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Historic
Historic helicopters saved for preservation
A pair of retired military helicopters have been ‘rescued’ from the scrapman and now face a brighter future
Classic aviation and motoring at Stow Maries
Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome in Essex, Europe’s largest surviving First World War aerodrome, hosted a cavalcade of classic aircraft and classic cars last weekend
Former 617 Squadron Vulcan salutes Dambusters
Hundreds of aviation enthusiasts gathered at London Southend Airport on the evening of May 20 to watch resident Avro Vulcan XL426 perform a high-speed taxi-run
Veteran Hercules set for museum display
A Lockheed Hercules has been carefully reassembled for display in Spain
Military
US Navy orders more CH-53Ks for USMC and Israel
The US Navy has awarded Sikorsky a $2.7bn contract to build and deliver 35 additional CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift transport helicopters – comprising 12 Lot 7 and 15 Lot 8 aircraft for the USMC, along with a further eight examples for Israel (adding to the four announced in 2022)
Sierra Nevada to bid for USAF ‘Doomsday Plane’ replacement
Sierra Nevada Corporation is bidding for the USAF’s $8bn Survivable Airborne Operations Center programme – the replacement for the USAF’s ageing fleet of E-4B ‘Nightwatch’ National Airborne Operations Center aircraft, otherwise known as the air arm’s so-called ‘Doomsday Plane’
Commercial
Russia and India to join forces on airliner production?
United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is assessing the possibility of launching localised production of several airliner types in India.
Jets replace turboprops after double Dash 8 retirement
Two airlines recently phased out of their turboprop fleet in favour of an all-jet roster
Mixed blessings: Asia Pacific airlines in a post-COVID world
Global aviation may be fighting its way back out of the COVID doldrums, but it’s not plain sailing in Asia Pacific
Air Astana posts record profits, declares 2022 its best year ever
Almaty-based Air Astana has declared 2022 its best year ever after posting a record profit of $78.2 million after tax.
Flight Simulation
Airbus A300B4 in development
Just Flight has announced it is working on an Airbus A300B4 Professional for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Munich V2 for MSFS now available
Scenery developer sim-wings has released Munich V2 for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Famous Flyer 6: Ford 4-AT Trimotor released
Microsoft has announced the sixth Famous Flyer aircraft, the Ford 4-AT Trimotor, is now available.
