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Historic
Historic Aviation Quiz - September 1
Test your general historic aviation knowledge with this week's quiz from Key.Aero...
Twenties flying boat in need of new home
A museum is urgently seeking a new owner for its Curtiss Model F Seagull
Junkers replicas cleared for passenger flying
Club members can now book sightseeing flights in a pair of Junkers F 13 replicas in Germany
Military
USAF welcomes first T-7A Red Hawk at Edwards AFB
The USAF’s first T-7A Red Hawk arrived at Edwards AFB in California on November 8, marking a milestone that formally kicks off the air arm’s developmental flight test programme for the new advanced jet trainer
Location selected for Slovak F-16 pilot training
Slovak Air Force pilots will train to fly the F-16C/D Block 70 Fighting Falcon with the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Wing at Morris Air National Guard Base in Tucson, the USAF announced on November 15
Poland conducts highway landing ops for first time in two decades
For the first time in 20 years, the Polish Air Force has conducted landings and take-offs using a public road. Bartosz Głowacki reports on the action from beside the highway airstrip
Commercial
Examining the commercial aero engine market (part two)
In a concluding insight into the current state of play within the engine sector, Tom Batchelor looks at GE Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney, before considering trends set to shape the wider market
Enter Air 737 flies into Ukrainian airspace
A Polish-registered Boeing 737 briefly flew into Ukrainian airspace on Friday (June 23), despite the area being closed to all civilian air traffic because of the ongoing war in the country.
Retirement draws near for Loganair's trusty Saab 340s
With its fleet of Saab 340s on the verge of retirement, Loganair gave enthusiasts and employees the opportunity to bid farewell to the Swedish turboprop at a special event in Glasgow. Stewart Marshall reflects the type’s career with Scotland’s airline
The Ultimate North American Airline Logo Quiz
Ten questions for you to get stuck into this week all on North American airlines. Will they be current? Will be they be historic? Scroll down and have a go!
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
Flight Simulation
A History of Military Flight Simulation – Part 3
In this feature, we trace the history of combat flight simulators from 1997 to 2000 and discover how developers started to take advantage of emerging technologies such as 3D graphics, head tracking and multiplayer utilities.
Xiamen International Airport for MSFS released
Scenery developer, SamScene3D has released Xiamen International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update XIV: Central Eastern Europe
In this review, we explore the vast area of Central Eastern Europe and discover what the latest World Update from Microsoft has to offer.
