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Historic
Sunderland hero remembered at Pembroke Dock
A Sunderland flying boat crewman’s bravery nearly 70 years ago has been commemorated through the donation of a George Medal to the Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre
Orion arrives at New Zealand museum home
The Air Force Museum of New Zealand has officially welcomed Lockheed P-3K2 Orion NZ4203 to its collection
Long serving Helicopter Museum boss set to retire
Elfan Ap Rees, the Chairman of Trustees for the Helicopter Museum in Weston-Super-Mare, has announced he is to stand down from the role
Cold War jets roar at Bruntingthorpe – full report
On Saturday, 16th September, Bruntingthorpe Cold War Jets Collection once again opened its doors to the general public, for a day of close-quarters aviation action
Walking with history - a trip to Bottisham
Bottisham Airfield Museum may not have a long list of aircraft exhibits, but that doesn’t mean it’s not rich in history, as Richard Foster found out
Military
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 174
Welcome to the 174th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Is the UK watering down NMH in favour of more H145s?
The UK MOD intends to award a £140m contract to Airbus Helicopters UK for the supply of six H145 Jupiter HC2 helicopters – complete with three years of technical support services – to replace the ageing Puma HC2 tactical transport helicopters currently used by British Forces Brunei and British Forces Cyprus from 2024
KAI plots KF-21’s first live-fire Meteor launch for 2024
Korea Aerospace Industries’ (KAI’s) KF-21 Boramae fighter is the first non-West European platform to be integrated with MBDA’s Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM), and a first live-fire test launch has been planned for early 2024
Commercial
The Ultimate French Airport IATA Code Quiz
Bonjour! Ça va? We’ve got a slightly different quiz for you this week, all about French airports. Do you know your TLS from your TLN? Give it a go!
ANALYSIS: How is this summer panning out for Europe's airlines?
As the busy summer season swung into action, what was the forecast for Europe’s airlines – would it be blue skies and sunshine, or was turbulence ahead? The experts from Cirium took a closer look
NEAR MISS: Learjet takes off across path of landing JetBlue E190
A Learjet crew took off from an intersecting runway at Boston/Logan International and crossed in front of a landing JetBlue Embraer E190 after incorrectly believing they had been given clearance, an NTSB report has found.
Jekta PHA-ZE 100: the electric-powered amphibious aircraft
The Jekta PHA-ZE 100 is an electric-powered amphibious aircraft for regional operations, including remote communities. Ian Harbison spoke with the company’s CEO, George Alafinov, to find out more
Flight Simulation
Black Square's TBM 850 upgraded
Black Square has upgraded the TBM 850 for Microsoft Flight Simulator to version 1.1.
Just Flight’sF28 Professional review
After more than three years in development, the Just Flight in-house team has released the F28 Professional. We take it for a spin and see how it measures up.
Cairns International Airport for MSFS out now
The latest Australian destination from TaiModels is YBCS Cairns International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
