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Historic
Sale of giant warbird collection confirmed
The Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum has been bought by the Wartime History Museum — and will stay at its current home
Luftwaffe aircraft on display at Farnborough
The January 1996 issue of ‘Flypast’ recounted a visit to Farnborough by Mike Bowyer after the end of World War Two, where he gives his personal take on Luftwaffe aircraft and equipment put on display in October 1945
Combat veteran Spitfire flies in UK
Supermarine Spitfire FRXIVe RM927 has made its first flight for 70 years
It’s the best glider museum in the world — and it’s in Britain
The superb Gliding Heritage Centre at Lasham traces the story of silent flight in the UK and beyond
Hawkinge museum unveils new Battle of Britain sculpture
The Kent Battle of Britain Museum has re-created a famous photograph from the summer of 1940
Military
What are the NATO ISR aircraft really doing on Ukraine's border?
NATO nations regularly fly a plethora of signals intelligence aircraft close to Ukraine’s western and southern borders. What are these aircraft doing? Thomas Withington explains all…
US Navy’s shadowy BUPERS-SDC replaces last P-3C BMUP+ with Poseidon
The US Navy’s mysterious Bureau of Naval Personnel Sea Duty Component (BUPERS-SDC) and Naval Air Systems Command-Flight Support Detachment (NAWC-23) at Dallas Love Field, Texas, has replaced its final P-3C BMUP+ Orion with the P-8A Poseidon
Exercise Air Defender Update: More aircraft deployment details revealed
More information has been released by the German Ministry of Defence on the aircraft participating in Exercise Air Defender 2023, which takes places over June 12-23.
Commercial
Analysis: European airlines get creative for Tokyo routes
With Russian airspace out of bounds until further notice, airlines across Europe have dusted off the atlas (and abacus) to establish if and how vital routes to northern and eastern parts of Asia can continue
BREAKING: Video confirms Antonov An-225 has been destroyed
A video circulating on social media reportedly confirms that the world’s only Antonov An-225 was in fact destroyed during fighting at Gostomel Airport near Kyiv in Ukraine.
How Convair tried capturing the market with its CV880 and CV990
Post-war military jet production thrust Convair into the spotlight of speed stardom. Sadly, as Stephen Skinner reports, its civil aviation ambitions simply could not compete
How the An-225 became the super-heavy air cargo king
From 2002 until its destruction during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the unique An-225 aircraft was in regular commercial use, offering oversize and super-heavy transportation capability like no other. Alexander Mladenov and Krassimir Grozev report
BREAKING: WestJet to buy Sunwing Airlines
A further major shake-up of Canada’s commercial aviation landscape is underway as WestJet confirms it is to buy low-cost leisure rival Sunwing
Flight Simulation
Australia Discovery Tour - Part 2
We pick up where we left off in the last issue, showcasing some of our favourite VFR scenic flight routes around the Great Southern Land of Australia. The three tours in this article showcase diverse geographical areas and are best flown low and slow in a single-engine piston aircraft.
Microsoft Flight Simulator Marks 40th Anniversary
Asobo Studio has announced a special 40th Anniversary Edition of Microsoft Flight Simulator to celebrate the longest-running game franchise at Microsoft.
Melbourne City Pack Released
Orbx has announced Landmarks Melbourne City Pack for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.