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Historic

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INSIDE STORIES: LUFTWAFFE AIR-SEA RESCUE

By the outbreak of World War Two, the Luftwaffe managed to field an effective air-sea rescue organisation...

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Colourful Skies

As British aviation art publisher the Military Gallery marks an important birthday...

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A HUMBLE AND SINCERE TRIBUTE…

What is arguably the world’s largest collection of Battle of Britain items...

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LIVING HISTORY: THE IMMORTAL MOTH

Bob Fischer speaks to Wim Stapel about his charming ex-French Air Force de Havilland Tiger Moth...

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Above and Beyond: Arthur Gill

Graham Pitchfork outlines Arthur Gill’s career...

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Military

Six US Navy Growlers deployed to Germany

Six US Navy EA-18G Growlers have arrived at 1Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, on deployment. The aircraft, which are from Electronic Attack Squadron 134 (VAQ-134) ‘Garudas’ at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, arrived on March 28.

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Why have mirror paint schemes appeared on USAF fighters?

Multiple US military aircraft have appeared recently wearing a highly reflective coating. David Axe digs into the potential reasong behind this

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Canada picks F-35 as preferred Hornet fighter replacement

Public Services and Procurement Canada has chosen to take Lockheed Martin's F-35A Joint Strike Fighter into the “finalisation phase” of its plan to procure 88 fighters as replacements for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s fleet of CF-18 Hornets

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Commercial

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Airliner World 250: Fourteen years at the helm

Airliner World’s first editor, Tony Dixon, recounts some of the more interesting trips...

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United Airlines' UK and Ireland boss interview

In recent years United Airlines has reinvented itself by investing in its fleet, people, and background infrastructure. Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak,Airliner World’s Gordon Smith visited the carrier’s UK headquarters to chat with Bob Schumacher, the company’s managing director for UK & Ireland.

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COVID-19: View from the Middle East

Dominated by the ‘big three’ of Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad, the region’s aviation industry has not escaped the global COVID-19 crisis....

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Airliner World 250: Events to shape the industry

September 11, 2001: The number of aircraft hijackings had largely...

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Outbreak Fallout

The ever-increasing toll of COVID-19 on airlines is without parallel....

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Flight Simulation

Microsoft Flight Simulator November 7 Insider Update

The Microsoft development team has released additional screenshots of its upcoming flight simulator.

PMDG 737NGXu for Prepar3D v4 Out Now

PMDG has released the 737NGXu Base Package for Lockheed Martin Prepar3D v4.4 and above.

Infinite Flight Q4 2019 Development Update

Infinite Flight has released a status update on the upcoming 19.4 release.

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Upcoming Events

MCAS Cherry Point Air Show

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, United States

US Marine Corps airshow

Duxford Flying Day: 19 Squadron

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "Uncover the story of the legendary 19 Squadron, the fighter pilots who made Spitfire history at Dunkirk and throughout the Battle of Britain at Flying Days: 19 Squadron. Enjoy a special themed display, providing an afternoon of over an hour of scheduled flying, on top of your great day out at IWM Duxford."

Light Aircraft Association Rally

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Light aircraft event

Dover AFB - First State Airshow

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Dover AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Royal International Air Tattoo

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Fairford, United Kingdom

The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

Offutt AFB - Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show

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Bellevue, United States

US Air Force airshow