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Historic
Amazing warbird display marks VJ Day
Watch our 8-minute video with incredible footage of historic aircraft honouring the landmark 75th anniversary of the war’s end
80 years of the North American P-64
Celebrating the P-51 Mustang’s lesser-spotted cousin, which had a production run of just 13
How de Havilland survived after Comet crashes
After two Comet jetliners plunged into the Mediterranean Sea in 1954, doubts were cast over the survival of de Havilland. This article looks at the manufacturer, its aircraft and Ken Ellis explains how the company came back from the brink
Battle of Britain at 80: Luck of the Irish
Shot down four times, walking away from a failed parachute and now telling the tale...
Military
Dassault Rafale: Greece’s game changer?
With the Hellenic Air Force taking delivery of its first Dassault Rafales in January, Babak Taghvaee reviews all aspects of Greece’s procurement of the type in the country’s ongoing bid for air supremacy over the Aegean
Japan’s first Global Hawk arrives at Misawa Air Base
Northrop Grumman announced on March 14 that it had successfully ferried the first of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s three RQ-4B Global Hawk HALE UAVs to Misawa Air Base in Japan
RAF Typhoons on Op Ellamy
Following AFM's tenth anniversary review of Operation Ellamy in Jan 22 issue – the UK’s contribution to the UN-approved intervention over Libya in 2011, Jon Lake describes the RAF Typhoon Force’s baptism of fire in the multi-role domain during the conflict
Commercial
Air Italy in Voluntary Liquidation
Air Italy ceased operations with immediate effect on February 11 after its shareholders, Alisarda and Qatar Airways through AQA Holding, chose to liquidate the company citing “persistent and structural market problems”.
Do airlines dream of electric fleets?
With the world becoming increasingly conscious of its ecological...
Boosting engine performance
Keeping aircraft engines fit for action is key to the global airline industry...
Fuelling change in aviation
As scrutiny over the global aviation industry’s impact on the environment intensifies...
Middle of the market: the Boeing NMA conundrum
Hundreds of Airbus A321XLRs have been sold for the so-called ‘middle of the market’. With airlines decisively backing the European aircraft, Mark Broadbent questions where this leaves Boeing’s plans for an all-new alternative.
Flight Simulation
Nimitz Aircraft Carrier Now Available
The Simworks Studios’ Nimitz Class Vol. 1 aircraft carrier pack for Prepar3D version 4 is now for sale on the Just Flight website.
Active Sky Upgraded
HiFi Technologies has released several updates to the Active Sky weather expansion for X-Plane, Prepar3D and FSX.
Fly the Maddog X New Version Released
Leonardo Software has officially released version 1.5b493 of Fly the Maddog X for Prepar3D version 4.4 and 4.5.
