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Historic
Newark Air Museum gears up for Cockpit-Fest
The Nottinghamshire attraction’s annual cockpit extravaganza is set to go ahead on Saturday and Sunday June 24 and 25 this year
Revealed: new Polish squadron colours for HAC Hurricane
Dual identity salutes two different Polish Battle of Britain pilots who served at Duxford on the same unit
Aeroplane meets... Meier Motors
The team behind the German warbird restoration shop with a host of outstanding, and rare, projects to its credit
Military
USAF retires final ‘Big Safari’ NC-135W to the Boneyard
The USAF recently retired its last Pratt & Whitney TF33 turbofan-powered NC-135W Stratolifter test aircraft after more than 50 years of operational service
EXCLUSIVE: List of Lakenheath’s 495th FS F-35 Valkyrie names
The F-35A Lightning IIs of the 495th Fighter Squadron (FS) at RAF Lakenheath have each been given the name of a Valkyrie from Norse mythology
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)
Commercial
QUIZ: The Ultimate Low-Cost Carrier Quiz! (Part Two)
We're back for another round of low-cost but high-fun trivia. Do you have what it takes to get 10/10 on this second batch of budget-airline brainteasers? Good luck!
Behind the scenes at the final Boeing 747 delivery ceremony
After months of speculation, the last new-build Boeing 747 was delivered at the end of January. Chris Sloan travelled to Seattle to join industry legends, retired employees – and a very special celebrity guest – to mark the occasion
First Boeing 787s to be retired and stripped for spares
A pair of early-build Boeing 787s are to be retired from commercial service and dismantled for spare parts.
Ryanair 737 MAX makes emergency landing in Cyprus
An Israel-bound Ryanair flight made an emergency landing in Paphos, Cyprus this morning (February 27).
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.
