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Historic
The Fighter Collection's Gladiator back in the air
Inter-war fighter flies again at Duxford for first time since 2017
Switzerland bids fond farewell to world's only civil-operated Mirage IIIDS
The end of an era was marked at Payerne Air Base in Switzerland on May 25, when former Swiss Air Force-operated Dassault Mirage IIIDS (ex-serial J-2012, now registered as HB-RDF) – the only airworthy, civil-registered example of the fighter in the world – completed its final flight
Canberra – Gun Packs and Nukes
Ken Delve looks back at the Interdictor-Strike Canberras in RAF Germany, where conventional weapons and nuclear bombs were the order of the day
Scottish Strutter moves closer to first flight
The dream to return a Sopwith 1½ Strutter to flight is moving closer to reality
Aeronca gets Spanish home as Autogiro flies
The Fundación Infante de Orleans (FIO) based at Cuatro Vientos, Madrid, has acquired Aeronca 100 EC-NZI, formerly G-AEXD
Military
RAF urged to mothball Tranche 1 Typhoons instead of scrapping them
The RAF’s Tranche 1 Typhoon FGR4 fighters should be mothballed rather than scrapped, an influential group of British MPs have concluded in a new investigative report
USAF completes first phase of F-15EX integrated testing
The F-15EX Eagle II has completed the first phase of its hybrid developmental/initial operational test and evaluation programme, otherwise known as F-15EX Integrated Test and Evaluation, with the milestone being announced shortly after the fighter concluded its participation in the USAF’s Exercise Combat Hammer
Commercial
Pilot training – what does it take to become a pilot?
It’s a career many seek, and many others have previously cherished. But how do you go about becoming a pilot? Airliner World turns to training organisations for advice
Why is all-A220 operator airBaltic wet leasing four A320s?
Latvian flag carrier airBaltic has announced it will wet lease four Airbus A320s during the summer season this year.
UK planespotting highlights for February 2023
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.
BA 787 and Qantas A330 in near-miss during Sydney departure
A British Airways Boeing 787 and Qantas Airbus A330 suffered a loss of separation while departing Sydney/Kingsford Smith Airport last year, a report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has found.
Fire on the runway: How British Airtours Flight 28M changed aviation forever
In the latest of a special series of reports, Stephen Skinner recalls how tragic events at Manchester Airport in August 1985 became a watershed moment in improving safety standards throughout the global aviation industry
Flight Simulation
Boeing Stratoliner takes flight in MSFS
The Microsoft Flight Simulator Team, in partnership with Airplane Heaven, has released the latest aircraft in the Local Legends series, the Boeing 307 Stratoliner.
MSFS touches down in Stansted
iniBuilds has announced London Stansted Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
City Update III: Texas out now
Microsoft announced City Update III: Texas for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
