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Historic
Recognition for Essex’s only long-term heavy bomber base
A new interpretation board has been erected to recognise the former RAF airfield at Ridgewell, Essex’s only long-term heavy bomber base during World War Two
Historic Aviation Quiz: 1910s Experimental
Dubbed the “pioneering era of aviation” the 1910s saw many following in the footsteps of the Wright Brothers as they expanded the emerging technology. Accelerated by the emergence of air racing and war, countless experimental types took to the skies – many of which disappeared as quick as they appeared. But can you identify these experimental types from that pioneering era of flight?
USAF museum gets combat veteran Pave Hawk
Combat rescue helicopter arrives at Wright-Patterson AFB for permanent display
Privately owned MiG-23 crashes in Michigan
Two crew members eject successfully as ex-Czech Air Force jet comes down near Willow Run Airport
Military
Israel scores F-35's first confirmed cruise missile kill
An Israeli Air Force-operated F-35I Adir (or ‘Mighty One’) has been credited with scoring the type’s first known air-to-air kill against a cruise missile on October 31, probably using an AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missile to achieve this feat
NATO joins Wedgetail revolution as it confirms E-3A Sentry fleet successor
NATO revealed on November 15 that Boeing’s E-7A Wedgetail has been selected to succeed the alliance’s ageing E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) fleet, which entered operational service with the organisation in 1982
USAF’s 9th ERS swaps Dragons at Fairford
Two U-2S Dragon Lady high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft assigned to the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron – a component of the USAF’s 9th Reconnaissance Wing – arrived at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, UK, on November 3 for the unit’s biannual rotation to and from RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, and Beale AFB, California
Commercial
Jet2 selects engine for expanded A320neo order
UK leisure carrier Jet2 has today announced that it has selected the CFM International LEAP-1A engine to power its further order for 71 new Airbus A320/21neo aircraft.
Another Airbus order for flynas
The Saudi low-cost carrier signs a follow-on deal with the European manufacturer
Record-breaking deal for IndiGo
The Indian budget carrier places what Airbus dubs “the biggest single purchase agreement in the history of commercial aviation”
Boeing predicts strong growth
New aircraft market will be worth $8 trillion over the next two decades as air travel demand outpaces economic growth
More Airbuses for Air Mauritius
The Mauritian flag carrier is poised to expand its widebody fleet with Paris Air Show order
Flight Simulation
DC Designs’ F-4 Phantom review
DC Designs has developed several military aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator, including the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, AV-8B Harrier II and the F-15 Eagle. In this review, we take the latest aircraft to exit its hangar for a spin, the mighty F-4 Phantom.
Black Square TBM 850 ready for take-off
Black Square Simulations has announced the TBM 850 for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
