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Historic
Help to revive RAF West Raynham’s Station Headquarters
A project has big plans to breathe new life into the Station Headquarters building at the former RAF West Raynham
Which air forces flew the Gloster Meteor night-fighter?
Although by no means so prolific as single-seat Meteor exports, the night fighter was supplied in modest numbers to NATO and Middle Eastern countries
V-bomber cockpits taken on at Duxford
At the end of last year, the Essex-based Cockpit Collection donated a pair of V-bomber noses to IWM Duxford
New owner sought for refurbished Trojan
After a recent upgrade by Swiss organisation Aerotech, a T-28 is ready for a new owner
Korean War: RAF Meteor pilot on Australian combat ops
How an RAF pilot ended up flying 105 combat missions for the Royal Australian Air Force during the Korean War
Military
US approves sale of more MQ-9A Reaper drones to the Netherlands
US State Department approval has been granted for the possible Foreign Military Sale of four General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper UCAVs and related equipment to the Netherlands for an estimated cost of $611m
INTERVIEW: What it takes to be Belgium's F-16 'Viper' display pilot
Benoît Denet meets Belgium’s F-16 Dream Viper demo pilot, Captain Steven De Vries, callsign ‘Vrieske’, to find out what it takes to put his aircraft through its paces at air shows across Europe
Commercial
Biometrics: how it is shaking up air travel
Use of biometric data is fundamentally reshaping the air travel experience all the way from check-in to boarding – and beyond
Jet2.com snubs Boeing with BIG new Airbus order
The UK-based leisure carrier continues to increase its orderbook with the European manufacturer. We’ve the full details…
ITA Airways introduces Airbus A220 into service
The Italian carrier has initially put a pair of Airbus A220s into fare-paying service – with more jets to follow soon…
Virgin Atlantic accepts maiden Airbus A330neo
The Crawley-based carrier has welcomed a new widebody type to its fleet. Read more here…
CPK: Enhancing Security and Network of rail connections
The Solidarity Transport Hub is not just an airport – the project also consists of the construction of approximately 2,000 km of new railway lines across Poland.
Flight Simulation
SimBrief dispatch interface updated
Navigraph has announced that the free web-based platform for flight planning, SimBrief, has a completely redesigned dispatch interface with a more modern look and feel along with additional improvements under the hood.
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Normandy tutorial - part 1
Welcome to a new series on the latest addition to the 'IL-2 Great Battles Series' - IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Normandy. In this series, we will be exploring every aspect of the simulation, from the basic layout of the menu to the graphical representation of the aircraft and scenery, as well as the missions on offer and the different ways you can play this simulation.
Oklahoma City for Microsoft Flight Simulator incoming
iniBuilds has announced Oklahoma City for Microsoft Flight Simulator is in development.
