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Historic
RAF Museum Lancaster Bomber Adopted by Chelsea FC
Premier League club gets involved in historic aviation as part of the RAF’s ‘Adopt an Artefact Programme’
Hawker Sea Fury in Duxford crash
Pilot and passenger injured as vintage Sea Fury T.20 comes down shortly after take-off.
82 Years of the Spitfire at Duxford
On August 4, 1938, the operational history of the Spitfire began with Duxford’s No. 19 Squadron
Shuttleworth hosts revolutionary drive-in airshow
Historic aviation events are back, social distance style! But don’t worry if you missed it – we went along and videoed it
Ilyushin Il-2: the aircraft that outnumbered the Spitfire and Hurricane
Joseph Stalin called it the aircraft “as essential to the Red Army as air and bread” and a formation of them once took out 70 tanks in 20 minutes. So why does it feel like the world has forgotten the Ilyushin Il-2?
Military
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 80
Welcome to the 80th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Portuguese P-3C Orion supports search for missing adventurer
While the P-3C maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) might more commonly be associated with anti-submarine warfare operations, one of, if not the most, important missions the type will regularly undertake will be that of search and rescue (SAR)
Approval given for Jordan’s F-16 acquisition
The US State Department approved on February 3 the possible Foreign Military Sale to Jordan of F-16 C/D Block 70 fighter and related equipment for an estimated cost of $4.21bn
Commercial
Volotea Revolutionising the Low-Cost Airline Model
Spanish budget airline Volotea has flipped the low-cost model on its head...
Tales of the Trislander
Barry Lloyd examines the Trislander which was developed from the successful Islander...
A380 to make way for A321 production increase
Airbus is to capitalise on the drawing down of its A380 production line by boosting A320 Family production at its Toulouse/Blagnac site.
Qatar Airways responds to Russia probe
Two former Qatar Airways employees based in Russia have been found guilty of charges relating an abuse of authority.
Flight Simulation
New aircraft for Bodenplatte incoming
Following the release of the latest update of IL-2 Sturmovik...
