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Historic
Huge American warbird museum re-opens
Everett, Washington’s Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum, a world class collection of historic aircraft and vehicles, re-opened to the public last month
Airworthy Caproni seaplane on its way to a new owner
The world’s oldest flying seaplane, 1935-built Caproni CA 100 MM65156 (I-ABOU), has recently been sold
TAG Aviation helps to return Supermarine Seaplane to the air
The extraordinary challenge – to rebuild an airworthy Supermarine S5 Seaplane - is being led by one of TAG Aviation’s own pilots, Will Hosie
Sumatran tigers - Corsairs in action
The Vought Corsair played a key role with the Royal Navy during fighter sweeps over Sumatran airfields. Andrew Thomas describes some dramatic action
Aeroplane meets... John Dodd
Giving up a career as an RAE scientist, and flying for a living instead, was just the start for this exponent of vintage aircraft in all their forms
Military
All eyes on Ramstein as NATO nations gathered for fifth Ukraine summit
As defence ministers and military officials flew in for a NATO meeting on Ukraine, Babak Taghvaee was at Ramstein Air Base in Germany to witness the comings and goings
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 166
Welcome to the 166th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
South Korea axes F-35B acquisition plan to grow F-35A fleet?
Seoul has requested a government-to-government Foreign Military Sale for the purchase of 25 fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II fighters has been approved by the US State Department
Commercial
Gatwick: The capital’s comeback king
Few airports in the UK had as rough a ride during the pandemic as Gatwick. Martyn Cartledge assesses recent events at the London gateway before considering what the future may hold.
Follow-up order for Azerbaijan Airlines
The latest deal will see the Baku-based flag carrier bolster its Airbus narrowbody fleet
Why airports' return to pre-pandemic capacity is uneven
In our latest check-in with aviation data analytics firm Cirium, we examine the uneven return of airports to pre-pandemic capacity levels
Finnair swaps wings for wheels
The Helsinki-based flag carrier has unveiled bold changes for two key domestic routes
Flybe 3.0? Failed regional airline brand up for sale again
Administrators overseeing the closure of Flybe have played down the likelihood of a third incarnation of the recently failed regional carrier after placing its intellectual property up for sale.
Flight Simulation
Red Bull Bullseye landing challenge released
In 2023, Red Bull aerobatic pilot Luke Czepiela successfully landed a Carbon Cub on the helipad of Dubai’s Burj Al Arab Jumeirah Hotel at an altitude of 689ft.
Microsoft Flight Simulator lands in Jeju
Developed by SamScene, the scenery is an authentic rendition of the second-largest airport in South Korea, sporting a detailed terminal with interior modelling.
DA20 Eclipse takes flight in X-Plane 12
Aircraft developer, SimSolutions has released the DA20-C1 Eclipse for X-Plane 12.
