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Historic
DESERT WINGS
Erwan de Cherisey profiles the little-known Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) Saqr Al-Jazeera
Aviation Museum...
Above and Beyond: Tom Bennett
Navigator Tom Bennett played a key role in 617 Squadron’s bombing success...
GLORY DAYS: Star Attractions
Besides operational types, the USAAF flew various British-built ancillary aircraft during
World War Two...
Military
RNLAF set to begin MQ-9A operations later this month
Having received its first three MQ-9A Block 5 RPAS and two mobile ground control stations from GA-ASI, the Royal Netherlands Air Force is now set to launch operations with the Reaper before the end of April
Clean up of huge diesel leak at RAF Odiham begins
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to clean up a fuel spill at RAF Odiham air base, following an equipment failure last year which resulted in up to 31,000 litres of diesel escaping into the local environment
Swedish Gripen C/D upgrade aims to keep type relevant until mid-2030s
Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration has contracted Saab to upgrade the Swedish Air Force’s entire JAS 39C/D Gripen fleet in a bid to keep the multi-role fighters operationally relevant until the mid-2030s
Commercial
Ultimate Airports: The Mega Hubs - Atlanta
The gradual rise of worldwide mega-airports stemmed from...
Rising to the Challenge
James Wyatt, general manager of Germany-based air cargo consultancy, aeroconcept, analyses...
Ultimate Airports: Funchal
The Portuguese autonomous region of Madeira is 400 miles west of the African coast of Morocco...
Flight Simulation
SAAB 340 Flight Adventure
Just occasionally, an aircraft design that may have been deemed to have run its course is resurrected because of a confluence of factors. This perfectly sums up our classic aircraft for this issue – the Saab 340 twin turboprop regional airliner…
