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The Baron’s 2021 predictions
We’ve enlisted our good friend Baron Felix von Tempelhof to highlight some topics to keep on your radar for the year ahead…
Aviation transformations
Charles Woodley recounts some of the upstarts that tried to squeeze in on the low-cost revolution that swept through the UK in the mid-1990s and early 2000s
Nigeria accepts second Mi-171E helicopter
The Nigerian Air Force accepted its second and final Mil Mi-171E heavy-lift tactical transport helicopter at NAF Base Makurdi – located in the nation’s Benue State – on December 2
Sankt Johann Airport Released
Gaya Simulations has announced LOIJ Sankt Johann Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out.
Russia receives final batch of Su-34 fighter-bombers
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) revealed on December 2 that its subsidiary, Sukhoi, had delivered its final batch of Su-34 fighter-bombers to Russia, completing a long-term contract with the nation’s defence ministry
Norwegian begins “reorganisation process” in Norway
The troubled airline makes another legal move in an attempt to safeguard is future
First 737 MAX delivery since grounding revealed
Breaking a 20-month hiatus, Boeing handed over its maiden MAX since the type’s grounding
Which airlines are still using the Airbus A340?
Following last week’s news that SAS completed its accelerated retirement programme for its A340 fleet, Key.Aero investigates how many airlines continue to operate the quadjet
Emirates takes delivery of first A380 in 12 months
The Middle Eastern carrier has accepted its 116th superjumbo after a year of no deliveries
Chuck Yeager, 1923 – 2020
The pioneering US test pilot, the first person to break the sound barrier, has died aged 97.
USAF to field interim solution for KC-46 RVS
US Air Force Materiel Command revealed on December 2 that it will field an interim solution for the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker fleet’s troubled Remote Vision System (RVS) from 2021
UK receives first remanufactured AH-64E attack helicopters
The British Army Air Corps accepted its first two Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters at Wattisham Flying Station, Suffolk, on November 26 – after the aircraft were remanufactured from the UK’s current WAH-64D-standard
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