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Historic
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: TEMPEST MAKES FIRST POST-RESTORATION FLIGHT
The long awaited first post restoration flight took place today in the hands of renowned warbird pilot Pete Kynsey…
Meteor set for conservation in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire’s Jet Age Museum has announced that Meteor NF.14 WS807 has been moved into its conservation and restoration workshop
Students reach milestone in Meteor project
Various year groups at a college in Argentina have progressed a Meteor restoration project
Blackbushe Vickers Viking 'Vagabond' restoration revealed
A classic British airliner is coming back together at Blackbushe Airport, and with exciting plans surrounding its future. Ben Dunnell went to find out more
Military
NAS JRB Fort Worth bids farewell to final ‘Viper’
The last F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 457th Fighter Squadron ‘Spads’ – a component of Air Force Reserve Command’s 301st Fighter Wing – departed Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) Fort Worth, Texas, on December 4
France offering Rafale fighters to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan?
Multiple media reports suggest that France is offering the Dassault Rafale to the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and have been working on a sales campaign for “several months”
Commercial
Boeing bosses on the aerospace giant's 'new beginning'
Certification issues, quality problems, delivery delays and a lack of visionary designs – Boeing has a full agenda to tackle, writes Andreas Spaeth from Charleston
The disastrous mid-air collision of a Boeing 727 and Cessna 172
Some aviation accidents seem inexplicable. How could a Boeing 727 collide with a Cessna 172, both flown by experienced crews, in excellent visibility, on approach to an airport with apparently good ATC and even a collision alert system? Stephen Skinner investigates
Airliner air-to-air photography: behind the scenes
Aviation photographer Jay Selman takes us on a behind the scenes look of his recent air-to-air photoshoot with Contour Airlines over the West Coast of the USA
Planespotting from the ATC tower at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport
Istanbul’s second airport, Sabiha Gökçen, handled 31 million passengers in 2022 and attracts an interesting array of domestic and international traffic. Ilgaz Deger shares a selection of photos from his recent visit up the ATC tower
Flight Simulation
Minneapolis for MSFS now available
Scenery developer Flightbeam Studio has released Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Winnipeg International Airport for MSFS released
FSimStudios has announced Winnipeg International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
H160 helicopter lifts off in Microsoft Flight Simulator
Hype Performance Group has announced the H160 for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
