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Historic

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Museum unveils Spitfire-themed artworks

A new Spitfire-inspired sculpture has been unveiled at the Potteries...

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Briefings

Avro Vulcan B.2 XL426, a resident at London Southend Airport,...

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A drive along the Scottish border

Solway Firth Ken Ellis enjoys an aviation-themed tour along...

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WHITE STAR Spitfires

AMERICAN FIGHTER PILOTS WENT TO WAR IN EUROPE IN SPITFIRES. WARREN...

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B-17 ‘Lacey Lady’ being restored to fly in the US

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 44- 85790 Lacey Lady is gradually...

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Military

A400M steps closer to helicopter refuelling certification

Airbus has successfully completed a major helicopter air-to-air refuelling certification campaign with the A400M heavy-lift tactical transport, marking a major milestone in the platform’s continued development

Gabonese Super Puma crashes following engine failure

A Gabonese Army-operated Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) AS332M1 Super Puma crashed in the Minkébé National Park – located in Gabon’s Ogooué Ivindo province – on April 18

Dutch F-35As briefly grounded due to engine concerns

The Royal Netherlands Air Force has confirmed it briefly grounded its in-country fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighters due to engine wear concerns

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Commercial

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British Boeing Bow Out

The Boeing 767 has been a mainstay of the British Airways fleet,...

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MRO

The latest news from maintenance, repair and overhaul providers...

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Lauda in Motion

Vienna-based budget carrier Laudamotion has rolled out the first...

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Double Milestone for Emirates

Africa/Middle East EMIRATES IS celebrating ten years of...

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Farewell to Allegiant MD-80s

THE LAST of Allegiant Air’s McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series...

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Flight Simulation

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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."

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The event website states:"Guernsey’s annual air display has been enjoyed by thousands of people for over 60 years, hosting some of Britain’s most historic and treasured military aircraft alongside aerobatic and awe inspiring display teams."