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Historic
More parts acquired for Whitley rebuild
The UK-based Whitley Project has recently acquired a complete lower cowling from an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley.
Military
Norwegian Air Force F-35As carry out first live Intercept
Fourth and fifth generation aircraft of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) intercepted a large group of Russian aircraft on October 27. This was the first ever live intercept carried out by RNoAF F-35As in their own airspace
Japanese military pilots to be trained in Italy
In addition to Qatar and Germany, Japan has now agreed to send its military pilots to the Italian Air Force’s and Leonardo’s International Flight Training School (IFTS) for operational training
RAF A400M is air-to-air refuelled for the first time
A RAF Airbus A400M Atlas C1, serial ‘ZM406’, has been refuelled whilst airborne for the first time. This milestone was achieved during recent trials conducted by 206 Squadron. The squadron is the test and evaluation squadron for heavy aircraft of the UK defence stationed at RAF Brize Norton, Oxford
Commercial
Loganair boss on how the airline reacted so fast following Flybe's collapse
Within a matter of hours, the Scottish carrier announced it would be picking up a number of routes to ensure essential connectivity was maintained. Speaking to Key.Aero, Jonathan Hinkles, the chief executive of Loganair explains how the Glasgow-based carrier was able to act with such speed
Berlin Tegel memorabilia and equipment goes up for auction
Fancy a snowplough? Well now’s your chance because the operator of Berlin’s airports is selling them
The tech that can turn any 737 into an oil spill response aircraft
Within three hours, the popular narrowbody can be transformed from its day-to-day role of carrying cargo. Key.Aero speaks with the company behind this revolutionary kit to find out how it works