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Historic
HS748 falls victim to fire at Southend
The sad, burned-out hulk of HS748 VH-AMQ at Southend on 29 January....
THE WAY OVER THE WAVES
A century ago, four men took off from Lisbon in a Felixstowe F3, to land seven-and-a-half hours later at Funchal on the island of Madeira. They thus proved an aeroplane could travel over a featureless ocean with its crew knowing where they were at any given time through astro-navigation
Military
Ten Maryland ANG A-10Cs complete deployment to Europe
Maryland A-10C Thunderbolt IIs have completed a multi-week deployment to various locations In Europe, ten aircraft completed the deployment visiting multiple locations in Eastern Europe
A behind the scenes view of US Navy Adversary Squadron: VFC-111 'Sundowners'
Combat Aircraft Journal visits the US Navy’s VFC-111 ‘Sun Downers’ at its Naval Air Station Key West home
What aircraft will fly in the Queen’s Jubilee flypast?
A highlight for many of Thursday's (June 2) Platinum Jubilee celebrations will be a mass military flypast over Buckingham Palace. Key.Aero rounds up the aircraft expected to take part
Commercial
JetBlue Pushes Back London Services
US airline JetBlue announces it has delayed the start of its highly awaited transatlantic services
The History of Embraer on its Birthday
Now firmly positioned into its second half-century of operations, Embraer has always battled with the dominance of other manufacturers but now claims a lead in the sub 150-seat market. On its 51st birthday, Key.Aero looks back at the airframer’s remarkable rise
First BA 747 Leaves Heathrow For Retirement
UK flag carrier begins the process of retiring its 31 Boeing 747s after announcing the end of the aircraft’s operations last month
Why do turboprop airliners still exist?
In a world dominated by jet-powered airliners only two turboprop manufacturers remain. But what are turbine-driven propeller aircraft good at and why do they continue to survive in today’s commercial aviation industry?
EasyJet Confirms Closure of 3 UK Bases
European low-cost carrier easyJet has confirmed it will shut three of its UK bases as it continues to battle with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Flight Simulation
Prepar3D v5 Available Now
Lockheed Martin has announced the latest update to Prepar3D is now released.
Boulder City Airport for Prepar3D Released
Orbx has announced 61B Boulder City Municipal Airport for Prepar3D version 4 is out.
PC Pilot Issue 127 Downloads
Specially selected freeware and videos of flight sims reviewed in the May/June 2020 issue.
