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Historic
Mercure: Dassault’s Wing Messenger
The Dassault Mercure has the sad distinction of probably being the world’s least successful airliner...
Valiant: The First V-Bomber
Overshadowed by the Vulcan and Victor, the Valiant was the only one of the V-bombers...
War veteran reminisces on the brilliance of de Havilland’s Mosquito
Key.Aero speaks to Flt Lt George Dunn who flew Halifax, Mosquitoes and Spitfires with the RAF during World War Two
Military
Putin shows his hand as Russian forces move into Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin stunned the world on February 21, 2022, when he signed an agreement that formally recognises two proxy states in eastern Ukraine as independent regions - much to the dismay of the global political community. We detail what this move means for the ongoing crisis and where Russia's air assets are currently deployed in the region
Funding for second tranche of UK F-35B fighters “held centrally”
The UK Ministry of Defence looks to have partially committed to the acquisition of a second tranche of F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters and additional A400M tactical transport aircraft, following the publication of the latest iteration of the Defence Equipment Plan
Red Air Maestros: A typical day with Draken Europe's Falcon 20s
Draken Europe and its crews onboard the Dassault 20 electronic warfare aircraft train RAF and allied aircrews daily. We explain a typical day’s work for them
Commercial
Airliner World 250: Fourteen years at the helm
Airliner World’s first editor, Tony Dixon, recounts some of the more interesting trips...
United Airlines' UK and Ireland boss interview
In recent years United Airlines has reinvented itself by investing in its fleet, people, and background infrastructure. Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak,Airliner World’s Gordon Smith visited the carrier’s UK headquarters to chat with Bob Schumacher, the company’s managing director for UK & Ireland.
COVID-19: View from the Middle East
Dominated by the ‘big three’ of Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad, the region’s aviation industry has not escaped the global COVID-19 crisis....
Airliner World 250: Events to shape the industry
September 11, 2001: The number of aircraft hijackings had largely...
Flight Simulation
Audio for VATSIM Released
Audio for VATSIM is a new technology for voice communication featuring....
Inverness for X-Plane Out Now
UK2000 has announced the X-Plane version of Inverness 2019 is now available.
CT182T Skylane G1000 for X-Plane Out Now
Carenado has announced the CT182T Skylane G1000 version is now available for X-Plane 11.
