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Historic
Pathfinder Force wartime buildings for sale
Buildings formerly used by 35 Squadron, including a dance hall visited by Glenn Miller, are for sale for the first time in 50 years
World War Two aircraft carrier wreck site discovered
US Naval History and Heritage Command confirmed the identity of a wreck site as USS Ommaney Bay on July 10
Wartime Mosquito pilot to be Stow Maries guest of honour
Jim Dearlove, now 102, will appear at the Great War Aerodrome’s Propwash event on July 23
Inside a Canadian Hawker Typhoon restoration project
The Typhoon Legacy Company, based in Comox, British Columbia, is adopting its own singular approach to returning its example of the Hawker fighter-bomber to airworthiness
Military
USAF carries out final operational E-8C JSTARS sortie
The USAF has marked the end of an era in airborne command, control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations after the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) fleet flew its final operational mission on September 21
Belgium agrees to send outgoing F-16s to Ukraine from 2025
Brussels has pledged that Belgium will in fact join Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands in transferring some of its outgoing F-16AM/BM (MLU) Fighting Falcon fighters to Ukraine, though the first of an undisclosed number of jets will not be handed over to Kyiv until 2025
USAF welcomes first Joby Aviation eVTOL to Edwards AFB
The USAF’s Emerging Technologies Integrated Test Force (ET-ITF) took delivery of its first experiment electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at Edwards AFB, California, on September 25
Commercial
The Ultimate King’s Coronation Aviation Quiz!
This weekend sees the coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as king and queen of the United Kingdom, so what better way to celebrate than with a rather regal aviation quiz! Let’s see how much you know…
Air India is about to be radically transformed, here's how
In our monthly check-in with the Cirium team, we examine how India’s national carrier is about to embark on a period of radical transformation
Dassault thinks big: what next for the Falcon family?
The Dassault Falcon family has long been renowned for its elegance, matching performance with style. Now the company is looking to capitalise on that heritage with its most spacious jets yet, as James Ronayne explains
IN PICTURES: Spotting highlights from Seoul’s Gimpo and Incheon airports
The South Korean capital is home to two major airports – Gimpo, which primarily serves domestic traffic, and the newer Incheon facility which is the country’s premier hub. Peter Apsey shares some of his spotting highlights from a recent visit to this fascinating city
Flight Simulation
FS2Crew: Animated First Officer released
FS2Crew has released an animated first officer for the FlyByWire A32NX project in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
DCS F-100D Super Saber development update
Eagle Dynamics has released a status update on the upcoming F-100D Super Sabre for DCS World.
New Caribbean destination for MSFS
TropicalSim has released an upgraded version of Cyril E King Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.