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Historic
The first flight off a ship deck
American pilot Eugene Ely made aviation history by becoming the first man to land on and take off from the deck of a ship. He later received the distinguished flying cross...
The many faces of the Mustang
Mustangs with Allison powerplants were far more successful and widely used than their current reputation suggests, as Malcolm V Lowe reveals...
One Spitfire's illustrious life story
The number of surviving Spitfire Mk.Vs is minute. Allan Vogel explores the history of one example, BL688, while Mark Parnall, CEO of the Parnall Group, reveals how his firm is striving to make this same aircraft airworthy
National Aviation Museum of Korea's centenary debut
The first museum dedicated to aviation in Korea opened its doors on July 5, 2020 – 100 years to the day of the nation’s first military aviators taking to the air. Andre Lavigne reports from the newly opened National Aviation Museum of Korea...
News from the World of Aviation Heritage
Steve Beebee and Jamie Ewan bring readers this month's aviation heritage news...
Military
Exclusive Interview: RAF C-130J attends Red Flag-Alaska
During the dates of April 28 to May 13, one of the largest multi-national combat training exercises was taking place at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) in Alaska. Key.Aero spoke to the Officer Commanding of No. 47 Squadron, RAF, Wg Cdr James Sjoberg, about the unit’s involvement at Red Flag-Alaska (RF-A) 22-1
Japan flies first series production UH-2
Japanese manufacturer Subaru announced on May 20 that it had carried out the maiden flight of the first series production UH-2 multi-purpose helicopter destined for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) service.
Record contract awarded to prepare Tyndall AFB for F-35 operations
The US Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a record development contract to prepare Tyndall AFB for F-35 operations, with the site being heavily damaged by Hurricane Michael in 2018
Commercial
The World’s Strangest Airline Liveries
Airline liveries can sometimes be a bit dull - but not this selection. Here are nine eye-catching schemes that turned heads wherever they went.
Commercial Aviation General Knowledge Quiz
This next instalment of the Saturday Commercial Aviation quiz follows a general knowledge theme. Test yourself on a wide range of subjects and let us know what score you got!
Air India Express Jet Crashes on Landing
An Air India Express Boeing 737 has reportedly skidded off the runway after landing at Kozhikode/Calicut airport in southern India.
Russia’s 737 MAX Rival to Fly Before Year-end with Locally Built Engines
The Irkut MC-21-300, Russia’s answer to the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo, is set to make its maiden flight before the end of the year with domestically produced engines, the company’s CEO confirmed.
Commercial aviation is recovering from COVID-19 – and here’s the data to prove it
Global pandemic is the aviation industry’s toughest ever challenge, but the signs are that the sector is slowly bouncing back.
Flight Simulation
FlightSimExpo Announces 2020 Speaker/Seminar Schedule
The organisers of FlightSimExpo have released the speaker and seminar schedule for the upcoming event taking place in Las Vegas on June 13 - 14.
Citation CJ4X Touches Down in Prepar3D
NextGen Simulations has released the Citation CJ4X V2 for Prepar3D version 4.
Dundee Airport in Development
The next UK destination from Orbx is EGPN Dundee Airport for Prepar3D version 4.