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Historic
TRISTAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY: RAF TriStars
In 2014 the RAF retired its fleet of Lockheed TriStar tanker-transports...
Pilot Report: North American NA-64 Yale
The NA-64 Yale is a close relative of the more famous Harvard...
B-58 Hustler: Convair’s Dazzling Delta
The record-breaking B-58 Hustler bomber certainly looked the part...
Military
Australia scraps MQ-9B SkyGuardian acquisition plans
The Australian DoD has scrapped its planned acquisition of at least 12 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SkyGuardian armed, medium-range, long-endurance UAVs under Project AIR 7003
Analysis: What MOD's Defence Equipment Plan means for the services
With the UK releasing its latest Defence Equipment Plan and the promise of additional funding, prospects, for once, look good for the services. However, will the maths add up? Richard Thomas reports
£360m contract signed for the Wildcat WIST programme
A total of 340 jobs are due to be sustained with Leonardo at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, and other companies due to a five-year £360m support and training contract being renewed with Leonardo Helicopters UK
Commercial
Qatar Airways is Giving Away 100,000 'Free' Tickets from Today
Qatar Airways is set to hand out 100,000 free round-trip tickets to healthcare professionals as a way of saying thank you for their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ryanair: Queuing for the Toilet to be Banned
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has revealed that as part of its plans to reintroduce 40% of its normal flight schedules from July, passengers will no longer be allowed to queue for the toilet. Instead they will have to request permission from a crew member.
Willie Walsh: UK Quarantine Raises Relaunch Doubts
The chief executive of British Airways’ parent group IAG has said the company will need to review its plans to relaunch flights after the British prime minister Boris Johnson revealed proposals to implement a 14-day quarantine period for passengers arriving into the UK by air.
Coronavirus: Willie Walsh Warns of Further Cuts
The owner of British Airways has warned that further group wide restructuring will be “essential” for its survival and that it could take up to three years for passenger demand to return to normal.
Flight Simulation
Vitoria-Foronda for X-Plane Released
Aerosoft has announced Airport Vitoria-Foronda XP for X-Plane 11 is now available.
PC Pilot Issue 125 Downloads
Specially selected freeware and videos of flight sims reviewed in the January/February 2020 issue.
