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Historic
DISTINGUISHED FLYING MEDAL FRED FRAY
Graham Pitchfork relates the flying exploits of ex-Halton apprentice Fred Fray...
One man's love for the CAP 10B, a Mexican dream...
It might have needed a good clean, but Stu Goldspink knew it was love at first sight when he laid eyes on this former Mexican Air Force CAP 10B...
The incredible exploits of Oscar Garden
Having detailed her father Oscar’s groundbreaking journey from England to Australia in the March 2020 issue of FlyPast, Mary Garden describes the aviator’s flying exploits across Africa and the Middle East
The nocturnal Kiwi ace
Andrew Thomas uncovers the night-fighting career of Flt Lt Ken ‘Chunky’ Stewart RNZAF
Military
What aircraft could you buy with the profits from the original Top Gun?
After a nearly three-year wait, Top Gun Maverick is released in UK cinemas today. The original made $356.8 million at the box office, which is enough to equip the US military with the following…
How they made the film Top Gun
US naval aviator Dave ‘Bio’ Baranek was an instructor at the real Topgun school when Hollywood called. He tells the story of the team who helped bring realism to the smash hit 1980s film and here reveals some of the tricks of the trade.
Northrop F-5E Tiger IIs at the IRIAF’s Forward Operating Base in Birjand
Combat Aircraft Journal reports on the Northrop F-5E Tiger IIs at the IRIAF’s Forward Operating Base in Birjand
Commercial
Commercial Aviation General Knowledge Quiz
This next instalment of the Saturday Commercial Aviation quiz follows a general knowledge theme. Test yourself on a wide range of subjects and let us know what score you got!
Air India Express Jet Crashes on Landing
An Air India Express Boeing 737 has reportedly skidded off the runway after landing at Kozhikode/Calicut airport in southern India.
Russia’s 737 MAX Rival to Fly Before Year-end with Locally Built Engines
The Irkut MC-21-300, Russia’s answer to the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo, is set to make its maiden flight before the end of the year with domestically produced engines, the company’s CEO confirmed.
Commercial aviation is recovering from COVID-19 – and here’s the data to prove it
Global pandemic is the aviation industry’s toughest ever challenge, but the signs are that the sector is slowly bouncing back.
When the US Government Fired 12,000 Air Traffic Controllers
On August 5, 1981, US president Ronald Regan made a decision that would affect the commercial aviation sector for years. Key.Aero recalls the dramatic turn of events.
Flight Simulation
X-Plane Arrives in Caernarfon
The latest X-Plane destination from Orbx is EGCK Caernarfon Airport in northern Wales.
