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Historic
Historic aviation quiz: 1940s Japanese aircraft
How good is your aircraft recognition? Can you recognise these Japanese types from 1940s?
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
Military
Iran acquires ex-French Air Force A340s, but how did it do it?
Iran’s largest airline, Mahan Air, has recently purchased a pair of Airbus A340-212 long-range, wide-body airliners that were previously operated by the French Air and Space Force (FASF), growing the number of passenger aircraft in its fleet to almost 70
New Zealand receives third P-8A Poseidon
The Royal New Zealand Air Force welcomed the third of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to RNZAF Base Ohakea, near Palmerston North in the Manawatu, on May 19
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
Commercial
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.
Emirates bolsters Australian network
Another city ‘Down Under’ is set for the resumption of Airbus A380 services. Read more on Key.Aero to find out which one…
Sydney-based training centre cleared for take-off
A new purpose-built facility will enable the Qantas Group to train up to 4,500 crew annually on current and future aircraft types.
Boeing 767 vs Boeing 777: an in-depth comparison
The 767 and 777 heralded a new age in transatlantic travel, with Boeing adopting new approaches to their design and manufacture. We compare the two twin-engine types to find out how they match up.
Flight Simulation
X-Plane 12 now in full release
Laminar Research has announced the full release of X-Plane 12 is now available.
Flight sim airports - Part 3
This time, we travel to the UK for our first look at a British airport. EGKK Gatwick is a 'port,' meaning that Origami Studios based this design on an earlier edition of its work. Let's get on the ground and see how it compares with other airports in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Orbx’s Stockholm-Bromma and Malmo Airports reviewed
Sweden is an oft-forgotten part of the flight sim world, despite having some fantastic airports and locations to visit. Forget Arlanda and let's look at two airports that offer an interesting location or a challenging approach. Let’s check out Malmö and Stockholm Bromma.
