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Historic
Falklands veteran Skyhawk restored to wartime configuration
Newly refurbished A-4 goes on show in Buenos Aires museum
RAF Museum to open new inter-war gallery at Hendon
Westland Wallace returns for inclusion in latest London exhibition
USAF museum P-47 goes to Collings Foundation — but will it fly again?
Thunderbolt acquired in exchange deal for historic Stearman Kaydet trainer
Last flying One-Eleven's fuselage saved
Southampton museum to create new exhibit using ex-QinetiQ aircraft
Bournemouth museum to get famed Sea Vixen
Last flying example of de Havilland naval fighter acquired for static display
Military
Nigeria welcomes initial T129 ATAK gunships from Turkey
The first pair of T129 ATAK helicopters for the Nigerian Air Force arrived in country via a Turkish Air Force-operated A400M Atlas tactical transport on November 1
RAF Typhoons participate in large Qatari exercise
RAF Typhoons have recently taken part in Exercise Ferocious Falcon V – a large-scale Qatari-led multinational exercise.
Star Warriors CO provides insights into a US Navy Growler squadron
In the US Navy & Marine Corps Air Power Yearbook 2023, Mark Ayton spoke with Commander Cameron Dekker, commander of the only US Navy Reserve squadron equipped with the EA-18G Growler.
Commercial
UK planespotting highlights for July 2023
We present a selection of images of visiting aircraft from airports around the UK. For the most part, they’re commercial jets, but almost all of them are unusual types, wearing new or unique liveries, or first visits by an airline or airliner to a particular airport.
Buffalo Airways’ long-awaited Boeing 737 departs on delivery
Buffalo Airways' first-ever jet, a Boeing 737-301(BDSF), departed on delivery to Canada today.
Doing low-cost differently: Inside Vueling's grand transformation
Under the stewardship of the International Airlines Group (IAG), Vueling is on a mission to reduce its reliance on seasonal traffic and tackle the issue of sustainability. Thomas Haynes travelled to its Barcelona base to find out more
Flying onboard the world's oldest Fokker F28 Fellowship
In 2022, Bernd Sturm spent a day of the scorching Argentinian summer on the world’s oldest airworthy Fokker F28 Fellowship
Flight Simulation
A History of Military Flight Simulation – Part 3
In this feature, we trace the history of combat flight simulators from 1997 to 2000 and discover how developers started to take advantage of emerging technologies such as 3D graphics, head tracking and multiplayer utilities.
Xiamen International Airport for MSFS released
Scenery developer, SamScene3D has released Xiamen International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update XIV: Central Eastern Europe
In this review, we explore the vast area of Central Eastern Europe and discover what the latest World Update from Microsoft has to offer.