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A Royal Farewell: Reflecting on the BAe 146's RAF service career
Chris Croot sat down with Wg Cdr Delia Chadwick, officer commanding No 32 (The Royal) Squadron, to discuss the life of the RAF’s BAe 146 CC2/C3 fleet and its recent retirement
Angola orders three C295s for multi-role operations
Angola has become the 38th global export customer for the Airbus C295 family of medium-lift tactical airlifters, with the company announcing that the nation has placed a firm order for three aircraft to perform multi-role operations on April 21
A look at the Dauphin IIs supporting the Royal Navy's FOST mission
A familiar sight in the skies above Cornwall and Devon but less so elsewhere, Ian Harding considers the unique and specialised operations of the Dauphin II helicopter that performs an important Flag Officer Sea Training role on behalf of the Royal Navy
Commercial
Aviation Industry Blasts Quarantine Plans Ahead of Launch Next Week
The home secretary, Priti Patel has confirmed to MPs that the government’s 14-day quarantine plans will come into force on Monday (June 8) as planned. Speaking in the Commons this afternoon, Patel said that the country is “now more vulnerable to infections being brought in from abroad”.
Transport Minister Grilled by MPs Over BA Job Losses
UK transport minister, Kelly Tolhurst has said the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) was “not designed” to allow companies to put their workers on furlough, only to then serve them with a notice of redundancy.
Delta's 'Mad Dogs' Make Early Exit
Delta Air Lines has operated its final McDonnell Douglas MD-88 and MD-90 scheduled flights ahead of the type’s retirement. The final MD-90 service – aptly numbered DL90 – arrived in Atlanta from Houston on June 2 and the last MD-88 rotation returned from Washington/Dulles shortly after.
Hong Kong Reopens to Transit Travellers
Starting from today (June 1), Hong Kong International is gradually resuming transit services to some passengers after they were suspended at the hub on March 25 in a bid to stop the spread of COVID-19.
World’s Largest All-Electric Aircraft Makes Maiden Flight
An all-electric version of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan took to the skies yesterday (May 28), marking a major milestone in the pursuit to bring electric propulsion to the commercial aviation market.
Flight Simulation
FlightSimExpo Releases Initial List of Exhibitors
FlightSimExpo has confirmed an initial list of almost 40 confirmed exhibitors for its 2020 event in Las Vegas.
DCS: Supercarrier Available on Pre-Order
Eagle Dynamics has announced the DCS: Supercarrier is now available on pre- order.
Lukla - Mount Everest Extreme for FSX Released
Aerosoft has announced that Lukla for Microsoft Flight Simulator X is now available as download in the Aerosoft Online Shop.
