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Historic
BOAC Comet: First Transatlantic commercial jet flight
“We have got the taps right open”. So read one of the radio messages passed from British Overseas Airways Corporation DH Comet 4 G-APDB to a sister aircraft as they made the first commercial jet flight across the Atlantic, between New York and London, 60 years ago — and injected new hope into the troubled Comet story
ANOTHER ARDMORE ‘MOSSIE’ ROLLED OUT
The Lewis Air Legends Mosquito FBVI, PZ474, after roll-out at...
Military
AFSOC receives final CV-22B Osprey
US Air Force Special Operations Command’s 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron/20th Air Maintenance Unit rolled out the final Bell Boeing CV-22B Osprey at Cannon AFB, New Mexico, on May 22
Singapore begins two-month deployment to Guam
A contingent of air assets from the Republic of Singapore Air Force – including multi-role fighters and CAEW aircraft – has arrived at Andersen AFB, Guam, for a two-month deployment to the Pacific island
Air Warrior Podcast Episode 3
With the West gradually departing from counter-insurgency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan amid a pivot towards the rising powers of the East, what role will platforms like Textron Aviation's AT-6E light attack aircraft play in future force structures? Can such platforms operate in the contested battlespace of the future, or will the likelihood of new low-intensity conflicts ensure a continued relevance?
Commercial
Dubai’s Double-Deckers Head to Glasgow
Emirates’Airbus A380s will be introduced between Glasgow and...
Why flight testing the English Electric Lightning was such a challenge
Getting Britain’s first afterburning Mach 2 interceptor from the drawing board and into RAF service was no mean feat. Hugh Trevor describes the challenges faced by those tasked with flight testing the English Electric Lightning.