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Historic
de Havilland 100: Hornets in Malaya
The initial conception of the de Havilland Hornet as a Pacific theatre fighter seemed distant...
PIONEERS: 1910 London-Manchester race
The cries of excited onlookers at Pytha Fold
Farm near Burnage said it all...
Military
Boeing awarded Thai Army AH-6 order
Boeing has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to provide AH-6 helicopters to the Royal Thai Army. The $103,774,884 deal was awarded by US Army Contracting Command on February 18
The military ISR applications of the Global Express family
The sale of five ex-RAF Sentinel R1s to Raytheon USA/Bombardier rather than be scrapped has focused AFM's attention on the military ISR applications of the Global Express family. Key.Aero reports
Commercial
Airports of the World Issue 88 - March-April 2020
Welcome to Airports of the World Issue 88 - March-April 2020
Coronavirus: Eight Unusual Flights You Might Have Missed
Thomas Haynes explores some of the more unique flights that have occurred during the pandemic.
EasyJet Grounds Entire Fleet
British low-cost airline, easyJet has grounded its entire fleet following unprecedented travel restrictions imposed by governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
No Blanket Bailout for British Airlines
The UK chancellor has told airlines and airports not to expect an industry-wide bailout but instead that rescue deals would be formed on an individual basis. Rishi Sunak wrote to airlines yesterday (March 24) detailing that extra measures for the industry would only be used “as a last resort”.
Flight Simulation
Flying light aircraft, A Beginner’s Guide – Part 1
Flight simulation offers us a variety of operations which can range from flying huge airliners to ultralight sports aircraft and everything in between. So, let’s look at a good place to start, and more importantly, why…
146 Professional takes shape
Just Flight has released work-in-progress screenshots of its 146 Professional.