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Historic
New home for Caravelle and 707 nose sections
A pair of classic airliner nose sections have been delivered to Bunge flygmuseum in Sweden
Lick of paint for Florida Corsair jet
Former US Navy LTV A-7E Corsair II 158003/NE-406 has received some new markings and paintwork at the Cannon Creek Airpark in Lake City, Florida
A look back at the Gloster Javelin
The Gloster Javelin entered service on the 25th February, 1956. Key.Aero brings you a number of facts and images to mark the anniversary
FlyPast Cockpit: April Picture of the Month
Find out what the reader of FlyPast magazine voted as their picture of the month
Military
Poseidons from US Navy's VP-45 complete Exercise Keen Sword 23
Patrol Squadron 45 ‘The World Famous Pelicans’, a US Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft squadron, has concluded its participation in Exercise Keen Sword 23 – an annually held bilateral training exercise that aims to enhance US-Japan interoperability and operational readiness in the Indo-Pacific region
Inside US F-22 air shielding along NATO eastern flank
Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptors have taken on air shielding taskings along NATO’s eastern flank. Peter ten Berg reports from Łask Air Base in Poland
USAF ushers in era of the B-21 after new stealth bomber makes public debut
The USAF marked a major milestone in its history on December 2, when the air arm ushered in a new age of sixth-generation combat aircraft with the public unveiling of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber at Northrop Grumman’s production facilities in Palmdale, California
Commercial
How Air Astana returned to profit in the pandemic
Kazakhstan’s flag carrier flew back into the black in the first half of this year. Key.Aero spoke to Peter Foster, the airline’s president and CEO, to find out how this was possible
Stretching out: The Douglas DC-9 story
Struggling to sell Sud Caravelles prompted Douglas to go it alone and build its own short-haul jet. While the result came up short against the Boeing 737, it sparked years of development that saw Douglas, and its aircraft, grow in size, as Stephen Skinner reveals
Boeings, Boeings...Gone
Having survived corporate indecision, neglect and even terrorist attacks, the last two Boeing 707-400s were scrapped within weeks of each other. Andreas Spaeth takes us on a nostalgic journey through their pasts and reveals where you can get a piece of history
Aviation's start-up supremos - Part 2
In the concluding half of a special report, Tom Batchelor highlights some of the new airlines to watch across global markets this year
Flight Simulation
Split for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Orbx has announced LDSP Split Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
Microsoft Flight Simulator Announces Major Updates at gamescom
During the gamescom 2021 Xbox Stream, Asobo announced several updates coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator over the next few months to PC and Xbox Series X|S.
Alaska Mesh for Microsoft Flight Simulator Released
Orbx has announced NA Alaska Mesh for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available as a download.