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Historic
Born In The USA - flying with the CAF's mighty B-29 and B-24
Two of history’s most famous bombers are maintained in airworthy condition by the legendary Commemorative Air Force in the United States. Luke Bimm joined the team on part of their annual US tour – and flew in both B-29 ‘FIFI’ and B-24 ‘Diamond Lil’
Celebrities gather to support Battle of Britain charity
Royal guest of honour to join tribute by film and TV stars to honour ‘the Few’
Messerschmitt rebuild project visits exhibition
A long running project to create a flying Messerschmitt M.35 replica made a rare public appearance at Friedrichshafen’s Aero exhibition earlier this year
Military
How do Iranian cruise missiles pose a major threat to Israel?
As Israel wages war on Hamas it has come under increased attack from Iran’s cruise missiles and suicide drones. Babak Taghvaee looks at the threat posed by these weapons and the proxy groups using them
Germany orders more P-8A Poseidons
The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag released €1.1bn of additional funding for the procurement of three more P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) for the German Navy on November 16
Cyprus transfers remaining Mi-35P gunships to Serbia
The Cyprus National Guard has recently transferred its 11 surviving Mi-35P Hind-F attack helicopters to the Serbian Armed Forces
Commercial
Gatwick begins multi-million-pound North Terminal facelift
London Gatwick Airport has kicked off a multi-million pound facelift of its North Terminal, with the aim of creating “a more appealing space for passengers to relax, shop, and eat”.
What caused Delta Air Lines Boeing 717 landing incident?
A preliminary report into an incident in which a Delta Air Lines Boeing 717 was substantially damaged while landing without its nosewheel gear extended has attributed a cause
Airbus ordered to return millions of dollars to Russian lessor
A court has ordered Airbus to hand back millions of dollars to a Russian lessor
British Airways to receive more Boeing 787s in fresh order
British Airways’ parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced a firm order for six Boeing 787-10s which will join the flag carrier’s fleet in 2025 and 2026.
JUMBO AUCTION: Iraqi Airways puts pair of Boeing 747s up for sale
Flag carrier Iraqi Airways is set to auction off a pair of Boeing 747s that have been parked at an airport in Tunisia since the early 1990s.
Flight Simulation
Just Flight’sF28 Professional review
After more than three years in development, the Just Flight in-house team has released the F28 Professional. We take it for a spin and see how it measures up.
Cairns International Airport for MSFS out now
The latest Australian destination from TaiModels is YBCS Cairns International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Aerofly FS 4 interview
The Aerofly FS series has been popular among flight simmers since its release in 2011. So, when we heard that Aerofly FS 4 had received further improvements, we invited Torsten Hans, the head of IPACS, to talk to us about these new features and the Aerofly FS series in general.
