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Historic
Wings Over Wairarapa air show
Gavin Conroy provides stunning photographic highlights from New Zealand’s recent Wings Over Wairarapa air show...
Starliner moved to new German hangar
Lockheed L.1649 Starliner N7316C has been moved to Paderborn-Lippstadt...
Military
Papua New Guinea regains fixed-wing capability with PAC-750XL
Showing PNGDF-operated Pacific Aerospace PAC-750XL XSTOL utility aircraft (serial P2-701), an image released on June 23 by the Australian Department of Defence has revealed the aircraft was made airworthy again last year after being grounded for four years
UK ‘swats’ Project Mosquito ahead of planned first flight
The UK MOD has revealed that Project Mosquito – a future uncrewed combat aircraft technology demonstration – will “not proceed beyond the design phase”, following a ‘detailed review' of the technical demonstrator by the RAF Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO)
313 Squadron is reborn as first RNLAF F-35As arrive at Volkel Air Base
The first four Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning IIs arrived at Volkel Air Base (AB) in the south of the Netherlands on June 30.
Commercial
Why the US government fined Emirates $400,000
Following an investigation, the Department for Transportation punishes the Dubai-based carrier for an infringement
Airline alliances you've never heard of
With the three main partnerships accounting for just over half of the global annual passenger traffic, it’s easy to forget that other options exist. Key Aero examines the lesser-known alliances that live in the shadow of ‘the big three’
The world’s strangest airline slogans
From cheesy catchphrases to word combinations that just don’t make sense, there’s been a lot of very odd airline slogans over the years. Here are some notable examples…
Quiz: How well do you know your retro airlines?
Continuing our retro airliner theme from earlier this week, can you identify these airlines in their old liveries?
Watch FAA chief test fly the Boeing 737 MAX
The US aviation regulator’s administrator flew the embattled jet earlier this week. Here’s the footage, and what he thought of it…