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Historic
Visit Shuttleworth’s engineering workshop next month
The Shuttleworth Collection will host an engineering workshop, open to ticket-buying members of the public, on the weekend of February 4 and 5
Work to restore ‘Stealth Fighter’ begins
The Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona received Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk 84-0810
How skilled were D-Day's troop carrier aircrew?
The US troop carrier aircrew of D-Day: poorly trained, cowardly or just low-grade? It’s time to debunk these myths
How did a USAF T-33 end up outside a castle in Albania?
Combat Aircraft Journal reveals the truth about how a US T-33 jet ended up parked outside a castlein the former Communist state of Albania
Military
How Russia is upgrading its Bear-H and Backfire-C bombers
In the second of his two-part article on Russia’s big bomber fleet, Alexander Mladenov examines the upgrade programmes for the Bear-H and Backfire-C, and looks at the impact of systematic strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Jordan welcomes another Air Tractor AT-802
A newly acquired Air Tractor AT-802F Fire Boss for the Royal Jordanian Air Force passed through Malta International Airport in Luqa on May 24, while making its delivery flight to Jordan
USAF clears B-2 to resume flight ops after six-month safety pause
The USAF’s 20-strong fleet of Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit stealth bombers has finally been cleared to return to flight operations after it was grounded for nearly six months as a safety precaution after one aircraft was involved in an accident at Whiteman AFB, Missouri, in December – the details of which remain largely unknown
Commercial
Why BA A350-1000 suffered tail-strike during go-around
The three-year-old widebody picked up damage to its fuselage surface when the tail struck the ground during a go-around at Heathrow after a prolonged float during the flare to land.
Milan Bergamo wins new A321LR long-haul link
A low-cost carrier plans to connect the Italian gateway with narrowbody jets on a 2,883-mile route. Find out more here…
Ultra rare dual-liveried 777F in Singapore debut
A Singapore carrier will operate brand-new widebody freighters to the United States with a cool new livery! Find out more on Key.Aero…
Inflight entertainment - what's new?
Tom Batchelor looks at the increasingly sophisticated inflight entertainment that passengers have come to expect
Why does Emirates operate so many A380s?
Emirates is the largest operator of the Airbus A380 employing it on its shortest and longest routes. In the June 2017 issue of Aviation News, Martyn Cartledge examined the widebody’s role with the Middle Eastern carrier.
Flight Simulation
Hype Performance Group’s H145 helicopter review
Newcomer Hype Performance Group has set the flight simulation rotary world alight with its Airbus H145 helicopter. Following its early access versions, now it is available as a fully functioning product.
McCall Municipal Airport released
Orbx has announced KMYL McCall Municipal Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
FSWeekend - the primary Dutch flight sim show
After a three-year hiatus, one of the more popular flight simulation events in Europe has returned. Our roving reporter, Jessica Bannister-Pearce, travelled to the Netherlands to find out more.
