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Historic
IWM Spitfire cockpit experiences
Few aircraft are as entrenched in the hearts and minds of the British public as much as the Supermarine Spitfire. Just getting up close to one of these iconic machines is an emotional experience, but IWM Duxford allows you to go one step further…
On this day in 1938: 'Downwind' Gillan’s Hurricane flight
On February 10, 1938, Gillan hit the headlines when he flew his Hurricane (L1555) the 327 miles from Edinburgh to Northolt in just 48 minutes, at an average speed of 408 mph…
Petition launched to save historic Miles Aircraft factory building
An online petition has been launched with the aim of saving one of the last surviving Phillips & Powis — later Miles Aircraft — factory buildings at Woodley, just east of Reading, Berkshire…
Evelyn Bobbi Trout: first all-night flight by a woman
She planned to be in the air for a month and even celebrated her 25th birthday in the sky. On February 10, 1929 she broke the record for the first all-night flight by a woman...
Military
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.
Swiss F/A-18s return to Leeming for Yorknite 2022
From November 15 to December 9, Swiss Air Force F/A-18C Hornets are operating from RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire for Exercise Yorknite 2022
Commercial
How many airlines did we gain and lose in 2020?
In part two of our special Global Airline Report 2021, we analyse the data to find out how many airlines were set up and how many departed last year
Drone X Challenge winners share the secrets of their success
The Drone X Challenge is pushing the frontiers of UAV technology. Tom Batchelor spoke to the teams that shared this year’s US$1m prize
Back in business!
Planes, people and projects came alive as The Aviation Society’s Memorabilia Fair made a triumphant return beneath the wings of Concorde. Carol Randall reports
80 minutes that changed aviation
Twenty years ago civilian aircraft became weapons of terror. It was unprecedented. Aviation News examines the ongoing effects of 9/11 and looks back at those fateful flights
‘Landor scope and glory’
Former British Airways Boeing 747 G-BNLY welcomed passengers on board again during its debut Landor Experience Day. Aviation News editor Jamie Ewan was there
Flight Simulation
F-14 Tomcat for Microsoft Flight Simulator Out Now
DC Designs has announced the F-14 A/B Tomcat for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
Building a 737 Home Cockpit – The new shell and more
Joe Lavery shows how his cockpit enclosure evolved from a shell, with a few panels, into a realistic 737 cockpit.
FlyByWire Simulations' A32NX
We review A32NX by FlyByWire Simulations, the development group behind creating an
improved version of the default Airbus A320neo for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
