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Historic
The Last Lightning Show
RAF Binbrook’s final public salute to the service’s most dramatic jet fighter proved a virtual wash-out, but who cared?
Italo Balbo's epic Brazilian flight
Today the name Balbo is synonymous with large formation flights. In late 1930 and early 1931, from Italy to Brazil, there took place the first of the aerial voyages that made it so...
(Tiger) Nine Lives
There are two nine-ship display acts on the British circuit — one the Red Arrows, the other the Tiger Nine. We joined the Tiger Moth-equipped outfit, and discovered an operation just as professional as its military counterpart
The pro's and cons of the Me 163
No-one was in any doubt as to the Me 163’s exceptionally dangerous characteristics...
Military
South Korean F-4E crashes into the Yellow Sea
A McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II belonging to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has been written off after the fighter/ground attack aircraft crashed into the Yellow Sea during a mission on August 12
How the Italian Air Force is integrating its fourth- and fifth-gen combat forces
AirForces Monthly gained exclusive access to the Italian Air Force's frontline squadrons as they join forces with their latest fighters, as Giovanni Colla, Daniele Faccioli and Remo Guidi report
T-6C Texan II order for FMS customer
A contract was awarded to Textron Aviation Defense LLC of Wichita, Kansas, on August 12 by the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Legacy Training Aircraft Division, International Branch, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, for three T-6C Texan II aircraft
Commercial
Austrian Airlines retires maiden Boeing 767
Employees bid farewell to the aircraft as it left Vienna bound for the United States
Why are flights from Atlanta to Florida so popular right now?
Domestic air travel in the US has recovered to higher levels than the overall market. Data from OAG reveals that four out of the top five routes in the country link the capital of Georgia with Florida. Key.Aero explores why this might be the case
KLM Cityhopper begins E2 operations
After the arrival of the next generation narrowbody last week, the firm has put the jet straight to use
United Airlines orders more 737 MAXs
After resuming flights with the type last month, the carrier has upped its commitment and brought forward delivery dates
JetBlue accepts maiden A321neo with new Mint suites
The US carrier plans to use the aircraft on transcontinental services between New York and Los Angeles
Flight Simulation
FSDreamTeam’s O’Hare International Airport
This latest offering from the FSDreamTeam depicts Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, located 14 miles northwest of Chicago and roughly 12 miles from the eastern shores of Lake Michigan.
Microsoft’s Japan update
We take a look at the world update for MF that includes the whole island nation of Japan, now rendered at a level of detail we’ve never seen before.
Aerofly FS 2’S A320
We recently learned that IPACS, maker of Aerofly FS 2 had significantly upgraded its default A320. We interviewed Dr Torsten Hans, co-founder and co-owner of IPACS to find out more.
