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Historic

Flight Line

Recollections and reflections — a seasoned reporter’s view...

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STRIKING POWER

The range of weapons that would have been carried by the TSR2...

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Wartime workhorse

IN SERVICE SAVOIA-MARCHETTI SM79 Capitano De Prato leads a...

LANCASTER FOR BC

On 23 July, Toronto City Council approved deaccessioning of the...

Strikemaster flies again

The newly completed Strikemaster, G-RSAF, lying low through a...

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Military

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New orders down, revenues up for Leonardo's helicopter business

Defence and aerospace prime Leonardo registered new orders in Q1 2021 worth €3.42bn, the same as declared during the same period last year, despite its helicopters business segment recording a €631m downturn in terms of new orders compared to the first three months of 2020

Sweden orders Grob 120TP as new basic trainer

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration has signed a contract with Germany-based Grob Aircraft SE to deliver a new basic training aircraft system to the nation’s armed forces

USMC receives first APG-79(V)4 AESA radar prototype

Raytheon Intelligence & Space has delivered the first APG-79(V)4 active electronically scanned array radar prototype to the USMC for testing on the Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet multi-role fighter

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Commercial

New Flankers, upgraded Flankers and a Backfire’s maiden flight

RUSSIA A SIGNIFICANT proportion of the active Tu-22M3...

Phantom Knights

558TH FLIGHT TRAINING SQUADRON The 558th Flying Training Squadron...

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First 737 MAX for Cayman Airways

CIVIL NEWS Cayman Airways’ first 737 MAX 8, VP-CIW,...

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LEAP-powered A319neo Certified

CIVIL NEWS The A319neo powered by CFM International LEAP-1A...

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JAL Mickey Mouse 767-300

CIVIL NEWS Ian Simpson Japan Airlines (JAL) has painted...

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Fairford, United Kingdom

The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

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JB Charleston Airshow 2024 Heroes of Flight

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The event website states:"Guernsey’s annual air display has been enjoyed by thousands of people for over 60 years, hosting some of Britain’s most historic and treasured military aircraft alongside aerobatic and awe inspiring display teams."