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Historic
Well-travelled F-16 on show in Thailand
Lockheed Martin F-16B 87-0404 has been transferred to the Don Mueang-based Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Museum in Bangkok, Thailand
Remains of lost Argentine P-2 Neptune found in Antarctica
A ceremony has been held alongside the newly discovered aircraft remains to pay tribute to the personnel that lost their lives
FlyPast April 2024
April 2024 issue of FlyPast in page-turning format, features a remarkable North American P-51D Mustang.
Historic Aviation Quiz: The Avro Arrow
With February 20 marking the 65th anniversary of the cancellation of Avro Canada’s still incredible delta-wing CF-105 Arrow, we dedicate this week’s quiz to “Canada’s greatest plane that never was…”
Save the Skymaster folds its wings
The team were attempting to return a Douglas C-54 Skymaster to flying status
Military
Carl Vinson completes first Indo-Pacific deployment with Block III Super Hornets
The US Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) – the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 1 (CSG-1) – returned to its homeport at NAS North Island in San Diego, California, on February 23, after completing a four-month deployment to the Western Pacific region and marking the end of the first operational cruise for the service’s new F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornets
Brazil bids fond farewell to legacy Hercules fleet
The Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB; Brazilian Air Force) bid a fond farewell to its remaining C-130 Hercules tactical transports at Galeão Air Base (AB) in Rio de Janeiro on February 29, with the type having flown more than 377,000 operational flight hours over the past 60 years
Singapore to buy eight more Lightning IIs
Singapore will acquire eight examples of the conventional take-off and landing (CTOL)-configured F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighter to supplement the 12 short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL)-capable F-35Bs it has already purchased
Commercial
Saudi Arabia's Flynas eyes aircraft order
Saudi Arabian low-cost airline flynas aims to increase its firm aircraft orders to cover up to 250 airframes in 2024, Bander Almohanna, the carrier’s CEO and managing director has said.
Fresh woes for New Pacific Airlines
Anchorage, Alaska-based New Pacific Airlines cut Las Vegas from its network on January 1, 2024.
Wind shear to blame for TUI go-around incident
The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has released its report into a sink rate/go-around incident involving a TUI Airways Boeing 737-8K5 on June 12, 2023.
Start-up Global Airlines takes ownership of first A380
UK-based start-up Global Airlines announced in early February that it had acquired “full 100% ownership” of its first Airbus A380.
Dawn of a new supersonic age?
In a recent Key Publishing special magazine called ‘21st Century Airliners’, Mark Broadbent examines the contenders and challenges of building new supersonic commercial aircraft
Flight Simulation
TrueEarth Great Britain North for X-Plane
Orbx has announced TrueEarth Great Britain North for X-Plane 12 is now available.
Tecnam P2010 for MSFS released
Aircraft developer Aerosachs has announced the Tecnam P2010 for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
Washington Airport and City for X-Plane 12
Developed by Drzewiecki Design, the package for X-Plane 12 is an accurate rendition of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
