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Airtruk refurbished at Spanish museum

Transavia PL-12 Airtruk VH-TRQ has received a new coat of paint,...

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Chipmunk visits Canada to mark RAF centenary

The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, Ontario, was...

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Goodwood Harvard unveiled in new colours

The Boultbee Flight Academy at Goodwood has recently repainted...

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MARITIME HUNTERS

THE WATERY WASTES OF THE ATLANTIC WERE THE REAL FRONT LINE DURING...

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Paper LIONS

Luigino Caliaro describes how the Italians sent a message into...

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Military

A400M steps closer to helicopter refuelling certification

Airbus has successfully completed a major helicopter air-to-air refuelling certification campaign with the A400M heavy-lift tactical transport, marking a major milestone in the platform’s continued development

Gabonese Super Puma crashes following engine failure

A Gabonese Army-operated Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) AS332M1 Super Puma crashed in the Minkébé National Park – located in Gabon’s Ogooué Ivindo province – on April 18

Dutch F-35As briefly grounded due to engine concerns

The Royal Netherlands Air Force has confirmed it briefly grounded its in-country fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighters due to engine wear concerns

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Commercial

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Refurbished Virgin A330s

CIVIL NEWS The first of its fully refurbished Airbus A330-...

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L-39NG Makes First Flight

MILITARY NEWS Four examples of the L-39NG have been...

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Spanish Helicopter Orders

MILITARY NEWS The Spanish Council of Ministers authorised...

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Highland Home for Airworthy Jet Provost

PRESERVATION BAC Jet Provost T.5A at its new Inverness...

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FINNAIR NORTH TO THE WORLD

Kevan James looks back over the history of Finnair and details...

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Upcoming Events

MCAS Cherry Point Air Show

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, United States

US Marine Corps airshow

Duxford Flying Day: 19 Squadron

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "Uncover the story of the legendary 19 Squadron, the fighter pilots who made Spitfire history at Dunkirk and throughout the Battle of Britain at Flying Days: 19 Squadron. Enjoy a special themed display, providing an afternoon of over an hour of scheduled flying, on top of your great day out at IWM Duxford."

Light Aircraft Association Rally

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Light aircraft event

Dover AFB - First State Airshow

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Dover AFB, United States

US 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."

Offutt AFB - Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show

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Bellevue, United States

US Air Force airshow