports win new links to ‘secret’ Iceland airport
Flights from the United Kingdom to Iceland aren’t all that unusual – in fact there are at least eight direct scheduled city pairings from the UK to the Nordic nation. These range from low-cost options with the likes of easyJet, Wizz and PLAY; leisure-focused links with Jet2 and TUI and flag carrier connections with British Airways and Icelandair.
Flight Simulation
World of Aircraft: Glider Simulator On Final
Aerosoft has revealed the first part of the World of Aircraft series ‘Glider Simulator’ will be released on May 26 and will be available on the Aerosoft online shop and Steam.
FlightControlReplay v4.5 April Update Released
Fabio Merlo has announced FlightControlReplay v4.5 April Update for Microsoft Flight Simulator, Prepar3D and FSX is now available.
New Italian Destination for MSFS
Software developer, RCStudio has released Airport Trento-Mattarello – LIDT for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
