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Historic
The Pan Am Experience: Stepping back in time
Frank B Mormillo travels back to a more stylish era of air travel...
UK Aviation Museums: Top Picks
The United Kingdom has more than 100 aircraft museums and collections open to the public...
Historic Croydon Airport Open Day postponed
The Historic Croydon Airport Visitor Centre has had to postpone its Centenary Open Day, originally planned for March 29.
Military
Exclusive: RAF bases record hundreds of bird strikes or near-misses
More than 250 bird strikes or near-misses have been recorded at Royal Air Force (RAF) bases in the Southern and Eastern Regions since 2017, including a high of 73 incidents reported by RAF aircrews in 2020, with a further 46 up to October 28 this year
Synth Wave: UK military embraces virtual training
For much of the past decade, the UK military has been busy shifting its real-world pilot training into synthetic environments, looking to utilise simulators instead of expensive fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, whose precious flight hours are considered better spent elsewhere
MOD confirms retired RAF Sentinel sale to the US
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has confirmed that the retired fleet of RAF Sentinel R1s are to be sold to a consortium instead of being scrapped, this is due to the sales bid being deemed more value for money to the UK taxpayer than the original fait of scrapping
Commercial
Don’t become an airline pilot until you've watched this
From getting stuck in remote parts of Canada and New Zealand to popping across to the Isle of Wight for ice cream, airline pilots Anna McGrady and Nick Shaw both had quite the adventure during their training. Key.Aero sat down with them both to find out how they found their way to the flight deck
Icelandair to integrate domestic and international operations
The flag carrier aims to streamline its route network to include simple domestic connections
UK government to consult on cutting domestic air passenger duty
While the aviation industry welcomed the news, Wizz Air UK’s managing director exclusively told Key.Aero that aviation tax reforms could create some “proper competition for the railways”
Flight Simulation
Wildfire Warriors
Richard Benedikz travelled to Spain to discover how flight simulators are being used to improve safety in firefighting
