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Historic
DATABASE: Saab 37 Viggen Insights
An experienced Viggen pilot gives his impressions of the Swedish fighter...
de Havilland 100: Hornets in Malaya
The initial conception of the de Havilland Hornet as a Pacific theatre fighter seemed distant...
Memories of The Blitz, 80 years on
At 4.56pm on September 7 1940, London’s air raid sirens signalled the start of a nine-month bombing offensive by the Luftwaffe. Including one lady’s recollections from the time, Key.Aero looks back at a hugely destructive campaign – for both sides
The young black woman who changed aviation
Nearly 100 years ago, an ambitious African American woman from Chicago headed to France to become a pilot. She ended up being a trailblazer for her race and gender
Military
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 84
Welcome to the 84th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
A deep look into special forces aviation
The daring missions of multiple nations special operations forces behind enemy lines are invariably dependent on airlift – fixed or rotary wing – to get them safely to their targets and then successfully bring them home. AFM investigates the can-do mindset and unique skills of special forces aviators
USMC Harriers arrive for major exercise
Ten US Marine Corps AV-8B Harriers IIs of VMA-223 arrived at Bodø Main Air Station in Norway on March 3 to participate in Exercise Cold Response 2022 (CR 22). The exercise is to run from March 14 to 31 for which the USMC has deployed a sizeable force to the Scandinavian country
Commercial
Ilyushin Il-86: First Soviet widebody
Alexander Mladenov and Krassimir Grozev examine the Il-86’s development and servcice career...
A330-800 Receives Regulatory Greenlight
The European Aviation Safety Agency and the US Federal Aviation Administration have awarded the Airbus A330-800 a joint type certificate.
AtlasGlobal Halts Flights Again
Turkish airline AtlasGlobal has suspended operations for a second time, less than two months after it restored services.
Air Italy in Voluntary Liquidation
Air Italy ceased operations with immediate effect on February 11 after its shareholders, Alisarda and Qatar Airways through AQA Holding, chose to liquidate the company citing “persistent and structural market problems”.
Do airlines dream of electric fleets?
With the world becoming increasingly conscious of its ecological...
Flight Simulation
PC Pilot Issue 124 Downloads
Specially selected freeware and videos of flight sims reviewed in the November-December 2019 issue.
A2A Simulations - T-6A Texan II
Interview with Scott Gentile from A2A Simulations on the T-6A Texan II.