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Historic
Stow Maries gets Tabloid from RAF Museum
Crowdfunding campaign secures move of replica First World War aircraft to Essex aerodrome
Museum seeks funding to complete hangar project
The Helicopter Museum, in Weston-super-Mare, is looking for donations to help it finish a new display hangar
Tangmere readies new Spitfire simulator
Cockpit section being prepared as new attraction for Sussex museum
Did you know a Hungarian Fw 190 has been unearthed?
Work to recover the significant remains of a rare Focke-Wulf Fw 190F from farmland in Hungary commenced in December 2022…
Military
In-flight emergency forces Top Aces A-4 to divert to RAF Lakenheath
A Top Aces A-4N Skyhawk declared an emergency and diverted into RAF Lakenheath on July 26 while acting as an adversary for the US Air Force’s 48th Fighter Wing
Success for Royal Navy in Wildcat’s first air-to-air firing of Martlet missile
In a recent series of trials, an AW159 Wildcat HMA2 multi-mission maritime helicopter from the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm’s 815 Naval Air Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, carried out the first successful test firing of a Martlet lightweight multi-role missile against an aerial target
UK MOD criticised over E-7A Wedgetail procurement in damning new report
The UK's decision to cut its order for Boeing E-7A Wedgetail AEW1 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft from five examples to three has been described as an "absolute folly" in a damning new report by an influential group of MPs
Commercial
Atlas Air takes delivery of penultimate Boeing 747
The end of the Boeing 747 era has moved one step closer following the delivery of the second to last airframe.
ATR turboprops to Uzbekistan
A new regional airline called Silk Avia is to acquire Franco-Italian-built turboprops. Read more here…
Face to face with Rolls-Royce's Grazia Vittadini
Rolls-Royce’s chief technology officer Grazia Vittadini talks to AIR International about her first year in the job
Boeing forecasts “strong demand” for air cargo services over next 20 years
The US manufacturer has released its projections for the air cargo market through to 2041. Find out further here…
More Airbus A330neos for Azul
The Brazilian airline has revealed plans for more next-gen widebodies. Find out here on Key.Aero…
Flight Simulation
Tivat Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Orbx has announced its next airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is Tucakov – LYTV Tivat Airport.
New York John F Kennedy out now
iniBuilds has announced New York John F Kennedy for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update XII: New Zealand
In this review, we travel to New Zealand and discover what the latest World Update from Microsoft has to offer.