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Historic
Dassault Mirage G: the swing-wing fighter nobody wanted
In the variable-geometry Mirage G, Dassault built an outstanding, advanced combat jet — but it wasn’t one anybody wanted. Jean-Christophe Carbonel examines why
Airworthy Corsair on loan to museum
Vought F4U-4 Corsair BuNo 97388 will be operated from a museum in Minnesota
Handley Page Type W: The purpose-built airliner family in depth
James Kightly brings us a detailed examination of an airliner family that showed the advantages of purpose-built designs
How US Army Air Forces developed radio countermeasures in the Aleutians
Dave Stern examines how radio countermeasures were created by the US Army Air Forces during the war in the Aleutians
Historic Aviation Quiz: August 25
Test your general historic aviation knowledge with this week's quiz from Key.Aero...
Military
Turkey's Baykar kicks off Bayraktar TB3 UCAV flight testing
The new Bayraktar TB3 UCAV successfully completed its maiden flight at the Akinci Flight Training and Test Center in the Çorlu district of Tekirdağ, Turkey, on October 27, neatly presaging the nation’s 100th annual Republic Day celebrations
Israel scores F-35's first confirmed cruise missile kill
An Israeli Air Force-operated F-35I Adir (or ‘Mighty One’) has been credited with scoring the type’s first known air-to-air kill against a cruise missile on October 31, probably using an AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missile to achieve this feat
NATO joins Wedgetail revolution as it confirms E-3A Sentry fleet successor
NATO revealed on November 15 that Boeing’s E-7A Wedgetail has been selected to succeed the alliance’s ageing E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) fleet, which entered operational service with the organisation in 1982
Commercial
Inside Mack Air: Botswana's sky-high bush safari
Andreas Spaeth travels to the African wilderness to find out how Mack Air operates, with extraordinary attention to detail, in and around the vast Okavango Delta
British Airways A380 forced to return to Heathrow
A Miami-bound British Airways Airbus A380 made a U-turn over the Atlantic yesterday (June 22) and returned to London/Heathrow, resulting in a six-hour flight to nowhere for the passengers on board.
Iraqi Airways accepts maiden Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Iraqi Airways has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The widebody is the first of ten on order and is set to help the flag-carrier grow its long-haul network.
Paris Air Show 2023 civil aircraft gallery
A selection of some of the civil aircraft attending this year’s Paris Air Show.
Flight Simulation
Black Square TBM 850 ready for take-off
Black Square Simulations has announced the TBM 850 for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
Provo Municipal for MSFS released
Verticalsim has announced that KPVU - Provo Municipal Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
KSAN for Microsoft Flight Simulator out now
Scenery developers BMWorld and AmSim have teamed up to release San Diego International for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
