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Historic
How the de Havilland story began
As we begin our week-long celebration of de Havilland’s 100th anniversary, we look back at where it all began…
The Humming Bird: de Havilland's first light aeroplane
Devised for the early days of air racing, the RAF even investigated the possibility of launching Humming Birds from beneath airships…
Spitfires and Red Arrows salute RAF Mildenhall!
Established in 1930, RAF Mildenhall was used during World War II and is still in use today. A quartet of Supermarine Spitfires led the celebrations…
Historic Aviation Quiz
This week's historic aviation quiz is here! Have a go and let us know how you get on!
Military
Inside the Irish Air Corps: CASA CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft
Comdt Donal Curran, OC 101 Squadron, talks to Key.Aero about the objectives of the unit, its use of the CN-235 and the future of procuring two more modern MPA platforms.
Inside the Irish Air Corps: 102 Squadron’s Learjet 45
Operating a sole Learjet 45 for VIP transport and other mission sets, Comdt Peter Smyth, OC 102 Squadron speaks to Key.Aero about the aircraft’s role and future.
Russia “frustrated” at lack of war progress
Frustrated at the way its invasion of Ukraine has gone in the month since it began, Russia looks to have changed tactics to concentrate on its extensive stand-off missile capabilities
Commercial
Virgin sim where dreams take flight
It’s not every day a teenager gets to handle the controls of an Airbus A350-1000...
Blending virtual and real worlds
Augmented reality, holographic displays, synthetic training – the concepts for future fighter aircraft cockpits are pushing the boundaries of technology...
Flight school: Emirates style
Richard Schuurman travels to the Emirates Flight Training Academy in Dubai...
Flight Simulation
PMDG 737NGXu for Prepar3D v4 Out Now
PMDG has released the 737NGXu Base Package for Lockheed Martin Prepar3D v4.4 and above.
Infinite Flight Q4 2019 Development Update
Infinite Flight has released a status update on the upcoming 19.4 release.
Atlanta for X-Plane Available
Nimbus Simulations has released KATL – Atlanta International UHD v2 for X-Plane 11.
