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Historic
Behind the scenes of Aeroplane's Battle of Britain film day
In the December 1999 issue of Aeroplane Monthly, Tony Harmsworth reports on a reader event at Duxford which was a memorable celebration of the 30th anniversary of the famous film’s launch in 1969
Newark Air Museum starts Gannet restoration
Ex-849 Naval Air Squadron airborne early warning platform to undergo work at Nottinghamshire museum
Huge warbird collection to reopen
Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum to welcome public again after three-year gap
How does the RAF train its modern-day Lancaster pilots?
Take a deep dive into the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s syllabus for converting current RAF aviators onto the classic Avro bomber
Military
Polish Navy welcomes delivery of first AW101 Merlin
The Polish Navy welcomed the delivery of its initial AW101 Merlin multi-role maritime helicopter on August 7, just over two years after the first of four examples for Poland completed its maiden flight at Leonardo Helicopters’ facility in Yeovil, Somerset, on July 19, 2021
Final report into UK F-35B crash raises broader operational safety concerns
Almost two years after an F-35B Lightning II assigned to the RAF’s No 617 Squadron ‘The Dambusters’ plunged into the Mediterranean following an aborted take-off attempt from HMS Queen Elizabeth, the UK MOD has released a final report of its investigation into the incident, highlighting concerns regarding safety and security aboard the Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier during its first operational cruise
USAF hopes to accelerate E-7 Wedgetail procurement
USAF Chief of Staff Gen Charles Q Brown Jr, RAF Chief of the Air Staff ACM Sir Richard Knighton, and his RAAF counterpart, AM Robert Chapman, have signed a “joint vision statement” committing the three air arms to cooperate in E-7A Wedgetail “capability development, evaluation and testing, interoperability, sustainment, operations, training and safety”
Commercial
UK planespotting highlights: December 2022
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.
The Ultimate Commercial Aviation Quiz of 2022 (Part Two)
It’s been a remarkable year for the aviation industry, with highs, lows and no shortage of drama. To reflect on an incredible 12 months, Key Aero presents the second of a special four-part quiz designed to test your knowledge of the big stories that have shaped the sector.
Airbus A380: down but not out?
In our monthly check-in with the Cirium team, we examine the ups and downs of the Airbus A380 programme
The huge hurdle that could delay Airbus making a hydrogen airliner
Airbus has provided an important progress check in its ambitious bid to develop hydrogen-powered aircraft, as Richard Schuurman reports from Toulouse
Flight Simulation
San Francisco upgraded to X-Plane 12
ShortFinal Design has announced KSFO - San Francisco International Definitive for X-Plane 12 is now available.
Pensacola Airport out now
Scenery developer, FSDesigns has released KPNS - Pensacola International Airport for X-Plane 12.
Philadelphia for Microsoft Flight Simulator released
Developed by MK-Studios, the package for Microsoft Flight Simulator is a high-fidelity rendition of Philadelphia Airport built from the ground up.
