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Historic
de Havilland 100: MacRobertson race Rapide
Think of de Havilland
aircraft in 1934’s MacRobertson International Air Race from England to Australia...
DATABASE: Saab 37 Viggen Insights
An experienced Viggen pilot gives his impressions of the Swedish fighter...
de Havilland 100: Hornets in Malaya
The initial conception of the de Havilland Hornet as a Pacific theatre fighter seemed distant...
Memories of The Blitz, 80 years on
At 4.56pm on September 7 1940, London’s air raid sirens signalled the start of a nine-month bombing offensive by the Luftwaffe. Including one lady’s recollections from the time, Key.Aero looks back at a hugely destructive campaign – for both sides
Military
Ukraine claims air successes as war enters fourth week
As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth week following Russia’s invasion on February 24, Ukrainian forces are still claiming to have caused significant casualties in the past 96 hours
Why has Russia failed to project airpower over Ukraine?
Russia was expecting to dominate the skies over Ukraine early into the conflict. However, while the air arm boasts significant advantages when compared with its Ukrainian counterpart, it has seemingly failed to project airpower effectively in the opening weeks of its invasion, as former fighter pilot turned aviation researcher, Sqn Ldr (Ret’d) Fahad Masood (MRAeS) at MCBS, Oman, explains
Inside France's sophisticated air defence network
We report on the Posture Permanente de Sûreté Aérienne, which mobilises 500 aviators daily to face any potential aerial threat
Commercial
Yak-40: The USSR’s regional jet
The Yak-40 brought jet travel to the remoter parts of the Soviet Union...
Ilyushin Il-86: First Soviet widebody
Alexander Mladenov and Krassimir Grozev examine the Il-86’s development and servcice career...
Room with a view: Paris
Michael Kelly reveals the photographic opportunities
from a hotel at one of the world’s busiest airports...
A330-800 Receives Regulatory Greenlight
The European Aviation Safety Agency and the US Federal Aviation Administration have awarded the Airbus A330-800 a joint type certificate.
AtlasGlobal Halts Flights Again
Turkish airline AtlasGlobal has suspended operations for a second time, less than two months after it restored services.
Flight Simulation
Xtreme Prototypes GLJ Model 25 v3 Preview
treme Prototypes has released a sneak peek at the upcoming v3.0 GLJ Model 25 SE.
Traffic Global Released
Just Flight has announced the Windows version of Traffic Global for X-Plane 11 is now available.