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Historic
War colours for restored Spanish Jungmann
After lengthy refurbishment, the newest aircraft of the Fundación Aeronáutica Antonio Quintana took to the air again in the expert hands of the organisation’s boss, José Luis Olías
Skyraider modified to salute Vietnam heroes
The National Museum of the USAF’s newest aircraft, Douglas A-1H Skyraider BuNo 134600, was unveiled during a recent ceremony at the Dayton, Ohio’s Southeast Asia War Gallery
Major progress for Doncaster Meteor project
The South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum reached a significant milestone in its long-term restoration of former RAE Gloster Meteor T.7 WA662 late last year
Historic aviation quiz: 1940s Japanese aircraft
How good is your aircraft recognition? Can you recognise these Japanese types from 1940s?
Military
Why has Poland ordered the KAI T-50 Golden Eagle?
Jon Lake looks at Korean Aerospace Industries T-50 Golden Eagle and its many derivatives. It has been very popular in recent years with Asian customers, but the programme recently received a big boost when Poland ordered 48.
Behind the scenes of Gripen air-to-air refuelling certification
AirForces Monthly was invited to witness an air-to-air refuelling certification process for the JAS 39C/D Gripen. Björn Rüdén joined the trials over the Baltic Sea
From Phantoms to Fulcrums: Iran parades its airpower on Army Day
Held on April 17 or 18, Iran’s Army Day Parades have always provided the best opportunity for analysts to evaluate the readiness of the Iranian Air Force. Babak Taghvaee provides an insight to the event held since 1979
Commercial
PICTURE QUIZ: Guess that UK Airport
It's time for the Key Aero commercial aviation quiz, and this week we have a special picture round! We're putting your knowledge of UK airports to the test - good luck!
Danish link return for London City
British Airways partner has confirmed its intentions to restore services to the capital. Find out more on Key.Aero...
More Tasman links for Rex Airlines
Australia’s largest independent regional and domestic carrier has launched more flights to Tasmania…
Why BA A350-1000 suffered tail-strike during go-around
The three-year-old widebody picked up damage to its fuselage surface when the tail struck the ground during a go-around at Heathrow after a prolonged float during the flare to land.
Milan Bergamo wins new A321LR long-haul link
A low-cost carrier plans to connect the Italian gateway with narrowbody jets on a 2,883-mile route. Find out more here…
Flight Simulation
Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update XI: Canada
In this review, we travel to Canada and discover what the latest World Update from Microsoft has to offer.
Microsoft Flight Simulator touches down in Detroit
The latest US destination from iniBuilds is Detroit Metro Airport (KDTW) for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Microsoft reveals number of Flight Simulator downloads
Microsoft Flight Simulator is celebrating another major milestone as it reveals for the first time how many people have downloaded the latest version of the 40-year-old franchise.