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Historic
Piasecki taking shape at Helicopter Museum
Weston-super-Mare’s Helicopter Museum is continuing to make progress on its restoration of Piasecki H-21C FR41
Classic airliner repainted in Berkshire
The Museum of Berkshire Aviation’s Handley Page Dart Herald G-APWA has been professionally repainted by Cladspray Solutions
FlyPast May 2024
May 2024 issue of FlyPast in page-turning format puts the spotlight on Goodyear FG-1D Corsair NZ5648, which has taken to New Zealand skies once again after a six-year hiatus
Historic Aviation Quiz: March 15
Test you historic aviation knowledge with this week's quiz from KEY.aero...
Yorkshire Air Museum gears up for Buccaneer Day
The Elvington-based attraction will mark 30 years since the classic jet retired from RAF service on Saturday, April 6
Military
A-10 Demo Team announce 2024 is final airshow season
The A-10 Demo Team has announced that this will be its last season on the airshow circuit.
Pentagon unveils $850bn FY25 budget request and eyes further aircraft retirements
Released on March 11, the $849.8bn FY25 President’s Budget for the US Department of Defense (DOD) represents an increase of $7.8bn in spending when compared to the FY24 base request. The $167.6bn procurement budget includes $61.2bn for new military aircraft and related systems
Carl Vinson completes first Indo-Pacific deployment with Block III Super Hornets
The US Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) – the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 1 (CSG-1) – returned to its homeport at NAS North Island in San Diego, California, on February 23, after completing a four-month deployment to the Western Pacific region and marking the end of the first operational cruise for the service’s new F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornets
Commercial
On board Air India's first Airbus A350 flight
After decades of struggles, Air India is looking forward to positive new beginnings, including the highly anticipated introduction of its brand new Airbus A350 fleet. Siddharth Ganesh reports on the type’s inaugural service.
Canadian Classic Boeing 737 comeback
Canadian charter carrier Nolinor Aviation has announced plans to restore its Boeing 737-200 fleet to pre-pandemic levels.
Oneworld opens first branded European lounge
Oneworld alliance has unveiled its second dedicated lounge and the first in Europe at Amsterdam/Schiphol airport.
Your essential Singapore Airshow 2024 debrief
Nigel Pittaway reports from Changi on the major moves and deals to come out of the biennial Singapore Airshow
UK planespotting highlights for February 2024
We present a selection of images of visiting aircraft from airports around the UK. For the most part, they’re commercial jets, but almost all of them are unusual types, wearing new or unique liveries, or first visits by an airline or airliner to a particular airport.
Flight Simulation
Microsoft Flight Simulator lands in Java
Scenery developer Project MAX has announced Husein Sastranegara for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
CH47D lifts off in Microsoft Flight Simulator
The latest product from Miltech Simulations is the CH47D for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Cherokee takes flight in X-Plane
Aircraft developer AeroSphere has announced the Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C for X-Plane 11 and 12 is out now.