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Historic
WORKSHOP: BRISTOL FASHION
Aerospace Bristol’s Bolingbroke project has so far proceeded somewhat out of the limelight...
BEETLE MANIA
For any manufacturer an annular-wing vertical take-off and landing jet was a step into the unknown...
'A sheer joy' - Fw 44 Stieglitz
One of the most renowned Tiger Moth exponents gives his expert verdict on its Focke-Wulf contemporary...
HOOKS' TOURS - PILATUS P2
Given that its first flight took place on 27 April 1945, it was unsurprising the Pilatus P2 bore the appearance of a wartime design with Germanic overtones ...
Military
Ageing RCAF CF-188A/B Hornets engaged in busy EAP deployment
The Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF’s) fleet of ageing CF-188A/B Hornets have been kept busy during ongoing Enhanced Air Policing operations based out of Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base in Constanta, Romania, alongside colleagues from the Forțele Aeriene Române/Romanian Air Force (RoAF)
Another successful USMC Australian rotation concluded
Another US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) deployment to Australia has successfully concluded. After an eight-month stay in the Northern Territory, the contingent of approximately 2,200 Marines and their equipment which made up the tenth iteration of MRF-D made their way home during September and October
Kuwaiti H225Ms deliveries continue
A pair of H225Ms (formerly known as EC725 Caracals) destined for the Kuwait Air Force (KAF), serials 615 and 616, were seen test flying during September from the manufacturer’s facilities at Marseille/Marignane, France
Commercial
De Havilland Canada to pause Dash 8 production
The turboprop manufacturer says the “prevailing industry circumstances” have hindered its ability to land new orders
Quiz: How well do you know your airlines?
Welcome to this week's commercial aviation quiz! This time we're asking you to identify a wide range of carriers with no discernable link to each other. Let us know what score you get!
Loganair chief executive on APD and future of PSO routes
Speaking exclusively to Key.Aero, Jonathan Hinkles – the chief executive of Loganair – weighs in on the UK government's approach to domestic air travel taxation and the future of public service obligation routes
Flight Simulation
Warrior II for X-Plane 11
Just Flight has informed us that its in-house development team has produced a new Warrior II for X-Plane 11.
Aerosoft's Mega Airport London Heathrow professional
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