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MQ-25A refuels US Navy E-2D for the first time
The US Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation programme completed its first aerial refuelling flight with an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye on August 18 during a sortie from MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois
INSIGHT: A new age for French Mirage 2000 training operations
Mirage 2000 pilot training is entering a new phase in its French Air and Space Force history, as we report
French transports sent to Kabul to support mass withdrawal effort
With the ongoing deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan, the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, has sent airlift assets from the French Air and Space Force to support evacuation efforts
ANALYSIS: Russia's deadly Kinzhal missile
First presented to the Russian parliament by President Putin himself, the Kinzhal missile is a formidable asset. We delve into the background of this highly effective weapon, following its recent deployment to Syria for a Russian military anti-shipping exercise in the Mediterranean Sea
Italy pushes forward with Afghanistan evacuations
The Italian Air Force continues to send its airlift assets to Kabul, Afghanistan, as coalition forces push ahead with the evacuation of civil/military personnel, former Afghan collaborators and their families from the nation
How many airlines did we gain and lose in 2020?
In part two of our special Global Airline Report 2021, we analyse the data to find out how many airlines were set up and how many departed last year
Simon’s Sircus: The Navy’s Sea Vixen display team
Founded by 892 Naval Air Squadron, Simon’s Sircus was one of many legendary jet display teams to grace British airshows during the 1960s
FlyByWire Simulations' A32NX
We review A32NX by FlyByWire Simulations, the development group behind creating an
improved version of the default Airbus A320neo for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Building a 737 Home Cockpit – The new shell and more
Joe Lavery shows how his cockpit enclosure evolved from a shell, with a few panels, into a realistic 737 cockpit.
A guide to Microsoft Flight Simulator: How to Design Scenery, Part 2
In this instalment, Joe Lavery looks at 3D design applications used to create bespoke buildings and objects that look more authentic than using inbuilt assets provided by Asobo Studio.
Back in business!
Planes, people and projects came alive as The Aviation Society’s Memorabilia Fair made a triumphant return beneath the wings of Concorde. Carol Randall reports
‘Landor scope and glory’
Former British Airways Boeing 747 G-BNLY welcomed passengers on board again during its debut Landor Experience Day. Aviation News editor Jamie Ewan was there
80 minutes that changed aviation
Twenty years ago civilian aircraft became weapons of terror. It was unprecedented. Aviation News examines the ongoing effects of 9/11 and looks back at those fateful flights
Secret Guardians: French SOF operations in North Africa
We reveal some of the vital work being undertaken by the French Special Ops helicopters that are operating covertly in the Sahel region of North Africa
Belgium sends multiple airlift assets to assist Kabul evacuations
Due to the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, the Belgian government approved evacuation operations from Kabul International Airport by Belgian defence air assets
RAF Typhoons intercept Russian Su-24 over the Black Sea
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4s assigned to the RAF’s 121 Expeditionary Air Wing were scrambled to intercept an unidentified Russian fighter in international airspace over the Black Sea on August 17
Ilyushin Il-112V prototype destroyed in fatal crash
The first prototype of the new Ilyushin Il-112V light military transport aircraft was destroyed in a fatal accident on August 17, killing all three crew members
The World’s Biggest Transport Aircraft…in 1957
The Aeroplane, in its June 21, 1957 issue, reported on the progress of the massive Douglas C-133A being manufactured for the US Air Force
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Black Box Simulations' Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander
We review Black Box Simulations' second general aviation aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator, the Britten- Norman BN-2 Islander.
Microsoft Flight Simulator Sim Update IV and V - A Developer’s Diary
Since our last status report on Microsoft Flight Simulator, Asobo Studio has released five major updates along with several ‘hot fixes’ as the team continues to work with aircraft manufacturers, the flight sim community and real-world pilots to improve all aspects of the simulator.
How has the global airliner fleet changed in the last three years?
With the onset of COVID-19 across worldwide markets during the first half of last year, we analyse the trends of the global fleet before the pandemic (2019), its spread worldwide (2020) and what we hope is the road to recovery (2021).
Investigation into USAF C-17A incident in Kabul could be launched
An official investigation could be launched into the chaotic first hours of the Kabul airlift that saw a US Air Force C-17 taxiing through a crowd of Afghan civilians attempting to flee the country, before taking off with some people still clinging on
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