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Historic
Key.Aero's Top 5 Historic Stories From 2020!
We're certain that everybody will be welcoming 2021 with open arms... but until then, here are 5 of Key.Aero's most popular features from the year of Lockdown!
Which Aviation Museums Are Open This Christmas Period?
You may not know which aviation museums are open during the festive season, what tier they're in, or what restrictions are in place. Not to worry - we're here to help!
FlyPast Podcast Episode 2
In the second episode, the team discuss the legendary Chuck Yeager, their earliest historic aviation memories... and how this podcast nearly got a slightly unfortunate name...
BBMF Lancaster PA474 City of Lincoln
To mark 80 years of the first flight of the prototype Avro Lancaster on January 9, 1941, Tom Allett examines the history of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s example, PA474
Military
Brazil’s 1st GDA: maintaining the F-5EM and preparing for the Gripen
Combat Aircraft Journal reports on Brazil’s 1st Air defense group, its fleet of F-5EMs and its preparation for the F-39E Gripen
Ireland’s PC-9M fleet close to gaining new weapons capability
The Irish Air Corps (IAC) are close to signing a contract with Austrian company Airborne Technologies (ABT) for three Self Contained Aerial Reconnaissance (SCAR) Pod systems to attach to its PC-9M fleet
USAF opts for E-7 as E-3 AWACS replacement
The US Air Force has decided to replace a portion of its E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System fleet with the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft, with a contract award planned in fiscal year 2023
Commercial
Heathrow picks Vanderlande as its strategic baggage partner in 10-year deal
Vanderlande has been formally selected as Heathrow Airport’s...
Western Sydney welcomes Metro rail connection
The Australian and New South Wales governments have announced...
LEED Gold status for Istanbul iGA
The new Istanbul Airport terminal, which was declared fully operational...
Flight Simulation
TrueEarth Great Britain SP1 Released
Orbx has released Service Pack 1 for TrueEarth Great Britain for Prepar3D version 4.
Introducing the Milviz MD 530F PBR for P3DV4
MilViz has released an upgraded version of the MD 530F equipped with PBR textures exclusively for Prepar3D version 4.
Helix Ready for Lift-Off
Nemeth Design has released the Russian-built Kamov KA-32A Helix for FSX and Prepar3D version 4.5+.
