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Historic
What does the future hold for UK airshows?
Experienced Flying Display Organiser Bob Barton, who has run many successful shows at Old Warden, among others, offers a personal view on the future of airshows
Exciting year ahead for Manston museum
RAF Manston History Museum has refreshed and added more exhibits – and announced two open cockpit weekends for 2024
Win! Classic Heathrow Propliners Book
Four copies of this tribute to the London Heathrow of yesteryear – worth £25 each – are up for grabs in this competition
Mosaic honouring Gloster Aircraft restored
A brick mosaic - showing the silhouette of an aircraft – incorporated into the road on a residential street in Hucclecote has been restored by Bovis Homes
Lightning fires up at Bruntingthorpe
Paul Johnson and Richard Clarke report from the Lightning Static Reheat Twilight Event at Bruntingthorpe which took place on November 4
Military
Nigeria welcomes initial T129 ATAK gunships from Turkey
The first pair of T129 ATAK helicopters for the Nigerian Air Force arrived in country via a Turkish Air Force-operated A400M Atlas tactical transport on November 1
RAF Typhoons participate in large Qatari exercise
RAF Typhoons have recently taken part in Exercise Ferocious Falcon V – a large-scale Qatari-led multinational exercise.
Star Warriors CO provides insights into a US Navy Growler squadron
In the US Navy & Marine Corps Air Power Yearbook 2023, Mark Ayton spoke with Commander Cameron Dekker, commander of the only US Navy Reserve squadron equipped with the EA-18G Growler.
Commercial
New premium cabins for Boeing BBJ 737
Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) has revealed that it has developed pre-designed cabin layouts for its 737-7 jet.
Government backs British Airways’ green fuel project
British Airways has been awarded a £9m grant from the UK government’s Advanced Fuel Fund (AFF) competition to help develop lower-carbon aviation fuels.
Aeroitalia expands regional presence with Air Connect deal
Aeroitalia has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire a 93.86% shareholding of Romania’s Air Connect.
Your essential 2023 Dubai Airshow debrief
Dubai Airshow 2023 produced some interesting aircraft orders – maybe not for the numbers, but for the stories behind them. Richard Schuurman reports from the UAE
SAS bids farewell to the Boeing 737
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has retired its final Boeing 737 after more than 30 years of service.
Flight Simulation
Microsoft Flight Simulator lands in Bermuda
Scenery developer SLHsimdesigns has released TXKF L.F. Wade International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
World Update XV: Nordics & Greenland now available
The Microsoft Flight Simulator team has announced World Update XV: Nordics & Greenland is out now.
Jacksonville for MSFS released
Scenery developer, Fly2High has released Jacksonville International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.