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Historic
Bandeirante: Embraer’s first aircraft
The Bandeirante helped establish Embraer as a leading aircraft manufacturer...
Nuclear B-52s: Doomsday bombers
The B-52 was designed to deliver nuclear strikes and still stands prepared to carry out that mission today and into the future. Tom Kaminski outlines the venerable bomber’s history, its changing weapons and some notable incidents from 65 years of nuclear readiness.
RAF Fairford: An illustrious history
RAF Fairford may be synonymous with the Royal International Air Tattoo...
East German MiG-21s: Cold War Fishbeds
The MiG-21 Fishbed was the mainstay of many Warsaw Pact air forces...
Military
RAF refuels Qatari Rafales for the first time
The Qatari Emiri Air Force's (QEAF) Dassault Rafales have conducted air-to-air refuelling (AAR) missions with a RAF Voyager KC2 Tanker for the first time during week-long Exercise Galway in Qatar
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 70
Welcome to the 70th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Exclusive video of B-1B airborne refuelling mission
Go behind the scenes with Key.Aero to RAF Mildenhall and onboard a 100ARW KC-135 performing an air-to-air refuelling mission in support of the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron carrying out a Bomber Task Force Europe mission from RAF Fairford.
Commercial
AerCap to acquire US lessor GECAS
The world’s largest aircraft leasing company has agreed to purchase 100% of its rival as the aviation industry continues to struggle due to the pandemic
Quiz: How well do you know your low-cost airlines?
This week's Commercial Aviation quiz focuses on the ultra-competitive world of low-cost airlines. How well do you know these carriers? Let us know what score you get!
Flight Simulation
Flight Control Replay v4 Released
A major update to Flight Control Replay Professional is now available for FSX and Prepar3D.
Nvidia GTX 1180 rumoured to touch down in July
According to a report on the Tom’s Hardware website, the first...
