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Historic
Aircraft Report: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
Lockheed's iconic SR-71A could cruise on the edge of space and outpace incoming missiles. Even now, over 20 years after being retired from service, no manned aircraft has ever flown higher or faster.
When the RAF Vampire became a record-breaker
On July 14 1948, six Vampires overcame 150mph headwinds, Icelandic sea fog and the US Air Force to set a new standard for jet aircraft. Chris Croot recalls the story…
The DHC Chipmunk 22
After 70 years, de Havilland’s trusty training aircraft is still going strong. We went to The Shuttleworth Collection to watch them take theirs out
VICTORY 75: The ’Boomer Boys’ of Bougainville
No enemy aircraft was ever shot down by a Commonwealth Boomerang,...
Military
Airbus confident of Asia-Pacific airlifter sales
Airbus Defence and Space CEO Michael Schoellhorn has predicted further sales across the company’s airlift portfolio in the foreseeable future
EXCLUSIVE: RAF's new AOC No 1 Group talks Combat Air and ISTAR forces
Air Vice Marshal Ian Duguid moved sideways from his role as the head of the RAF’s 11 Group, tasked with multi-domain integration, to the 1 Group, running the combat air force fleet and surveillance aircraft. We recently caught up him with him to find out more
UK and France move forward with FC/ASW programme
France and the UK have confirmed the launch of preparation work for MBDA’s Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) programme, after a government agreement and other associated contracts were signed on February 18
Commercial
JetBlue Eyes Norwegian Partnership
JetBlue signs a letter of intent with Norwegian for an interline agreement
Farewell to A Legend
Airliner World’s regular correspondent Sebastian Schmitz shares his memories working on board a Junkers Ju 52
Flight Simulation
Major Update to Navigraph Charts
Navigraph has released a significant update to Navigraph Chart for iPad.
Microsoft Flight Simulator development update
In the latest development update, the Microsoft Flight Simulator team announced the launch of the Tech Alpha recruitment.
