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Historic
“Far better than we thought”
That the Mosquito was among the finest British designs of the Second World War...
The Aeroplane News from October 1940
Ben Dunnell looks back 80 years to see how The Aeroplane covered the momentous events of 1940...
Memories of The Blitz, 80 years on
At 4.56pm on September 7 1940, London’s air raid sirens signalled the start of a nine-month bombing offensive by the Luftwaffe. Including one lady’s recollections from the time, Key.Aero looks back at a hugely destructive campaign – for both sides
Military
The military ISR applications of the Global Express family
The sale of five ex-RAF Sentinel R1s to Raytheon USA/Bombardier rather than be scrapped has focused AFM's attention on the military ISR applications of the Global Express family. Key.Aero reports
USAF risks bearing costs of future KC-46 delays
The US Government Accountability Office has recommended that the US Air Force fully test the KC-46A tanker programme’s remote vision system before the technology enters service in order to address previously highlighted deficiencies
Commercial
Short haul, long aircraft: Iberia A340-600 to London
Spencer Bennett samples a short-haul Iberia
flight...
Coronavirus: Airlines Scramble for Survival
The Key Publishing commercial aviation team has put together a list of what some of the biggest names have done so far to deal with this rapidly evolving situation. *all information correct of March 16
Tour de Force: The British Airtours Story
In the first of a two-part feature, David Ransted looks back at the early days of British Airtours...
Flight Simulation
London City Airport for Prepar3D simulator released
Orbx has announced EGLC London City Airport for Prepar3D simulation platform version 4 is out now.
KATL Atlanta 2019 released
Imaginesim has released the 2019 version of KATL Atlanta for Prepar3D version 4.
DCS: World War II Asset pack update
Eagle Dynamics has added two new vehicles to its DCS: WWII Asset Pack.