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Military
First Italian F-35A lands at Ghedi Air Base
The first Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II destined for the Italian Air Force's 6º Stormo (6th Wing) 'Diavoli Rossi (Red Devils)' landed at Ghedi Air Base in Northern Italy on June 16
ILA Berlin 2022: Lockheed Martin drops F-16 Block 70/72 from Czech fighter race
As the Czech Air Force continues to weigh up its plans to potentially replace its 14-strong Saab JAS-39C/D Gripen multi-role fighter fleet, Lockheed Martin has revealed that it has decided to drop its F-16 Block 70/72 Fighting Falcon proposal to instead prioritise its F-35A Lightning II offering
ILA Berlin 2022: Strong presence of Airbus H145 military derivatives at show
The extremely popular military derivative of the light, twin-engined Airbus H145 were present in force at the ILA Berlin Airshow, with three different examples on display
ILA Berlin 2022: Germany rushing to acquire F-35As
During the opening day of the ILA Berlin Airshow (June 22), more details emerged regarding the German Federal Ministry of Defence’s decision to acquire the F-35A Lightning II as a replacement for the Luftwaffe’s ageing Tornado fleet
Swiss Air Force's ADS 15 reconnaissance UAV completes first local flight
A successful first flight in Switzerland has been completed by the Swiss Air Force’s Aufklärungsdrohnensystems 15 (ADS 15, Reconnaissance Drone System 15) at Emmen Air Base
Commercial
CONFIRMED: JetBlue wins battle to buy Spirit with $3.8bn deal
JetBlue Airways has reached a deal to acquire Spirit Airlines, hours after an alternative bid by Frontier Airlines was scrapped.
Commercial aviation debrief of the 2022 Farnborough Airshow
Find out what happened at this year’s Farnborough Airshow regarding commercial aviation by reading our debrief on Key.Aero…
Zenith and the art of kitplanes
Zenith Aircraft has been manufacturing and marketing kit aircraft for 30 years. What is behind their enduring popularity?
Historic
Historic Aviation Quiz: The USAF at 75 Edition
This week marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Air Force … but how much do you know about the service's early days?
Battle of Britain’s forgotten ‘Few’: a brave naval aviator
The tragic tale of Fleet Air Arm pilot Arthur Blake, who fought in the RAF alongside a childhood friend
F-86 Sabre pilot on fighting MiGs in the Korean War
In the August 2009 issue of FlyPast, Warren E Thompson takes a look at Sabre versus MiG and presents an American pilot’s account of fighting Soviet jets in the Korean War
Flight Simulation
MilViz’s PC-6 Turbo Porter
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder and never has this saying been more apt than when describing the unusual dimensions of the Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter.
Turtle Beach’s VelocityOne Flight
In this review, look at the latest product from a company new to the world of simulation controllers but who have been designing and bringing to market many high-tech and gaming products since 1975 - San Diego-based Turtle Beach Corporation.
FA Simulations’ Helsinki Metropolitan VFR
We review FA Simulations' Helsinki Metropolitan VFR v3 for X-Plane 11.
