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Historic
Inside Bristow's 1960s North Sea oil rig helicopter service
From the February 16, 1967 issue of Aeroplane, Raymond Hankin describes Bristow Helicopters’ support service for rigs drilling off the east coast of the UK for oil and natural gas
Flying the flag: Percival’s Proctor
Well over 1,000 were built, but very few examples of Percival’s Proctor grace skies today. Darren Harbar talks to the current custodians of a classic British survivor
Historic Aviation Quiz
Test your historic aviation knowledge in this instalment of the weekly quiz... it's fiendishly tricky!
Filton museum to celebrate Britannia’s 70th
A cavalcade of vintage Bristol buses and Bristol cars will travel from the Aerospace Bristol museum to Cotswold Airport at Kemble, Gloucestershire, on Tuesday 16 August, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first flight of the Bristol Britannia.
Military
Combat Aircraft Journal Sample Issue
This FREE sample issue highlights why Combat Aircraft Monthly is North America’s Best-selling Military Aviation Magazine
Notorious ‘Blacksnakes’ to bid farewell to venerable A-10Cs
Having operated the venerable A-10C Thunderbolt II since 2010, the Indiana Air National Guard’s 122nd Fighter Wing ‘Blacksnakes’ will bid a fond farewell to the type after it recently announced it had formally been approved to convert to the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
Commercial
QUIZ: Think you know your ICAO codes?
You've proven your planespotting prowess with IATA codes, now it's time to turn things up a gear. Do you have what it takes to take on our ICAO code
Finnair reveals A321 retirement plans
This spring, Finnair is retiring four of its oldest jets. All of those leaving the fleet will be Airbus A321 examples, three of which are officially the oldest aircraft in the Finnish flag carrier’s current roster. Key Aero reveals where they're heading next
BREAKING: Headaches for British Airways as Russia bans UK aircraft from its airspace
There are new headaches for British Airways this morning as Moscow has banned UK aircraft from its airspace. Key Aero examines the importance of Russian skies to UK operators and investigates the alternatives
Ukraine crisis: airliner storage
With the threat of invasion looming, Ukraine's airlines began flying their aircraft into storage and out of harm's way... but where are they?
Flight Simulation
DC Designs' Concorde Review
DC Designs has been at the forefront of producing the Concorde for flight simulation. This time we take a closer look at its adaptation for the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator and see how it measures up.
In-depth look at the Challenger 650 for X-Plane
X-Aviation is a well-known publisher of high-quality X-Plane add-ons and has released what it claims is the most complex, sophisticated simulation of any aircraft made for any flight simulator to date – the Hot Start Take Command! Challenger 650 business jet. Can it really live up to this claim?
X-Plane 12: by Austin Meyer – Modelling the F-4 Phantom
X-Plane's creator, Austin Meyer, discusses how he managed to create a high-fidelity F-4 Phantom in X-Plane 12 that is accurate enough to be used for actual F-4 flight instruction.
