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Historic
Yorkshire Air Museum gears up for Buccaneer Day
The Elvington-based attraction will mark 30 years since the classic jet retired from RAF service on Saturday, April 6
Lancaster wing and nose swapped at East Kirkby
Work is continuing at the home of 'Just Jane' in Lincolnshire to keep the aircraft taxiable while also working towards returning it to the skies
Newark Air Museum outlines restoration aims for 2024
The Nottinghamshire attraction will be focusing on two Avro airframes (among several others) and will also repaint their Hunter T7 into a Blue Diamonds scheme
Red Arrows fly with Gnat to mark 60th anniversary
A Folland Gnat has recently flown in formation with the RAF’s Red Arrows to help mark the team’s 60th display season
Military
USAF now plans to buy less than 100 F-15EXs
As part of its FY25 budget request, the USAF has revealed that it now plans to purchase 18 F-15EXs, rather than the 24 Eagle IIs that were initially set to be acquired. This would take the total planned F-15EX procurement from a total of 104 aircraft to just 98
Pentagon clears Osprey flight operations to resume
The Pentagon has cleared all three variants of the V-22 Osprey to return to flight after what has been a three-month grounding. US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) initially grounded its CV-22B fleet after the fatal loss of an aircraft on November 29, 2023, before US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) grounded the rest of the US Osprey force
Indian Navy stands up INAS 334 as first MH-60R squadron
The Indian Navy (IN) marked a pivotal moment in its modernisation journey on March 6, when the service formally commissioned its first MH-60R Seahawk multi-role maritime helicopters into operational service with Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 334 at Indian Naval Station (INS) Garuda in Kochi
Commercial
ULTIMATE AMERICAN AIRLINES FLEET QUIZ!
Following the announcement earlier this week that American Airlines had placed an order for 260 new narrowbody and regional aircraft from Airbus, Boeing and Embraer, for this week’s quiz, we thought we’d test your knowledge of the US carrier’s fleet past and present. Good luck!
Aviation News April 2024
April 2024 issue of Aviation News in page-turning format puts the spotlight on the Polaris Program to provide a world exclusive on the fast jet fleet behind private spaceflight’s most ambitious mission
New airline takes off in Tehran
Iran gained another air carrier in early February when AVA Airlines commenced operations.
How a fuel emergency forced a 757 to land on closed runway
Icelandic air accident investigators have concluded a probe into a low-fuel incident which saw an Icelandair Boeing 757-200 land on a closed runway at Keflavik Airport.
American Airlines’ trio of aircraft orders
American Airlines announced orders for 260 new aircraft, including 85 Airbus A321neos, 85 Boeing 737 MAX 10s and 90 Embraer E175 aircraft.
Flight Simulation
Richmond for MSFS released
The latest US destination from scenery developer Axonos is KRIC Richmond International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
PILOT’S de Havilland Canada Dash 7
In this review, we take the de Havilland four-engine Dash 7 turboprop for a spin and see how it measures up.
