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NUCLEAR ’SNIFFERS’
Lennart Berns describes how the Swedish Air Force repurposed its J 32B jet fighters...
Restoration Scene: From Medway to Malta
Robin Brooks relates the life of a much-travelled Meteor F.8...
PATAGONIAN PIONEERS
Ramiro S Piacenza reveals how the pioneering French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry...
LEATHERNECK SPOTTER
When Thomas Kattinger asked for his venerable Piper L-4 Cub to be restored in blue...
Restoration Scene: From Submerged to Stunning
FlyPast presents photographs taken during the renovation of a combat veteran...
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 6
Welcome to the sixth Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills on our quiz here!
EXCLUSIVE: The X-59's eXternal Vision System - Part One
In the third of a series of exclusive videos, Key.Aero provides an overview of NASA’s innovative eXternal Vision System (XVS), which will replace the forward cockpit window in the X-59 QueSST low-boom flight demonstrator.
Why an airline operated empty flights from Heathrow for a year
For a whole year, British Mediterranean Airways operated six flights a week from Heathrow Airport to Cardiff, that were completely empty. Here is why.
Russia begins serial production of Mi-35P
Russian Helicopters – a subsidiary of the Rostec State Corporation – announced that it launched serial production of the upgraded Mi-35P attack helicopter at its Rostvertol facility in Rostov-na-Don, Russia, on August 24.
Aer Lingus Regional begins new route from Belfast
Aer Lingus Regional has launched a new route from George Best Belfast City Airport.
EXCLUSIVE: Flying the X-59 QueSST
In the second of a series of exclusive videos, Key.Aero speaks with Lockheed Martin's resident test pilot, Dan "Dog" Canin, who will be one of the few pilots to fly the X-59 QueSST low-boom demonstrator.
DC-10: Marking 50 Years of Flight
Today marks half a century since the first flight of the mighty McDonnell Douglas DC-10. Thomas Haynes recounts the trijet’s record and speaks to a retired BA training captain about what it was like to fly.
Quiz: Can you identify these airlines?
Can you identify these airlines using just small snippets of their liveries? Let us know what score you received!
From wood to carbon-fibre: the advancement of aeroplane materials
The journey from wood to carbon composite materials has been fascinating...
YF-23 Black Widow II: Diamonds Aren't Forever
The story behind how Northrop's YF-23 Black Widow II lost a near-decade-long 'race' with the Lockheed's YF-22 to win the Advanced Tactical Fighter programme.
Airlines that never flew
An airline is a very difficult business to make work and several carriers over the years, never really got very far from the drawing board. Here’s five examples.
Saab unveils new decoy missile for Gripen E
Saab unveiled new electronic warfare (EW) capabilities for the Gripen E at the Kauhava Airshow in Finland on August 28, which it will offer in its Finnish Air Force HX Fighter programme bid.
Passengers of Overbooked Flight Sue Airline for £20k Private Jet Charter
Two passengers of an unnamed German airline have filed a lawsuit in a Düsseldorf court after they were bumped off an overbooked flight and organised a private jet charter to transport them to their destination.
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