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Historic
All The Sky’s A Stage – Temora’s David Lowy
From flying loops in Spitfires to headlining rock festivals, Temora Aviation Museum boss David Lowy has done it all. Steve Beebee chats to one of historic aviation’s true polymaths
Pictures and memories from Stow Maries first ‘Propwash’ event
Propwash was a new event on the Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome calendar and the first of its type totally dedicated to aviation
Tuskegee Airmen remembered in Italy
A new memorial to the airmen of the 332nd Fighter Group has been unveiled on the site of their former base
Unique formation concludes Me 262 UK tour
The Messerschmitt Foundation’s stunning Me 262 replica concluded its now celebrated UK visit with a unique flypast on July 18…
First flying Fokker D.XXI in 70 years: A test pilot's view
Leonard van den Broek spoke to test pilot Dan Griffith, who has overseen the 1930’s Dutch fighter’s test flying programme
Military
France welcomes last of initial batch of Phénix tankers
The French Air and Space Force’s 31 Strategic Air Refuelling and Transport Wing (EARTS) at Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (BA125) took delivery of its 12th A330-243MRTT Phénix tanker-transport from Airbus Defence and Space on September 20
VIDEO: British Army bids farewell to 665 Squadron and final Gazelles
Three Westland Gazelle AH1s from No 665 Squadron – a component of the Army Air Corps’ 5 Regiment and the British Army’s last frontline Gazelle unit – completed the type’s final operational flight from Joint Helicopter Command Flying Station Aldergrove in Northern Ireland on October 23
HMS Prince of Wales embarks on F-35B sea trials in the US
On October 11, a specially instrumented US Navy-operated F-35B Lightning II (168314/‘68’) landed aboard HMS Prince of Wales (R09) – the second of the Royal Navy’s two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers – thereby kicking off Developmental Test Phase 3 sea trials with the type on the warship
Commercial
Getting Technikal: Lufthansa's MRO operation analysed
Considered a bellwether for the state of the wider MRO sector, Lufthansa Technik recently published its latest annual results. Ian Harbison has crunched the numbers and provides his headline assessment of the data
Jet2 welcomes first A321neo into service
The low-cost leisure carrier rolled out the VIP treatment in celebration
Flying on a 40-year-old Boeing 737-200 in Honduras
Most aviation enthusiasts can appreciate the iconic lines of a classic jet. But there’s a small contingent that yearns for the days before carbon-fibre and glass cockpits to such a degree they’re willing to travel to the ends of the world to find them. Daniel Johnston recalls his recent expedition to Latin America in the pursuit of the increasingly rare Boeing 737-200
BREAKING: Ryanair places its biggest Boeing order to date
The deal strengthens the carrier’s relationship with Boeing, and is reportedly worth over $40 billion
Flight Simulation
Local Legends 12: The Dornier Do X Flying Boat out now
The latest aircraft in the Local Legends series for Microsoft Flight Simulator is the Dornier Do X Flying Boat.
City Update IV: Western Europe released
City Update IV for Microsoft Flight Simulator features five cities in Western Europe, all recreated using high-resolution geographic data. The update also includes Cologne Bonn Airport in Germany.
DCS: Normandy 2.0 interview
In this article, we sat down with developer Ugra Media and discussed their work in producing DCS: Normandy 2.0.
