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Historic
Airworthy Spitfire bound for Turkey
Flying museum at Sivrihisar to receive combat veteran MkIX after restoration
FlyPast First Edition May-June 1981
As FlyPast's 500th issue (March 2023) hits the shelves, KEY.aero are offering subscribers the chance to catch up on the very first issue of the magazine...
Duxford to host History Festival in March
Duxford's history festival will allow enthusiasts to ‘experience their own immersive, history-filled programme meeting real war veterans’
105-year-old Fleet Air Arm veteran interview
Ronny Scott was one of more than 2,000 Argentine volunteers who joined the British forces in World War Two. Today, aged 105, he is among the oldest surviving Fleet Air Arm veteran pilots. But he still has a vivid memory of his aviation career
Carden-Baynes Bee: the complete story
As it turned out, a pusher twin using modified car engines, with its undercarriage almost entirely within the fuselage and a wing that rotated for storage, wasn’t a viable light aeroplane — but there was method in the Baynes Bee’s apparent madness
Military
Kosovo becomes latest Bayraktar TB2 operator
The Kosovo Security Forces have become the latest operator of the Turkish-made Baykar Bayraktar TB2 medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned combat air vehicle, Pristina-based media reported on May 5
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 149
Welcome to the 149th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Cold War A-10s: Bentwaters and Woodbridge Tankbusters
In the June, 2015 issue of Aviation News, Doug Gordon looked back at the A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and pilots attached to the 81st Tactical Fighter Wing at RAF Bentwaters and Woodbridge during the Cold War.
Commercial
Sitting down with Emirates Airline president Sir Tim Clark
As Emirates president Sir Tim Clark prepares to retire from his full-time role, he sits down with Andreas Spaeth to reflect on a fascinating 50 years in the airline business.
Insight: The popularity of premium economy class
In this month’s number-crunching insight, James Mellon, senior aviation data research analyst at Cirium, ponders the continued rise of premium economy class.
Learn why Lithuania’s airports are flying high
Despite headwinds from the war in Ukraine and airspace closures over neighbouring Belarus, Lithuania’s airports are emerging from the pandemic in remarkably robust shape, as Tom Batchelor and Gordon Smith discover.
Has Delta just become Boeing 797 launch customer?
Is there more to Delta Air Lines' Boeing 737 MAX order than meets the eye?
Flight review: KLM’s brand-new Premium Comfort cabin
After years of development and more than a decade of feverish industry speculation, it’s finally here. On August 31, KLM launched Premium Comfort, its first clean-sheet cabin concept since World Business Class arrived on the scene in 1994.
Flight Simulation
Orbx’s Stockholm-Bromma and Malmo Airports reviewed
Sweden is an oft-forgotten part of the flight sim world, despite having some fantastic airports and locations to visit. Forget Arlanda and let's look at two airports that offer an interesting location or a challenging approach. Let’s check out Malmö and Stockholm Bromma.
Hype Performance Group’s Hot Air Balloon
While we’re used to seeing most genres represented across major simulation platforms, occasionally a new area is opened up that grabs your attention. Here we review the HPG Hot Air Balloon for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
FlyingIron Simulations’ P-38L Lightning
FlyingIron Simulations has rapidly acquired a reputation for producing exceptionally high-quality add-ons for both X-Plane and Microsoft Flight Simulator. This time we take their P-38L Lightning for a spin and see how it measures up.