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Historic
VICTORY 75: The ’Boomer Boys’ of Bougainville
No enemy aircraft was ever shot down by a Commonwealth Boomerang,...
A Big Spitfire Thank You
A major fundraising campaign for the NHS will make an airworthy reconnaissance Spitfire its centrepiece.
Was the world’s largest tank battle won in the air?
The Battle of Kursk involved over 6000 tanks. But high above them, writes Josie May, the tussle for air superiority played a critical role in the outcome.
BATTLE OF BRITAIN AT 80: The Famous Five
By October 31, 1940 more than 200 Messerschmit Bf 109 pilots had secured
five or more aerial victories each...
Above and Beyond: Ted Maslen-Jones
Audacious low-level flying in Burma was just one element that contributed to Ted Maslen-Jones receiving the DFC...
Military
UAE to equip A330 MRTT fleet with Israeli self-protection systems
Elbit Systems has announced that its UAE-based subsidiary, Elbit Systems Emirates, will supply Israeli-developed airborne self-protection systems for the UAE Air Force and Air Defence’s five-strong Airbus A330-243MRTT fleet
South Korea grounds F-35A fleet following belly landing
The Republic of Korea Air Force has grounded its Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fleet after one example was forced to perform an emergency belly landing following an avionic system issue on January 4
Is retiring the RAF's Tranche 1 Typhoons the right move?
In March 2021, the UK announced plans to retire the RAF's fleet of Tranche 1 Eurofighters by 2025. We explore the decision to prematurely withdraw roughly one quarter of the air arm's Typhoon force and the ramifications this will bring
Commercial
BREAKING: Countries for UK’s traffic light system confirmed
The transport secretary has revealed which countries holidaymakers can return from without having to quarantine, opening the door to summer trips and a potential rebound for the air travel industry
Avelo announces East Coast expansion plans
Just one week after beginning operations in California, the new carrier laid out its strategy for growth on the other side of the country
How the DC-8 was actually the first supersonic airliner
The 1960s were a golden period for aviation. Key.Aero recounts the time that the Douglas Aircraft Corporation set out to break the sound barrier in its DC-8, years before anyone else managed it
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