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Shuttleworth May Evening Airshow

Shuttleworth May Evening Airshow For a show which boasted...

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ECHOES OF A PIONEER

They may not be the subject of a British Airways ‘retro’...

CATCH-22 CREDIT FOR BELGIAN B-25

The nose section of the Brussels Air Museum Foundation’s B-25J...

Fokker D.XXI rolled out

EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL REPORT A first view of the structurally...

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”I cannot think of a kinder man”

LINDSEY WALTON Just one of the many tributes paid to Lindsey...

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Military

NATO JTACs train with allied fighters in the Baltic

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) from NATO’s Enhanced Presence (eFP) battle group ran drills with Força Aérea Portuguesa (FAP, Portuguese Air Force) Lockheed Martin F-16AM/BM (MLU) Fighting Falcons and Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI, Italian Air Force) Eurofighter F-2000As from October 4-6

US Navy F/A-18E refuels RAF F-35Bs for the first time

Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IIs assigned to the RAF’s No 617 Squadron ‘The Dambusters’ have conducted buddy-buddy air-to-air refuelling operations with a US Navy-operated Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet for the first time

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IN PICTURES: Inside Exercise Northern Lightning 2021

We caught some of the action in Exercise Northern Lightning, held once again at Volk Air National Guard Base in Wisconsin from August 9-20

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Commercial

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Turkmenistan Eyes European Return

CIS TURKMENISTAN AIRLINES was expected to restart European...

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Yorkshire Debut for Nouvelair

TUNISIAN LEISURE carrier Nouvelair Tunisie has launched a new...

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First Japan Airlines A350 Takes to the Skies

Asia/Pacific THE FIRST A350-900 XWB for Japan Airlines...

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737 MAX Software Update Completed

Boeing has completed the development of updated Manoeuvring Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) software for the 737 MAX.

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France’s Most Remarkable Little Airline?

Sebastian Schmitz travelled to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, a group...

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Flight Simulation

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Xtreme Prototypes GATES GLJ MODEL 25

Xtreme Prototypes has reworked one of its earlier products: the Learjet Model 25. Fasten your seatbelts as we take one of the original pocket rockets for a ride…

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The Flying Tigers Group

The old and the bold

JARDesign A330

The Airbus A330 is something of a dark horse in commercial aviation – incredibly popular but somewhat overlooked in the world of the Boeing 777 and the 787.

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Light Aircraft Association Rally

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Light aircraft event

CFB Trenton - Quinte International Air Show 2024

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Trenton, Canada

Royal Canadian Air Force airshow

Royal International Air Tattoo

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Fairford, United Kingdom

The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

Columbus AFB - Thunder Over Columbus

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Columbus AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

JB Charleston Airshow 2024 Heroes of Flight

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North Charleston, United States

US military airshow

Guernsey Battle of Britain Air Display

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Guernsey, United Kingdom

The event website states:"Guernsey’s annual air display has been enjoyed by thousands of people for over 60 years, hosting some of Britain’s most historic and treasured military aircraft alongside aerobatic and awe inspiring display teams."