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Historic
Turbine Times: The Viscount and BEA
With the Vickers Viscount, BEA was the world’s first airline to fly a turbine-powered aircraft...
South American Sojourn Part 2: An Unexpected Journey
Gerry Manning recalls a memorable Ian Allan Aviation Tours trip...
The Birds from Brazil: 40 Years of the Tucano
First flown in 1980, the Embraer EMB-312 Tucano has excelled...
Three Nations, Four Engines: East African Airways VC10s
Jointly owned by three governments, East African Airways was the only non-UK Super VC10 operator. The type was well suited to its operating conditions, but the airline struggled to compete with larger carriers and eventually collapsed, as Barry Lloyd explains
Military
NATO jet training turns 40
The Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program in Texas recently marked four decades of producing top fighter pilots. Gert Kromhout and Frank Crébas went behind the scenes
Behind the scenes: Portugal deploying F-16s to Iceland
Portuguese Air Force F-16AM (MLU) Fighting Falcons from Esq201 "Falcoes" and Esq301 "Jaguares" departed Base Area 05, Monte Real, in the early hours of January 27 for a NATO Icelandic Air Policing detachment
Nacelles upgrade completed on first CV-22 tiltrotor
Bell has completed the first nacelle improvements modification on a US Air Force CV-22 Osprey, part of an ongoing upgrade in co-ordination with Boeing to improve wiring within the nacelles and adapt its structure to improve maintainability
Commercial
Now that’s an Airport Hotel
The Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport has a little more to offer the aviation enthusiast than your average hotel...
Surfing the Air Waves
Pilots flying the Airbus Perlan II see the curvature of the Earth from their cockpit...
Jewel in Singapore’s Crown
Designed by world-renowned architect Moshe Safdie, Changi Airport’s latest arrival...
Rotors over the Kruger
With just four full-time helicopter pilots, the South African National Parks Air Wing punches above its weight...