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Historic
DH Moth centenary celebration announced — when and where will it be?
Organisers plan largest DH60 gathering of modern age and attendance of 100 Moths
Where can you see this year’s Vintage Air Tour?
Historic aircraft to gather at several locations around UK
Duxford's airshows: what have been the highlights from 50 years?
As IWM Duxford gets ready for its 50th anniversary airshow season, we look back at its half-century of highlights with the help of some of those who played their part
Superfortress artefacts on show at Sculthorpe
Volunteers at Norfolk’s RAF Sculthorpe Heritage Centre have completed a Boeing B-29 Superfortress display
Ponderous and vulnerable? Blenheim at war
Such was the pace of change in aircraft design during the pre-war years that what had initially seemed ground-breaking and pace-setting was proven less so when used in anger. It was this fate that dogged numerous Blenheim units, as Andrew Thomas explains
Military
USMC’s VMU-3 achieves IOC with MQ-9A
The USMC’s Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 (VMU-3) ‘Phantoms’ celebrated reaching Initial Operational Capability with the MQ-9A Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV at MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on August 4
RAF’s 41 TES: Developing tactics and capability for the Eurofighter Typhoon
In a special Key Publishing magazine on the Typhoon and Tempest, Mark Ayton detailed the ongoing work of 41 Test and Evaluation Squadron tasked with Typhoon capability and tactics development
‘If I wasn’t quick people were going to die’: Typhoon squadron boss on going to war against ISIS
We speak to Wg Cdr Mike Sutton (ret’d) about his time flying the Typhoon, which started in the early days of the aircraft’s RAF service and culminated by leading 1 (Fighter) Squadron into combat against ISIS in the skies of Iraq and Syria
Commercial
Aeromexico Embraer E190 hit by bullets at Culiacán
An Aeromexico Embraer E190 has been hit by gunfire while on the ground at Culiacán International Airport in the west of Mexico.
AeroSHARK: Lufthansa’s new airflow technology
AeroSHARK is an innovative new airflow technology that could make a real difference to cash-strapped airlines. Chris Smith takes a closer look
Space, weather and aviation
Technological innovations in space are driving dramatic advancements in weather forecasting on Earth, improving safety and reliability within aviation, reports Tom Batchelor
Most on-time airlines and airports in 2022 revealed
Aviation analytics firm Cirium has revealed which airlines and airports were the most punctual last year.
Ethiopian 737 MAX crash report criticised by US and French investigators
The final report into the fatal 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX has attracted criticism from investigators in the US and France.
Flight Simulation
E-Jets Family for X-Plane 12 released
X-Crafts has announced its E-Jets Family has been upgraded for X-Plane 12 compatibility.
Aeroprakt A22-LS v3.0 upgraded to X-Plane 12
Aircraft developer VSKYLABS has upgraded the Aeroprakt A22-LS to v3.0, bringing the project to X-Plane 12 standards.
St Helens Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator
The latest Australian destination from Orbx is St Helens Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
