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Historic
The battle for the Falklands - call for your memories
This year is the 40th anniversary of the Falklands Islands conflict
Army Flying Museum to mark the 80th anniversary of the Glider Pilot Regiment
The 80th anniversary of the formation of one of the regiments which served in some of the largest and most important operations in World War Two will be marked in a variety of events at the Army Flying Museum…
Historic Aviation Quiz: MiG-21 edition
On February 15th you might have seen our top 15 facts about the MiG-21... now you can test yourself on your own MiG-21 knowledge with this week's historic aviation quiz!
Dornier Do 24 flying boat discovered in the Mediterranean
A team of Italian divers has discovered the remains of a Dornier Do 24 Flying Boat in the Mediterranean...
Military
Greek fighters train with France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier
Hellenic Air Force fighters conducted a joint training operation with the French Navy's Task Force 473 escort group, led by France’s flagship aircraft carrier, FS Charles de Gaulle (R91), from November 23-25
How US F-35s are protecting NATO aircraft from Russian missile threat over Poland
Almost all NATO aircraft operating over Poland are within range of Russian S-400 battalions stationed in Kaliningrad and Belarus. Babak Taghvaee details how the Green Mountain Boys’ first European deployment with the F-35 was designed to counter this threat
RAF Voyager flies on 100% sustainable fuel
A Worlds first occurred on Wednesday November 16, after a RAF Voyager transport aircraft performed a flight whilst powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), making the RAF one step closer to its Net Zero goal by 2040.
Commercial
New times, new designs
Terminal architecture has the power to make or break the passenger experience. Leading architects tell Tara Craig how the pandemic has affected their plans for the next generation of terminals
Welcome to Miami!
Chris Sloan joins the celebrations as Emirates operates its first scheduled passenger flight into the Florida gateway
Snapshot: AvGreek Adventure
With travel restrictions preventing Peter Apsey from taking a well-earned break in the Ionian sunshine, the photographer has instead ventured into his picture archive and dusted off some images from a trip to Corfu in September 2019
Keeping Melbourne Moving
Chris Frame catches up with Simon Gandy, chief of infrastructure at Melbourne Airport, to learn more about how the Australian gateway has turned the COVID crisis into an opportunity
From isolated to integrated
Surrounded by the vast South Atlantic, St Helena boasts one of the planet's most unusual airports. What did it take to connect this small island to the world by air? Andreas Spaeth paid a visit
Flight Simulation
UK Discovery Tour, Part 3
In the third and penultimate leg of our United Kingdom discovery tour, we depart from City Airport in Manchester and fly over several incredibly picturesque mountainous areas before finishing up in Inverness, the capital of the Scottish Highlands.
Orbx's Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
Belgrade was originally home to the Vinca Culture, one of the most important prehistoric cultures of Europe. The modern city was designed by Serbian professor of architecture, Emilijan Josimović. His grid-style plan was quite symmetrical, with parks and tree-lined avenues that are reminiscent of the ancient Roman city it once was. While these facts are really interesting, this product is not about Belgrade the city, it is based on the airport that serves it.
The Human Element – FlyByWire Simulations
In the third edition of our Human Element series, we sat down with Will Pine, founder of FlyByWire Simulations, the development group behind creating an improved version of the default Airbus A320neo for Microsoft Flight Simulator.