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Historic
Turbine Times: The Viscount and BEA
With the Vickers Viscount, BEA was the world’s first airline to fly a turbine-powered aircraft...
South American Sojourn Part 2: An Unexpected Journey
Gerry Manning recalls a memorable Ian Allan Aviation Tours trip...
The Birds from Brazil: 40 Years of the Tucano
First flown in 1980, the Embraer EMB-312 Tucano has excelled...
Three Nations, Four Engines: East African Airways VC10s
Jointly owned by three governments, East African Airways was the only non-UK Super VC10 operator. The type was well suited to its operating conditions, but the airline struggled to compete with larger carriers and eventually collapsed, as Barry Lloyd explains
Military
Airbus confident of Asia-Pacific airlifter sales
Airbus Defence and Space CEO Michael Schoellhorn has predicted further sales across the company’s airlift portfolio in the foreseeable future
EXCLUSIVE: RAF's new AOC No 1 Group talks Combat Air and ISTAR forces
Air Vice Marshal Ian Duguid moved sideways from his role as the head of the RAF’s 11 Group, tasked with multi-domain integration, to the 1 Group, running the combat air force fleet and surveillance aircraft. We recently caught up him with him to find out more
UK and France move forward with FC/ASW programme
France and the UK have confirmed the launch of preparation work for MBDA’s Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) programme, after a government agreement and other associated contracts were signed on February 18
Commercial
NIKI LAUDA AUSTRIAN AVIATION PIONEER
Keith Otto recalls the life and airlines of Niki Lauda, the Formula 1 legend who swapped pitstops for cockpits
Finnair Goes Online with CSAT
Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT) has completed a cabin modification project ...
Vancouver Dreaming
WESTJET confirms its flagship Boeing 787 Dreamliner will join the company’s popular seasonal route between Vancouver and London/ Gatwick
Flight Simulation
Major Update to Navigraph Charts
Navigraph has released a significant update to Navigraph Chart for iPad.
Microsoft Flight Simulator development update
In the latest development update, the Microsoft Flight Simulator team announced the launch of the Tech Alpha recruitment.
