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Historic

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Major Tour

For the owner of recently restored DH60G III Moth Major G-ACGZ,...

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AID from the AIR

In October 1956, Farnborough was the scene of a special demonstration...

PROVOSTS TO FLY AGAIN

Provost T1 XF597 with Vintage Fabrics at Audley End. JAMES ATKINSON...

EX-OHIO STATE GOVERNOR SKYTROOPER RETURNS TO THE SKIES

Douglas C-53 41-20095/N34D gets airborne for the first time in...

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Q&A

Are you seeking the answer to a thorny aviation question, or...

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Military

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USAF seeks to arm C-17s, C-130s through Rapid Dragon programme

The USAF is moving to quickly arm its cargo aircraft with long-range cruise missiles. The motivation is fairly clear: in a war with China, the air arm will need all the firepower it can get

Insitu awarded Blackjack and ScanEagle contract

Insitu has received an order for RQ-21A Blackjack and ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems for the US Navy and Foreign Military Sales customers

US Army orders more AH-64Es from Boeing

The US Army Contracting Command has contracted Boeing to remanufacture an additional 12 AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters into the AH-64E Apache Guardian configuration

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Commercial

Second GlobalEye flies

The second Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning and control...

Blackjack back in the ring

MILITARY Tu-160 BLACKJACK Development of Russia’s strategic...

More on Ukraine’s H225Ms

THE FIRST two Ukrainian H225M helicopters were prepared by French...

Brand or bland?

Airbus A330-302 EI-EDY (msn 1025) was the first Aer Lingus widebody...

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New Michigan Base for Allegiant

AMERICAN ULCC Allegiant Air will open a new base at Grand Rapids/Gerald...

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Upcoming Events

MCAS Cherry Point Air Show

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, United States

US Marine Corps airshow

Duxford Flying Day: 19 Squadron

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "Uncover the story of the legendary 19 Squadron, the fighter pilots who made Spitfire history at Dunkirk and throughout the Battle of Britain at Flying Days: 19 Squadron. Enjoy a special themed display, providing an afternoon of over an hour of scheduled flying, on top of your great day out at IWM Duxford."

Light Aircraft Association Rally

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Light aircraft event

Hollomon Airshow 2024 Legacy of Liberty

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Holloman AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Royal International Air Tattoo

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Fairford, United Kingdom

The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

NAS Jacksonville - NAS Jax Air Show

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Jacksonville, United States

US Navy airshow