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Historic

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Avro Anson flies in new colours

THE LATEST IN AVIATION HERITAGE Avro Anson T21 WD413...

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Historic Pipers fly to France for D-Day anniversary

THE LATEST IN AVIATION HERITAGE Piper L-14 Army Cruiser...

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Invader’s return to flight draws nearer

THE LATEST IN AVIATION HERITAGE The fuselage of Reevers’...

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Living and Breathing

MUSEUMS One of the finest aviation museums of its kind...

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Completing Bill’s dream

WARBIRDS Frank Mormillo profiles Planes of Fame’s North...

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Military

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What lies ahead for EEA 1/54 'Dunkirk' and France's covert ISR assets?

We look at the platforms that have served the French Air and Space Force’s secretive Airborne Electronic Squadron 1/54 ‘Dunkirk’ and detail the new intelligence-gathering assets that are set to enter service in the coming years

FPDA nations plan commemorative 50th Anniversary display

The Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) member nations will participate in a mixed force flypast and naval display over and in the waters off Marina South, Singapore, on October 18 to celebrate 50 years of the defence pact

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Inside the US Air Force's Kabul Airlift operation

Broadly considered an operational success, the Kabul Airlift was also a record-breaking effort by the US Air Force. Babak Taghvaee reports

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Commercial

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Out with the Gold

UNITED AIRLINES has rolled out a revised livery on one of its...

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AirAsia’s First A330neo

AirAsia’s first Airbus A330-900neo has left the paint shop...

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Final Neo Variant Makes Maiden Flight

AIRBUS HAS flown the last of its A320neo family variants following...

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Crowded Out: The Cunliffe-Owen CONCORDIA

Britain’s post-war civil aircraft industry saw many successes,...

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Another Tax on UK Air Travel?

THE UK is considering introducing a ‘flight protection scheme’...

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Flight Simulation

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COCKPIT BUILDING

Finally sorted, and alive. Note the damage displays in the V/S...

X-Plane 11.0 Public Beta

Laminar Research has announced the release of the public Beta...

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RealAir Simulations Lancair Legacy V2

What’s it like the second time around?

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Light Aircraft Association Rally

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Light aircraft event

CFB Trenton - Quinte International Air Show 2024

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Trenton, Canada

Royal Canadian Air Force airshow

Royal International Air Tattoo

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Fairford, United Kingdom

The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

Columbus AFB - Thunder Over Columbus

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Columbus AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

JB Charleston Airshow 2024 Heroes of Flight

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North Charleston, United States

US military airshow

Guernsey Battle of Britain Air Display

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Guernsey, United Kingdom

The event website states:"Guernsey’s annual air display has been enjoyed by thousands of people for over 60 years, hosting some of Britain’s most historic and treasured military aircraft alongside aerobatic and awe inspiring display teams."