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Historic

Falklands veteran Skyhawk restored to wartime configuration

Newly refurbished A-4 goes on show in Buenos Aires museum

Bournemouth museum to get famed Sea Vixen

Last flying example of de Havilland naval fighter acquired for static display

RAF Museum to open new inter-war gallery at Hendon

Westland Wallace returns for inclusion in latest London exhibition

USAF museum P-47 goes to Collings Foundation — but will it fly again?

Thunderbolt acquired in exchange deal for historic Stearman Kaydet trainer

Last flying One-Eleven's fuselage saved

Southampton museum to create new exhibit using ex-QinetiQ aircraft

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Military

Nigeria welcomes initial T129 ATAK gunships from Turkey

The first pair of T129 ATAK helicopters for the Nigerian Air Force arrived in country via a Turkish Air Force-operated A400M Atlas tactical transport on November 1

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RAF Typhoons participate in large Qatari exercise

RAF Typhoons have recently taken part in Exercise Ferocious Falcon V – a large-scale Qatari-led multinational exercise.

Star Warriors CO provides insights into a US Navy Growler squadron

In the US Navy & Marine Corps Air Power Yearbook 2023, Mark Ayton spoke with Commander Cameron Dekker, commander of the only US Navy Reserve squadron equipped with the EA-18G Growler.

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Commercial

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UK planespotting highlights for July 2023

We present a selection of images of visiting aircraft from airports around the UK. For the most part, they’re commercial jets, but almost all of them are unusual types, wearing new or unique liveries, or first visits by an airline or airliner to a particular airport.

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Buffalo Airways’ long-awaited Boeing 737 departs on delivery

Buffalo Airways' first-ever jet, a Boeing 737-301(BDSF), departed on delivery to Canada today.

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Doing low-cost differently: Inside Vueling's grand transformation

Under the stewardship of the International Airlines Group (IAG), Vueling is on a mission to reduce its reliance on seasonal traffic and tackle the issue of sustainability. Thomas Haynes travelled to its Barcelona base to find out more

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Airliner World September 2023

The full issue in page-turning format

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Flying onboard the world's oldest Fokker F28 Fellowship

In 2022, Bernd Sturm spent a day of the scorching Argentinian summer on the world’s oldest airworthy Fokker F28 Fellowship

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Flight Simulation

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A History of Military Flight Simulation – Part 3

In this feature, we trace the history of combat flight simulators from 1997 to 2000 and discover how developers started to take advantage of emerging technologies such as 3D graphics, head tracking and multiplayer utilities.

Xiamen International Airport for MSFS released

Scenery developer, SamScene3D has released Xiamen International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update XIV: Central Eastern Europe

In this review, we explore the vast area of Central Eastern Europe and discover what the latest World Update from Microsoft has to offer.

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Upcoming Events

Duxford Flying Evening

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage says: "Evening flying featuring warbirds, pyrotechnics and more. Enjoy after-hours entry to IWM Duxford for this very special vintage aircraft flying display. Witness the aircraft that still call Duxford home take to the skies as the sun goes down and dusk turns to dark across this historic Second World War airfield."

Columbus AFB - Thunder Over Columbus

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Columbus AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Airshow London, Canada

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London, Canada

Major airshow

FAI World Microlight Championships

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Corby, United Kingdom

World Microlight Championships

Midlands Air Festival

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Alcester, United Kingdom

The main flying displays the organisers say will be on Saturday and Sunday. The event website also says: "Join us again for our fantastic classic air display in the stunning grounds of the Ragley Hall Estate. There will be a wide array displays including Warbirds, Classic Jets, Helicopters, amazing high energy aerobatics, aerial ballet, flying circus and some of the largest radio controlled models in the world, that are so big you can almost climb into them!
"There will also be parachute display teams plus the chance to get up close and personal to some of our display aircraft which will be landing on site on our own dedicated runway! Our flying display will be an exciting and entertaining mix, with even a small section dedicated to our younger visitors."

Fairchild AFB SkyFest 2024

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Fairchild AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow