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Historic
FlyPast Classics: The Brilliant Barrel
Sweden’s small yet forward-looking aircraft industry became a world leader...
B-17 at 85: Swords into Ploughshares
The B-17 Flying Fortress is legendary for its World War Two missions...
Blue Mossies, Pink Spits and Flashing Wimpys
Mick Britton details the important role of the RAF’s 34 (PR) Wing...
Reinforcing the UK: USAF Cold War Fighter Deployments
From the late 1970s, the USAF’s Tactical Air Command developed detailed deployment plans to move aircraft to Europe to counter the Warsaw Pact should the Cold War heat up. Dr Kevin Wright looks at how these plans were implemented in Britain from 1978 to 1991.
Junkers Ju 252 and ‘352: Replacing Aunty Ju
The successor to the famous Ju 52/3m trimotor was the Ju 252...
Military
How Tim Peake's love of flying took him to space
Astronaut Tim Peake's career has taken him from cockpit to capsule. Nick Spall reveals the aircraft that brought him to space and ponders where he might be going next
USMC complete testing for next-gen air-to-ground missile
The USMC recently completed joint air-to-ground missile (JAGM) testing on the AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida
Commercial
EasyJet expects to ramp up flights from May
The low-cost operator is banking on borders opening up next month in order to increase the number of flights it operates
The world’s shortest airline routes
Key.Aero examines which connections can rightfully make the claim of being the briefest. While you might be familiar with the winner, there are also some surprises in the list…
Flight Simulation
Denver Airport released
After eight months and well over 1,000 hours of development, KDEN Denver International Airport is now out.
