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Britain's Aircraft Carrier Conundrum

America, the leading western superpower, pleaded with Britain...

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PERSONAL ALBUM: Abingdon Airlifters

The 1967-68 period was one of transition for the RAF’s air transport force...

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Monarch Airlines: Sun and Reign

Much missed by enthusiasts and holidaymakers alike, Monarch was...

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Lancaster - Nuclear Bomber?

Of the many tasks the Avro Lancaster carried out during its career, nuclear bomber was not one of them. In 1943, however, the Lancaster’s name appeared on a list of aircraft that could potentially carry the United States’ first atomic bomb. Was it ever a truly practical proposition?

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WORKSHOP: GOING THE EXTRA MILES

It was testament to the excellent work done by the Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre...

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Military

Boeing awarded Thai Army AH-6 order

Boeing has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to provide AH-6 helicopters to the Royal Thai Army. The $103,774,884 deal was awarded by US Army Contracting Command on February 18

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The military ISR applications of the Global Express family

The sale of five ex-RAF Sentinel R1s to Raytheon USA/Bombardier rather than be scrapped has focused AFM's attention on the military ISR applications of the Global Express family. Key.Aero reports

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Combat Aircraft Journal April 2022

The full issue in page-turning format

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Commercial

Airbus Marks 1,000th A320neo

AIRBUS celebrates delivery of its 1,000th airframe of its A320neo Family

Boeing Investment Goes Galactic

Boeing Deliveries DHL received two Boeing 777Fs in September....

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The Cook Family Photo Album

While Thomas Cook first began organising excursions in 1841,...

Delta First to be Skywise

Airbus and Delta Air Lines are to form a digital alliance ...

Four Weeks, Four Airlines Collapse

Recording unprecedented growth this year is the number of airline failures ...

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Flight Simulation

Fokker 50 touches down in X-Plane

Carenado has announced the F50 for X-Plane 11 is now available.

DCS: Supercarrier Update

Since the last update on this eagerly awaited module, the Eagle Dynamics (ED) team has been focusing on several core features of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.

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CFB Trenton - Quinte International Air Show 2024

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Royal Canadian Air Force airshow

Royal International Air Tattoo

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Fairford, United Kingdom

The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

Columbus AFB - Thunder Over Columbus

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Columbus AFB, United States

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JB Charleston Airshow 2024 Heroes of Flight

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Guernsey Battle of Britain Air Display

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Guernsey, United Kingdom

The event website states:"Guernsey’s annual air display has been enjoyed by thousands of people for over 60 years, hosting some of Britain’s most historic and treasured military aircraft alongside aerobatic and awe inspiring display teams."