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Historic
Airworthy Mustang goes ‘home’ to Australia
Former RAAF North American P-51D Mustang 44-13016 (A68-674) has returned to Australia after being acquired by Doug Hamilton of Wangaratta, Victoria…
New home finalised for USAF Stratotanker
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 60-0329 has been towed to a new display position at the National Museum of the USAF’s Air Park in Dayton, Ohio…
How America’s oldest flying fighter took to the skies again
The Nieuport 28C-1 was the first fighter aircraft used in anger by a US military aviation unit. Now, following a magnificent restoration, an original example of this potent machine is flying again
Hawker Hurricane returns to British skies
Britain’s population of airworthy Hawker Hurricanes has risen in number to 12. On July 18, Hurricane Mk.II P3351 flew from France to a new home in the UK.
How Avro's Tudor regained its reputation
The Avro Tudor is best-known for tragedies. But, on the Berlin Airlift, it demonstrated a more positive side
Military
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 134
Welcome to the 134th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Belarusian rebels attack Russian A-50U AEW&C aircraft at military base
A Belarusian rebel group has claimed it has blown up a Beriev A-50U Mainstay airborne early warning and control aircraft belonging to the Russian Aerospace Forces during a drone attack on an air base in Belarus
France receives 21st A400M Atlas from Airbus
France’s Directorate General of Armaments announced that it had accepted delivery of another Airbus A400M Atlas heavy-lift tactical transport on February 14, increasing the number of examples delivered to the French Air and Space Force to 21 airframes
Commercial
Learn how Gatwick innovates aircraft turnarounds
A new handheld digital platform called AirTurn is being used by ground handlers at London/Gatwick as part of an “innovative” solution to transform aircraft turnarounds.
How have sanctions affected Russia’s airlines?
Western nations have hit Russia with swathes of sanctions in condemning the country's invasion of Ukraine, but how do these new penalties affect its airlines? Martin Needham reports
BREAKING: Sabre terminates Aeroflot distribution agreement
Aeroflot loses access from a vital piece of ticketing technology, putting its fledgling international operations under even greater pressure
Analysis: European airlines get creative for Tokyo routes
With Russian airspace out of bounds until further notice, airlines across Europe have dusted off the atlas (and abacus) to establish if and how vital routes to northern and eastern parts of Asia can continue
Flight Simulation
War Thunder Major Update - Enter the Danger Zone
The F-14A in War Thunder, developed in parallel with the new Top Gun film, is the first 4th generation fighter in-game and offers significant offensive capability.
Local Legends: Beechcraft Model 18 Released
The Beechcraft Model 18 is the fifth aircraft in the Local Legends series for Microsoft Flight Simulator, released in conjunction with World Update X: United States.
Fokker 100 Incoming
The Just Flight development team has announced they are working on Fokker 100 for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
