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The world’s first regional jet
France’s first foray into manufacturing jetliners, the Sud Aviation Caravelle also happened to be pioneering in a completely different way, as Key.Aero reveals
Air Power in the Last Decade of the Cold War
The unimaginable prospect of nuclear annihilation came close...
TRISTAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY: LTU’s TriStars
German charter operator LTU expanded rapidly in the 1970s...
TRISTAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY: Pan Am TriStars
Lockheed’s TriStar flew for the first time on November 16, 1970...
Pilot Report: North American NA-64 Yale
The NA-64 Yale is a close relative of the more famous Harvard...
TRISTAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY: RAF TriStars
In 2014 the RAF retired its fleet of Lockheed TriStar tanker-transports...
Greece’s Last Phantoms
Greece is one of the few remaining operators of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II...
WestJet suspends services to four cities and cuts capacity
Carrier cuts more than 100 weekly flights or nearly 80% of seat capacity across Atlantic Canada
Communications, mission system upgrade for RAAF KC-30A MRTTs
Airbus announced on October 12 that it has been selected to develop a communications and mission system upgrade for the Royal Australian Air Force’s KC-30A MRTT fleet
Delta to retire nearly 400 aircraft over next five years
The US carrier also plans to restructure its order books to better match deliveries with network demand
10,000 Airbus A320s? Close, but no cigar – here’s why
We’ve all seen the pictures of Middle East Airlines’ shiny new A321neo, but Airbus hasn’t delivered 10,000 A320 Family aircraft. Not even close. So what are they playing at?
Yorkshire Air Museum Receives DCMS Culture Recovery Grant
The historic WWII site of the Yorkshire Air Museum and Allied Air Forces Memorial has been awarded £312,531 under the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund.
Hartford-Bradley for Microsoft Flight Simulator
LatinVFR has announced Hartford-Bradley International Airport (KBDL) for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out.
USMC F-35Bs receive ODIN hardware
The F-35 Joint Program Office announced on October 9 that the Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN) support system has been loaded onto US Marine Corps (USMC)-operated F-35B Lightning IIs for the first time
Italian government reveals Alitalia replacement
After months of failed negotiations, the Italian government has signed a decree to establish a successor to the country’s embattled national carrier
Airbus A380 variants that were never produced
The world’s largest passenger aircraft has only ever been manufactured in a single model, but here are the four derivatives that were proposed but never made
Cityscape Sydney for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Orbx returns to its roots with the very first Australian product for Microsoft Flight Simulator - Cityscape Sydney.
The most forgotten bomber of World War II?
When the Douglas Aircraft Company came up with the bright idea to develop a medium bomber from their DC-2, they certainly didn’t expect it to hold such a frosty place in history…
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 12
Welcome to the 12th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills on our quiz here!
You won’t believe how many airlines China has
China has experienced an aviation boom over the last two decades and now has more airlines than the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain combined. Key.Aero reveals the true extent of the county’s air transport revolution
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