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Historic

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Jet commemorates football club’s aviation heritage

Hispano Aviación HA-200D Saeta A.10B-61 was unveiled on a pole...

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FROM DAY INTO NIGHT

By the time of his death in 1944, Helmut Lent was credited with...

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Superlative Seafarer

The iconic Spitfire found its sea legs in the form of the Seafire...

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COLD WAR SANCTUARY

With RAF Sculthorpe slowly being reclaimed by mother nature,...

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Conquering Continents

The first Great Air Race between London and Australia got under...

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Military

New UK military ATM system operational

A new Air Traffic Management (ATM) system is up and running at RAF Shawbury, with variants of the system intended to be rolled out across more than 60 UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) sites

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China to enhance aerial refuelling capabilities with new Y-20U tanker

We examine China's new Xi'an Y-20U tanker aircraft, which stretched its legs for the first time during a probe of Taiwan's ADIZ in late 2021, and details how the new platform will boost the PLAAF's air-to-air refueling capabilities

Norway’s F-35s officially take QRA role from the F-16

The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) F-35A Lightning IIs officially took the role providing Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) from the F-16AM/BM (MLU) Fighting Falcon fleet after 42 years of service to NATO and Norway on January 6

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Commercial

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Airbuses from Toulouse for Virgin

News Review AIRLINER WORLD’S COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF WORLDWIDE...

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Chair-O-Planes

(Photo AirTeamImages.com/Christian Galliker) ZÜRICH-BASED...

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RwandAir expands into China and Israel

News Review • Africa/Middle East (Photo Airbus) ...

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American Selects A321XLR

News Review • Americas (Photo Airbus) AMERICAN...

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Vistara to Codeshare with United Airlines

(Photo AirTeamImages.com/Girish B) GURGAON-BASED VISTARA,...

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Flight Simulation

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Carenado Cheyenne II

The aircraft prized for its performance, utility and economy...

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Back to Basics - Stage 1, Lesson 5

This issue covers some more advanced skills that are essential...

Flight Sim World released!

Dovetail Games’ Flight Sim World has finally been released...

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NAS Oceana Air Show

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Virginia Beach, United States

US Navy airshow

MCAS Miramar AirShow

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San Diego, United States

The event website states it will provide "static displays, and daytime shows that feature military demonstration teams, civilian aerobatic teams, aerial solo acts, vintage aircraft and warbirds."

Helitech Expo

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London, United Kingdom

Helicopter trade show.

Shuttleworth Race Day Air Show

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Biggleswade, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "our Race Day Air Show celebrates the passion Richard Shuttleworth had for racing, both on the ground and in the air...
[and] brings together icons of the aviation and the motor vehicle industry for a dramatic day of full action both on our grass runway and the Bedfordshire skies."

Duxford Flying Finale

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "In our grand send off for the 2024 Flying Season, Duxford Flying Finale will celebrate the highs of all our flying events from the year".

NAS Jacksonville - NAS Jax Air Show

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Jacksonville, United States

US Navy airshow