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Historic
Legendary test pilot Alex Henshaw on flying the Lancaster
The Vickers-Armstrongs plant at Castle Bromwich turned out 305 Lancasters during World War Two. In a feature first published in Aeroplane’s September 1983 issue, test pilot Alex Henshaw recalled flying the first of them — and the machinations leading up to it
Avro Vulcan XH558 set to leave Doncaster - UPDATED
A one-off, final flight is among the options being considered
Hurricane in fatal crash at Czech show
Czech-owned Hawker Hurricane IV OO-HUR and its pilot were lost in an accident on 14 August
Schneider Trophy 1929 Race Programme
FlyPast presents a reprint of the Schneider Trophy 1929 Race Programme
Rapier Defence System revealed at Newark
Newark Air Museum has put on display what’s believed to be the only complete example of MBDA’s Rapier Field Standard C ground-based air defence system…
Military
New Zealand retires first legacy C-130H(NZ) Hercules
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has withdrawn the first of its five-strong fleet of Lockheed C-130H(NZ) Hercules tactical transports from service after nearly 60 years of operations
AFSOC’s secretive CN-235 supports Biden’s visit to Europe
US Air Force Special Operations Command’s sole CASA CN-235M-100 was one of the many aircraft to journey to Eastern Europe to during the past week to support US President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, and his pre-planned meeting with other NATO leaders in Warsaw, Poland
Cost of UK's final Tranche 1 F-35B Lightning IIs to increase
The price of the final Tranche 1 F-35B Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighters to be acquired by the UK is set to rise by 6%, the Ministry of Defence has revealed
Commercial
The unique business model of JSX
US regional carrier JSX fuses domestic flying with executive travel luxury. Chris Sloan speaks to the company's CEO Alex Wilcox and Director, Marketing & Communications Ben Kaufman about their unique business model and their plans for east coast expansion
The big aspirations of GlobalX
Less than a year after its launch, one US charter operator is eyeing exceptional expansion plans in a post-pandemic world. Chris Sloan reports
QUIZ: Where does Flight 001 go?
In the airline business, it doesn't get more important than Flight 001. Put your knowledge to the test and be prepared for a few surprises along the way!
Learn how Gatwick innovates aircraft turnarounds
A new handheld digital platform called AirTurn is being used by ground handlers at London/Gatwick as part of an “innovative” solution to transform aircraft turnarounds.
Flight Simulation
Props and Jets - Interview with Eagle Dynamics
To accompany our review of the groundbreaking DCS: AH-64D, we invited Eagle Dynamics’ Senior Producer, Matt Wagner along with Project Manager and Team Leader for World War Two projects, Sergey Gerasev, to give us an update on their current projects.
iniBuilds announces partnership with Microsoft
iniBuilds has partnered with the Microsoft Flight Simulator team to develop the Airbus A310, which will be available for free for owners of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
PC Pilot - Meet the Author
Welcome to the second instalment of our new series in which we introduce you to the individual members of the PC Pilot team. For this issue, we meet our only female writer, Jessica Bannister-Pearce. Jess is a multi-talented writer and over the years has built up knowledge and expertise in all aspects of the hobby.