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Historic
Swiss museum home for Dassault Mirage
Dassault Mirage IIIDS HB-RDF is to be preserved at Clin d'Ailes, a museum located outside Payerne Air Base in Switzerland
RAF Spitfire warpaint – Camouflaging a classic
The RAF’s Supermarine Spitfires wore a wide variety of camouflage schemes which illustrate how single-seat fighter camouflage evolved considerably between 1938 and the immediate post-war period. Paul E Eden examined the subject in the March 2013 issue of Aviation News.
Inside story of The Vintage Aviator's Fokker 'Eindecker'
Built in Germany, the latest First World War aeroplane to join The Vintage Aviator’s fleet in New Zealand represents one of the conflict’s pioneers — the Fokker E.III
Airworthy Starfighter project under way in Canada
British Columbia museum takes delivery of CF-104D from owner in Arizona
Military
Sweden open to sending Gripens to Ukraine after joining NATO
On October 6, Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson announced that a transfer of JAS 39C/D Gripen multi-role fighters to Ukraine could be on the cards, although “domestic security reasons” mean that any such transfer “would be conditional on Sweden first becoming a member of NATO,” and thus covered by NATO’s collective defence commitments
Spanish Navy receives first H135 P3H ‘Nival’ helicopter from Airbus
Airbus Helicopters delivered the first of seven H135 P3H ‘Nival’ light utility helicopters to the Spanish Navy on October 26, marking a key milestone for the service as it continues in its push to modernise its rotary-wing capabilities
ADEX 2023: KAI’s KF-21 Boramae makes public debut in South Korea
Korea Aerospace Industries and South Korea’s Defense Acquisition and Procurement Agency publicly showcased the developmental KF-21 Boramae multi-role fighter at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2023, which was held from October 17-22
Commercial
The Ultimate Airline Logo Quiz (Part Two)
Welcome to part two of our Ultimate Airline Logos quiz!
After last week's 'airlines of yesteryear' theme, this time we bring you a mixture of (potentially) lesser known, unusual, and downright obscure passenger and cargo carriers plying their trade somewhere in the world today.
Best of luck!
Reflecting on the British Aerospace ATP after European ops end
It is no more, it has ceased to be, it is bereft of life, it rests in peace… This is an ex-parrot. Well, in Europe at least... Stephen Skinner looks back at the the budgie’s big brother – the British Aerospace ATP
KLM 777 makes emergency landing in Dubai
A Boeing 777-206(ER) of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flying from Bangkok to Amsterdam has diverted into Dubai.
Asiana A321 door opened IN FLIGHT, passenger arrested
An Asiana Airlines passenger has reportedly been arrested after opening the emergency door of an Airbus A321 while in flight.
Virgin Orbit sells 747: full transaction details revealed
Virgin Orbit will sell its assets – including its converted Boeing 747 – to a trio of winning bidders and cease operations.
Flight Simulation
iniBuilds releases Ponta Delgada for MSFS
iniBuilds has announced Ponta Delgada for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
Air Combat Simulation – Part 3
In this edition of our ‘Combat Corner’, we examine the essential requirements needed to survive and ultimately succeed in a dogfight. We also touch on the aircraft and discuss how best to employ different types.
A History of Military Flight Simulation – Part 2
In this feature, we continue to trace the history of early combat flight simulators during the 1990s and discover how Falcon 3.0 heralded a new generation in simulation technology.