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Historic
De Havilland Canada Dash 7: STOL Airliner
Malcolm Ginsberg traces the development and career of the Dash 7 airliner...
Reinforcing the UK: USAF Cold War Fighter Deployments
From the late 1970s, the USAF’s Tactical Air Command developed detailed deployment plans to move aircraft to Europe to counter the Warsaw Pact should the Cold War heat up. Dr Kevin Wright looks at how these plans were implemented in Britain from 1978 to 1991.
Junkers Ju 252 and ‘352: Replacing Aunty Ju
The successor to the famous Ju 52/3m trimotor was the Ju 252...
Return of the Blackjack
The Tupolev Tu-160 is the world’s largest combat aircraft and the fastest bomber in operational service, but was only built in small numbers. The Russian Air Force is modernising its existing fleet and returning the type to production, as Aviation News explains
Military
Leonardo to deliver E-Scan radars for German and Spanish Eurofighters
Leonardo announced on January 14 that it has signed a contract worth €260m to develop and deliver the Hensoldt-led European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk 1 radar for German and Spanish EF-2000s
RNLAF marks new milestones with latest F-35A delivery
The RNLAF has received two more F-35A Lightning IIs in a delivery that marked the arrival of the final example for No 322 Squadron and the first aircraft destined to be operated from Volkel Air Base in North Brabant
Six MD530Gs finally handed over to Malaysia
MDHI announced on January 13 that the Malaysian MOD has completed the initial acceptance of six MD530G light attack/scout helicopters through their agent, Halaman Optima/Destini Prima
Commercial
JetBlue Eyes Norwegian Partnership
JetBlue signs a letter of intent with Norwegian for an interline agreement
Farewell to A Legend
Airliner World’s regular correspondent Sebastian Schmitz shares his memories working on board a Junkers Ju 52
Flight Simulation
The Orbx roadmap: 2019 and beyond…
John Venema, the CEO of Orbx, answers a few questions regarding the Orbx Road Map for 2019 and the future as he sees it for flight simulation in general, and Orbx’s part in that future.
X-Plane 11.30
Since the launch of X-Plane 11, the platform has been improving at a steady pace. The latest 11.30 version is arguably the largest point release to date, adding new particle effects, a revised ATC voice system, an enhanced flight model and updated systems to name a few.
