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Military
UAC delivers modernised Tu-160s to Russia
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has returned a pair of recently upgraded Tupolev Tu-160M1 Blackjack supersonic-capable strategic missile carriers to the Russian Ministry of Defence
Chinese Y-20A delivers aid in first overseas mission
A Xi’an Aircraft Industry Group Y-20A, belonging to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has delivered medical supplies to Pakistan, marking the type’s first operational overseas mission.
US Navy receives final Block II Super Hornet
Boeing Defense has delivered the final Block II variant of its F/A-18E Super Hornet multirole fighter to the US Navy.
HMS Queen Elizabeth Sails on Training Mission
The Portsmouth-based aircraft carrier will undergo several weeks of training and assessment with the staff of Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) to ensure the UK can deliver on its commitment to have a Carrier Strike Group ready to deploy from the end of this year.
RAF Typhoons return to Lithuania
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4s from the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) No 6 Squadron have arrived in Lithuania to support NATO’s ongoing Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission.
Commercial
VIDEO: WestJet resumes 737 MAX services
Watch our video as the Calgary-based operator becomes the fifth to reintroduce the type to service
Airbus adjusts A320 production rates
The European giant has made the changes in response to the current market environment
Norwegian’s new rescue strategy wins govt support
After altering its business plan, the embattled carrier has finally been thrown a lifeline
Historic
WATCH: The Tiger Nine Formation Team (starring two ex-Concorde pilots!)
Jeff Milsom from the Tiger Nine Display Team chats to Key.Aero about the pilot’s ‘audition’ process, and the similarities between the Tiger Moth and a crisp packet…
WATCH: How was Arthur C. Clarke involved in the biggest air show of 1951?
Held 70 years ago this summer, the huge Hendon Airfield event was fascinating – as Aeroplane Editor Ben Dunnell explains in this video
7 facts about the Avro Tudor
On the anniversary of its first flight, here’s some fascinating info about Britain's first ever pressurised airliner
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