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Historic
How hard is it to restore a Spitfire?
Key.Aero heads to the Heritage Hangar at Biggin Hill, one of the world’s great Spitfire collections
The pub where Spitfire pilots drank
Key.Aero meets two Spitfire experts at The Eagle in Cambridge, a place with a poignant tribute to the pilots who gave their lives.
The Spitfire world record holder
Straight after Flt Lt Charlie Brown notched an astonishing 1,500 hours flying Spitfires, Key.Aero spoke to him about what makes this iconic aircraft so special.
Inside the wartime Spitfire factory
Jonathan Garraway examines the vast Castle Bromwich Spitfire factory and its prodigious output.
Rescheduled Night Shoot at Duxford
Duxford have rescheduled their Night Shoot for Saturday October 24 - and there are still tickets available!
Military
UK turn to Draken Europe for Red Air Solution
The UK MOD has signed a deal with Draken Europe to provide the RAF and Royal Navy with an Interim Red Air Aggressor Training Service (IRAATS)
Slovakia donates S-300 missile system to Ukraine
Slovakia will provide an S-300 ground-based air defence battery to Ukraine to bolster its anti-air capabilities, as Russia continues its reorientation its forces to focus on Donbass and the east of the country
Sri Lankan Mi-17s deployed to the Central African Republic
The Sri Lankan Air Force has deployed a pair of Mil Mi-17 Hip medium-lift utility helicopters to support a UN-sponsored peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic
Commercial
Ultimate Airports: The Mega Hubs - Istanbul
Turkish Airlines was for many years a small player on the periphery...
Inside Etihad Engineering
Etihad Engineering is the Middle East’s largest commercial aircraft
maintenance, repair and
overhaul (MRO) provider...
COVID vs Goliaths
Unlike the majority of the world’s airliners, post-COVID-19 capacity levels are up in the air...
Ultimate Airports: Lukla
Tenzing–Hillary Airport – named in honour of the pair who first climbed Mount Everest in May 1953...
Flight Simulation
