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Historic
Mosquito T43 flies at Ardmore
On 18 March, former Royal New Zealand Air Force de Havilland Mosquito T43 NZ2308 — the fourth Mosquito to emerge from the Avspecs workshops at Ardmore, Auckland — took to the air with leading American warbird pilot Steve Hinton at the controls.
FlyPast June 2024
June 2024 issue of FlyPast in page-turning format is a 148-page special edition saluting the many heroes of D-Day in the run-up to the 80th anniversary of World War Two’s ‘longest day’
BIG year for Meteor WS778!
Work to bring Meteor NF(T).14 WS788 back to life continues apace at Elvington’s Yorkshire Air Museum (YAM) near York…
Aviation News May 2024
May 2024 issue of Aviation News in page-turning format headlines with Little Jets in the East End and finds out why London City and Embraer are a perfect match
Military
Insight into RAF ops in response to the Gaza war
For more than six months the RAF has been at the forefront of Britain’s response to the Gaza war. Tim Ripley looks at what has been going on
F-35 cross-servicing milestone to greater NATO interoperability
In a significant development of aircraft interoperability across NATO forces, one country’s personnel conducted the first-ever unsupervised F-35 cross-service operation of another air arm’s Lightning IIs.
Ramstein Flag – NATO’s new major air defence exercise
NATO is organising a major new air defence exercise that is due to involve over 140 aircraft.
Commercial
First E-Jet Freighter flies
Embraer has flown the first E190F conversion from its São José dos Campos facility in Brazil.
Royal Jordanian inducts inaugural E2s
Royal Jordanian Airlines’ first two Embraer E195-E2s have joined the fleet. In total, eight examples are expected to operate on RJ’s short and medium-range routes.
Airlander 10 starts certification
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has formally begun the process of applying for a type certification for its in-development Airlander 10 aircraft, which it says is “designed to be the world’s most efficient large aircraft”.
Repercussions from Boeing 737 MAX delivery delays
Airlines are having to change fleet plans to cope with delivery delays of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
Qantas welcomes Airbus A220
Qantas introduced the carrier’s first two Airbus A220-300s on March 1, 2024. The carrier’s QantasLink subsidiary operated aircraft, VH-X4A (c/n 55253) and VH-X4B (c/n 55269), from Melbourne to Canberra and Brisbane.
Flight Simulation
Lukla for Microsoft Flight Simulator released
Aerosoft has announced Mt Everest Airports Vol. 1 – Lukla for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
Golden Age Simulations’ Boeing Stearman
The Boeing Stearman taught most of the US Navy how to fly and provided plenty of crop dusters for barnstorming fun post World War Two. We take a look at Golden Age Simulations' version of this legendary aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
iniBuilds’ A300-600R review
The wide-body design and the use of modern materials put the Airbus A300 on the cutting edge of 1970s technology. We take a closer look at iniBuilds rendition of this high-performance airliner for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
