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Historic
Painting progress on Pima projects
The spray booth at the vast Pima Air and Space Museum complex in Arizona has been kept busy recently as several exhibits have been repainted before going on display.
New Helicopter Museum hangar nearing completion
At Weston-super-Mare, phase two of construction of The Helicopter Museum’s new exhibition hangar is now approaching completion, with the walls and doors installed.
Bolingbroke discovered in Canada
In early March, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) announced that the remains of a Bristol Bolingbroke had been discovered in the province of Manitoba and donated to the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum (CATPM), which is aiming to put an example of the type in the air.
‘Marine One’ finds new home in Texas
Former United States Marine Corps Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King 159358 was delivered on permanent loan to the George HW Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Texas on February 27, 2024.
Afterlife: How the Vulcan Display Flight survived beyond the type’s retirement
It’s now 40 years since the RAF’s Vulcan Display Flight embarked on its debut airshow season, keeping Vulcan XL426 flying despite reservations among some of the top brass. But how, exactly, did it happen?
Military
Win RIAT tickets, worth £150
AirForces Monthly and Combat Aircraft Journal have teamed up with the Royal International Air Tattoo to offer one lucky reader a pair of general admission tickets, worth £150, for Sunday, July 21.
Secretive US CL600 visits Sri Lanka
The US Department of Defense (DOD) sent a Bombardier CL600-2B16 maritime surveillance aircraft to Sri Lanka as part of a joint training programme focusing on ISR operations from March 12-14.
Commercial
Airbus Helicopters Racer flies
The Airbus Helicopters Racer high-speed helicopter demonstrator undertook its first flight from Marignane in southern France on April 25, 2024.
Tecnam launches P2006T NG
Tecnam launched a new edition of its P2006T training aircraft at the AERO Friedrichshafen show in Germany, held over April 17 to 20, 2024.
Step aboard for a flight on Air Zimbabwe’s Boeing 737-200 – one of the last examples still flying
From the days of operating a modern and varied fleet, Air Zimbabwe is a shadow of its former self. Daniel Johnston steps onboard the airline’s last 737-200 to experience the thrill of flying one of the world’s few remaining Boeing Classics
Ethiopian orders the Boeing 777X
Ethiopian Airlines is to purchase eight Boeing 777-9s, with options for up to 12 more.
Flight Simulation
Singapore for MSFS now available
Scenery developer, imaginesim has announced WSSS Singapore is out now.
DCS: CH-47F takes flight
Eagle Dynamics has announced the DCS: CH-47F is now available for pre-purchase.
Active Sky FS for MSFS out now
HiFi Simulation Technologies has released Active Sky FS for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
