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Historic
When Eagle dared: the British Eagle story
Beginning 75 years ago, the story of British Eagle is typical of many a British independent airline. In one of the final features he completed before his death, Bruce Hales-Dutton looked back to a 2009 interview with Eagle’s founder Harold Bamberg to chart this much-loved carrier’s rise and fall
Nighthawk ‘lands’ at US museum
A museum in the American state of Georgia has received Lockheed F-117A 81-10794
Historic helicopters saved for preservation
A pair of retired military helicopters have been ‘rescued’ from the scrapman and now face a brighter future
Classic aviation and motoring at Stow Maries
Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome in Essex, Europe’s largest surviving First World War aerodrome, hosted a cavalcade of classic aircraft and classic cars last weekend
Military
USAF releases new B-21 stealth bomber images as engine tests begin
The USAF announced on September 12 that the first B-21 Raider stealth bomber prototype had commenced engine runs at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Palmdale, California, as part of its ground test programme
Ukraine charts success in recent strikes against Russian forces in Crimea
As was expected, the series of Ukrainian special operations against Russian high-value targets based in Russian-occupied Crimea that began in August continued in September
Tinker AFB bids farewell to more E-3 Sentry AWACS
A further two E-3B/G Sentry aircraft have taken off from Tinker AFB for the final time, having been flown from the Oklahoma base to Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, to be placed in long-term storage as the USAF continues to drawdown its ageing AWACS fleet
Commercial
Behind the scenes with Nevada's forest fire fighters
The Nevada Division of Forestry relies heavily on its fleet of helicopters, not just for fire duties. Martin Scharenborg and Ramon Wenink flew with the Nevada Division of Forestry Aviation Services to learn about its mission
Russia and India to join forces on airliner production?
United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is assessing the possibility of launching localised production of several airliner types in India.
Jets replace turboprops after double Dash 8 retirement
Two airlines recently phased out of their turboprop fleet in favour of an all-jet roster
Mixed blessings: Asia Pacific airlines in a post-COVID world
Global aviation may be fighting its way back out of the COVID doldrums, but it’s not plain sailing in Asia Pacific
Flight Simulation
Piper Super Cub Reality Expansion Pack released
SimCoders has announced the Reality Expansion Pack Pack for the default X-Plane 12 Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub is now available.
Bologna Airport MSFS released
The latest destination from MK-Studios is LIPE Bologna Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
F-15E lands in DCS World
Eagle Dynamics has announced the Early Access release of the much anticipated DCS: F-15E by RAZBAM is out now.
