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Historic
Groups join forces to restore rare British Phantom
THE LATEST IN AVIATION HERITAGE McDonnell Douglas Phantom...
An in-depth profile of the de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide
Still earning its keep after 80 years, the Rapide is an enduring workhorse, as Ken Ellis explains
Military
Norwegian Air Force F-35As carry out first live Intercept
Fourth and fifth generation aircraft of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) intercepted a large group of Russian aircraft on October 27. This was the first ever live intercept carried out by RNoAF F-35As in their own airspace
Japanese military pilots to be trained in Italy
In addition to Qatar and Germany, Japan has now agreed to send its military pilots to the Italian Air Force’s and Leonardo’s International Flight Training School (IFTS) for operational training
RAF A400M is air-to-air refuelled for the first time
A RAF Airbus A400M Atlas C1, serial ‘ZM406’, has been refuelled whilst airborne for the first time. This milestone was achieved during recent trials conducted by 206 Squadron. The squadron is the test and evaluation squadron for heavy aircraft of the UK defence stationed at RAF Brize Norton, Oxford
Commercial
Saab withdraws from Swiss fighter competition
Saab will not participate in the competition to select Switzerland’s...
Flight Simulation
Queen of the Skies II
The Boeing 747 started with a handshake. Following the massive success of the 707 and the rapid expansion in air travel, Pan American World Airways’ founder Juan Trippe wanted an even bigger aircraft.......