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Boeing 757

This week on Key.Aero we’re celebrating the venerable Boeing 757 as it marks its 40th year of commercial service. In a series of special features, we highlight some of the type’s more unusual roles and explore what has made it such a capable and hard to replace airliner.

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First production-representative MQ-9B rolled out

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has rolled out and flown the first production-representative MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned combat air system (UCAV).

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Israel hosts US F-35s in first joint training exercise

Israeli Air Force (IAF) Lockheed Martin F-35I Adir fighters and US Air Force (USAF) F-35A Lightning IIs have taken part in exercise Enduring Lightning – the first joint training exercise dedicated to the fighter to be held by Israel.

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“Ugly Angels” declared fully operational on MV-22B

The US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 362 (VMM-362) ‘Ugly Angels’ has been declared fully operational capable and is now ready to support operations as part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW).

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Russian Su-25SM3s crews employ ‘Solt-25’

Sukhoi Su-25SM3 ground attack aircraft crews, belonging to Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS-RF) units in the Kuban region in the Southern Military District, have trained using a new sighting and navigation system, known as ‘Solt-25’.

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RNLAF receives first upgraded CH-47F

Boeing has delivered the first CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift tactical transport helicopter with an upgraded cockpit to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF).

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Commercial

easyJet A320neo News

EasyJet reveals four-year aircraft delivery strategy

As it continues to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, the low-cost carrier lays out its plans for new aircraft handovers

British Airways News

The 16 long-haul routes BA is dropping in 2021

As it continues to deal with the COVID crisis, the Heathrow-based airline's long-haul schedule for next year features some notable omissions

Airbus News

Airbus lands rare A330-800 order

Just in time for Christmas, the European airframer reveals an order for its next-generation widebody

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Historic

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Busy ‘Lizzie ’

Westland Lysander The charismatic performed many different...

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‘Brisfit’ airborne at Old Warden

The Shuttleworth Collection’s Bristol F.2b Fighter made its...

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Red Star Encounter

Inside Stories CANADIANS MEET SOVIETSDuring a historic fighter...

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Flight Simulation

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Back to Basics Stage 1 – Lesson 6

This issue we start a discussion on landing techniques…

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Prepar3D version 4-ready

Over the past few months, a number of major publishers and developers...

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DHC-2 Beaver

Chris Frishmuth fulfils his dream of becoming a bush pilot…...

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