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China to enhance aerial refuelling capabilities with new Y-20U tanker
We examine China's new Xi'an Y-20U tanker aircraft, which stretched its legs for the first time during a probe of Taiwan's ADIZ in late 2021, and details how the new platform will boost the PLAAF's air-to-air refueling capabilities
Norway’s F-35s officially take QRA role from the F-16
The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) F-35A Lightning IIs officially took the role providing Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) from the F-16AM/BM (MLU) Fighting Falcon fleet after 42 years of service to NATO and Norway on January 6
Hollywood icon with a lifelong passion for flight
James ‘Jimmy’ Stewart is well-known for his acting career and also for flying bomber missions over Europe in World War Two. ‘Aeroplane Monthly’ accompanied him on a visit to his former wartime base and looked back over his lifelong love of aviation in its October 1979 issue
First flight of the Supermarine Seafire
Key.Aero details a short but sweet whistle stop tour of the operational history of the Supermarine Seafire to mark the anniversary of the type's first flight
Lebanese MD530F+ written off after crash landing
An MD Helicopters MD530F+ Cayuse Warrior belonging to the Lebanese Air Force has been written off after it crash landed into some trees on January 5
ATSB opens Virgin Australia F100 crew incapacitation investigation
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has opened an investigation into a cabin crew incapacitation event involving a Virgin Australia Regional Fokker F100.
Aero Vodochody's second L-39NG flies again
AERO Vodochody’s second L-39NG pre-series aircraft 7004 took to the air again on January 6 after being laid up for nearly a year to undergo avionics and ergonomic improvements
Just Flight Releases Real Taxiways Europe
Real Taxiways for Microsoft Flight Simulator greatly enhances the default airports in Europe by adding a full complement of accurately placed real-world taxiway signs at airports in 40 countries,
Behind-the-scenes with Dutch F-16s at Exercise Gioia Falcon 21
For two weeks in November, Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16AMs deployed to Gioia del Colle Air Base in southern Italy to train with the Italian Air Force. We went behind-the-scenes to catch some of the action
First operational carrier deployment for USMC F-35Cs
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-314 (VMFA-314) made history as the first USMC unit to deploy the F-35C Lightning II aboard a US Navy aircraft carrier, as it departed with Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) on January 3
Atlas Air buys four Boeing 777Fs
New York-based cargo airline Atlas Air has signed for four Boeing 777 Freighters, enlarging its fleet to 18 examples.
Paul Brickhill: Escape – Or Die
With the holiday season behind us, we can now ask, did anyone watch The Great Escape over Christmas? It’s always part of the yule tide TV schedule and if that wetted your appetite for more tales of a similar ilk, Paul Brickhill’s Escape – Or Die is a great place to start.
Spangdahlem F-16s strengthen NATO Air Policing mission
Multiple US F-16C/D Fighting Falcons from the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem AFB, Germany, landed at Łask Air Base, Poland, on January 4 to work alongside the current deployed units on NATO Baltic Air Policing and Enhanced Air Policing detachments
World’s first private Airbus A220 delivered
European manufacturer Airbus has handed over its first-ever ACJ TwoTwenty – the private version of its popular A220 – to Swiss aviation firm Comlux.
Bell 47 for X-Plane Released
Aircraft developer, FlyInside has released the Bell 47G-2A1 for X-Plane 11.
F-22A Raptor undergoing major rebuild in Alaska following crash
More than three-and-a-half years after USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor 07-4146 ‘AK’ was extensively damaged in a fiery crash, the aircraft is well on its way to being made airworthy again
Airborne comeback for former Royal Navy Staggerwing
Beech D17S Staggerwing N18V flew for the first time in around 35 years late last year from Leopoldsburg, Belgium…
UAE to equip A330 MRTT fleet with Israeli self-protection systems
Elbit Systems has announced that its UAE-based subsidiary, Elbit Systems Emirates, will supply Israeli-developed airborne self-protection systems for the UAE Air Force and Air Defence’s five-strong Airbus A330-243MRTT fleet
The Flying Springbok’s great detour
As South African Airways enters the next chapter in its turbulent...
Air Canada 777 suffers tail strike on pilot’s first landing
An Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER suffered a tail strike while landing at Hong Kong International due to pilot induced oscillations and a high rate of descent, an investigation by the country’s Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) has concluded.
Tripping the flights fantastic - FlyGTA
Urban air mobility doesn't have to mean eVTOL, as this Canadian airline proves
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