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Historic
Spitfire Mk.III – The forgotten fighter
In the January 2012 issue of Aviation News, Barry Wheeler described the Spitfire Mk.III, which played a brief but significant part in the progressive development of Britain’s greatest fighter.
Swedish Air Force Museum re-opens
The largest display hall at Sweden’s Flygvapenmuseum, based near Linköping, reopened to the public on June 16 following three years of refurbishment
Presidential Lodestar progresses in California
A group of committed volunteers at Chino’s Planes of Fame Air Museum are continuing to make good progress on the restoration of Lockheed L-18 Lodestar 18-2622
Spitfire versatility: three pilots’ diverse combat experiences
Through the experiences of a trio of pilots, Air Cdre Graham Pitchfork highlighted the versatility of an amazing fighter in the February 2013 issue of FlyPast
Navy Wings to re-engine Sea Fury
Single-seat FB11 may return to flight as early as next year with Pratt & Whitney engine
Military
Boeing suffers over $2bn loss in producing the USAF's next 'Air Force One’
Cost overruns on its project to provide the USAF with two new Presidential transports have caused Boeing to declare an additional $482m loss on the programme, bringing the firm’s total loss on the project to $2.4bn
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 169
Welcome to the 169th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Commercial
Virgin Orbit sells 747: full transaction details revealed
Virgin Orbit will sell its assets – including its converted Boeing 747 – to a trio of winning bidders and cease operations.
Another Cargolux 747 suffers landing gear emergency
For the second time is less than a week, another Cargolux Boeing 747 experienced problems with its landing gear while making an approach to Luxembourg Airport on May 20.
Ryanair CEO reveals impact of 737 MAX delivery delays
Ryanair expects to be short of up to ten Boeing 737-8s during the peak months of this year’s summer season as a result of aircraft delivery disruptions.
Boeing lands first BBJ 777-9 purchase commitment
Boeing has revealed the company has received its first customer commitment for a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) variant of its new family of long-haul airliners.
JetBlue and American Airlines partnership under fire
US majors ordered to withdraw from Northeast Alliance
Flight Simulation
Historical Gamer discusses PC Pilot's Falcon 5.0 interview
YouTube channel Historical Gamer discusses PC Pilot's Falcon 5.0 interview with MicroProse. In addition, he also talks about updates for B-17 The Mighty 8th, which will launch into Early Access later this year.
Falcon 5 In Development
We invited MicroProse to talk to us about the company’s reacquisition of the Falcon copyright and also provide us with an update on its other ongoing projects.
Microsoft Flight Simulator lands in Hawaii
iniBuilds has announced Honolulu International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
