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Historic
The 75th Anniversary of VJ Day
After six years of fighting, with three of those against Japan, VJ Day would finally mark the end of World War II
Allied Aces and their aircraft
One flew for four different air forces, another flew so low he blew a lady’s washing off her line. Here are three of the most distinguished flying aces of World War 2...
F-117A stealth fighter joins Hill Aerospace Museum
Hill Aerospace Museum in Utah took delivery of a retired US Air Force Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter on August 5
Aviation records that are still incredible
When Wilbur Wright reached a speed of 37mph back in 1905, little did he know what he’d started. Since then, humankind has pushed the limits of bravery, engineering and physics to go faster, higher and further.
Military
What we know so far about Bell's 360 Invictus helicopter
We take a closer look at the light attack/scout helicopter that is one of two platforms being considered by the US Army as a viable replacement for its Kiowa Warrior fleet
First Triton IFC-4 UAV delivered to US Navy
The first Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to the Integrated Functional Capability 4 standard has been delivered to the US Navy
Spain's first CH-47F delivered
BOEING HAS delivered the first of 17 CH-47F Chinooks to the Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra (FAMET – Spanish Army Air Mobile Forces) after being remanufactured from an existing older model FAMET CH-47D.
Commercial
A330-800 Receives Regulatory Greenlight
The European Aviation Safety Agency and the US Federal Aviation Administration have awarded the Airbus A330-800 a joint type certificate.
AtlasGlobal Halts Flights Again
Turkish airline AtlasGlobal has suspended operations for a second time, less than two months after it restored services.
Air Italy in Voluntary Liquidation
Air Italy ceased operations with immediate effect on February 11 after its shareholders, Alisarda and Qatar Airways through AQA Holding, chose to liquidate the company citing “persistent and structural market problems”.
Do airlines dream of electric fleets?
With the world becoming increasingly conscious of its ecological...
Boosting engine performance
Keeping aircraft engines fit for action is key to the global airline industry...