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Historic
Ulster gets ejection trials Meteor
RAF Museum gifts ex-Martin-Baker trials aircraft and Sycamore helicopter
Big BA boost for Blackbushe Viking project
UK flag-carrier donates £20,000 towards classic airliner’s repatriation
How close can you can get to a fire breathing English Electric Lightning? This close!
FlyPast associate editor Jamie Ewan caught up with the Lightning Preservation Group during its eagerly anticipated, ear-shattering, ground shaking return to the UK event calendar
Sywell facilitates move of Halifax artefacts
The Midlands museum has helped a fellow organisation move some poignant exhibits to an appropriate new home
Historic Aviation Quiz: Handley Page Victor
With December 24 marking the 70th anniversary of the first flight of Handley Page’s crescent winged Victor, we dedicate this week’s Historic Quiz to the still to this day futuristic looking aeroplane… but how much do you know about Britain’s third and final V bomber?
Military
Severe weather forces USAF tankers to vacate McConnell AFB
The USAF’s 22nd ARW at McConnell AFB, Kansas, was forced to relocate its tanker fleet – which comprises a number of KC-46A Pegasus and KC-135R/T Stratotanker aerial refuelling aircraft – out of state on May 11 due to a severe weather system that was scheduled to strike their home base later that day
New York ARNG UH-60Ms return from Kuwait deployment
The New York Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, ended its ten-month mission to the Middle East when a transition of authority ceremony was held at Camp Buehring in Kuwait on May 6
Commercial
Recent UK planespotting highlights!
We present a selection of images of visiting aircraft from airports around the UK. For the most part they’re commercial jets, but almost all of them are unusual types, wearing new or unique liveries, or first visits by an airline or airliner to a particular airport.
Emirates resumes flights to THIRD London airport
Gulf giant Emirates has resumed rotations to a third gateway serving the UK capital…
First Australian carrier receives Boeing 737 MAX
In a milestone for Boeing, a 737 MAX has been handed over to an Australian-based airline for a first time. Find out more on Key.Aero!
Ethiopian Airlines’ A350-1000 order: What we know
Following a recent announcement that Ethiopian Airlines is set to become Africa’s maiden Airbus A350-1000 operator, we look closely at some of the all-important details released so far…
QUIZ: Freighter giants
Better freight than never... This week's quiz missed its slot, unfortunately, but it's now ready and waiting for you to test your knowledge of all things cargo
Flight Simulation
Feature Discovery Series Episode 15: Helicopters
In the latest Feature Discovery Series, the Asobo Studio discussed how the development team modelled the Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopter coming to the 40th Anniversary Edition of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Osprey touches down in Microsoft Flight Simulator
Miltech Simulations has released the MV-22B Osprey for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
T-6A Texan II takes flight in X-Plane
AOA Simulations has announced the T-6A Texan II X-Plane 11 is now available. The project has been in development since February 2020 and according to the developer, is their most detailed model to date.