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Historic
Airline Gemini goes on show at Kristiansand
Classic Miles twin exhibited in airport terminal building
Hawkinge museum receives Spanish Ju 52/3m — and reveals new colours
Ex-RAF Museum CASA 352 moved from Cosford
Military
Italian Air Force Air Chief reveals his top priorities
In March, the Aeronautica Militare celebrated 100 years of operations. Joe Campion recently visited Italy to explore the air force’s current structure and its future aspirations
NATO aircraft descend on Lossiemouth for major exercise
RAF Lossiemouth is playing a major role in NATO’s Exercise Formidable Shield, which started on May 8 and runs until May 26.
Back to Barksdale: USAF B-52Hs return from Indo-Pacific
Having operated from Andersen AFB in Guam since March, four B-52H Stratofortress bombers and approximately 190 personnel from the USAF’s 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron have returned home to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana; marking the end of another Bomber Task Force deployment to the Indo-Pacific region
Commercial
“I never saw myself as an airline guy” – Interview with Norse CEO Bjørn Tore Larsen
In the first part of an exclusive Key Aero series, we hear from the man hoping to crack the low-cost transatlantic market
The fascinating history of the 1930s-built Spartan Cruiser
Aircraft manufacturing on the Isle of Wight began long before the Britten-Norman Islander took to the air. Pete London shines a light on one of the island’s most successful but little-known early products
The rise and fall of Swissair
Two decades on from the alpine airline giant’s collapse, Keith Otto profiles the history of a European heavyweight once considered to be as reliable as a Swiss watch and as financially stable as a Swiss bank
The American Airliner 1945-1965
Key Publishing’s Aviation Archive 64 chronicles the story of the American airliner between 1945 and 1965.
San Bernardino: From former military base to thriving airport
Tom Batchelor travels to southern California to learn more about a remarkable turnaround taking place in San Bernardino
Flight Simulation
iFly 737 MAX development update
The development team of iFly has released a YouTube video and preview images of the upcoming 737 MAX for Prepar3D v5, showcasing the 3D modelling and animations of the aircraft.
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport released
The latest German destination from Aerosoft is Airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
FlightControlReplay v5 out now
FlightControlReplay (FCR) developer, Fabio Merlo has announced FCR version 5 for Microsoft Flight Simulator and Prepar3D v5 has been released.
