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Historic
Mercure: Dassault’s Wing Messenger
The Dassault Mercure has the sad distinction of probably being the world’s least successful airliner...
Valiant: The First V-Bomber
Overshadowed by the Vulcan and Victor, the Valiant was the only one of the V-bombers...
War veteran reminisces on the brilliance of de Havilland’s Mosquito
Key.Aero speaks to Flt Lt George Dunn who flew Halifax, Mosquitoes and Spitfires with the RAF during World War Two
Military
Flying different variants of the F-111
In the second part of our interview with Lt Col Nick Frasca (ret’d) he details his flying career and the main differences between variants of F-111
US to send F-35s, AH-64s and troops to bolster NATO’s eastern flank
The US announced on February 22 that it will further bolster the defence of NATO’s eastern flank with additional European-based troops, F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighters and AH-64 Apache attack helicopters
Philippines signs contract for 32 more Black Hawks
Lockheed Martin's Polish subsidiary, PZL Mielec, signed a contract with the Philippine Department of National Defence on February 22 for the manufacture of 32 additional Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk multi-role helicopters. All 32 are scheduled for delivery by 2026.
Commercial
Airliner World 250: Fourteen years at the helm
Airliner World’s first editor, Tony Dixon, recounts some of the more interesting trips...
United Airlines' UK and Ireland boss interview
In recent years United Airlines has reinvented itself by investing in its fleet, people, and background infrastructure. Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak,Airliner World’s Gordon Smith visited the carrier’s UK headquarters to chat with Bob Schumacher, the company’s managing director for UK & Ireland.
COVID-19: View from the Middle East
Dominated by the ‘big three’ of Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad, the region’s aviation industry has not escaped the global COVID-19 crisis....
Airliner World 250: Events to shape the industry
September 11, 2001: The number of aircraft hijackings had largely...
Flight Simulation
Airbus A300-200 in Development
Just Flight has released additional details on the A300B4-200 for Prepar3D version 4 currently in development.
Microsoft Launches Feature Discovery Series
The Microsoft Flight Simulator development team has announced the first episode of the Feature Discovery Series is out.