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Historic

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Supermarine’s Schneider

Long before the Spitflre, R J Mitchell was designing sleek monoplanes...

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Phantom ‘Black Mike’ on its way to new home

’Black Mike’ is disassembled at Cosford in October prior...

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Briefings

A full-scale replica of a twin-engined Fokker G.I has been put...

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Briefings

A memorial featuring a Blue Angels McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C...

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Chilean Douglas Dakota reaches new home

Douglas DC-3 CC-PJN completed its 560-mile (900km) road journey...

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Military

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Lessons to learn in Falcon Strike, states IAF

The Israeli Air Force is marking a milestone with the first overseas deployment of its F-35 aircraft since entering service

VP-40 conducts first Poseidon deployment

The US Navy’s VP-40 ‘Fighting Marlins’ started its first deployment with the Boeing P-8A Poseidon on April 28, when the initial maritime patrol aircraft arrived at NAS Sigonella in Sicily, Italy

MQ-25 refuels F/A-18F in historic first

Boeing’s MQ-25A Stingray test asset marked a historic milestone on June 4, when the platform conducted the first-ever aerial refuelling operation between an unmanned tanker and a manned receiver aircraft

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Commercial

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Birmingham Bus Funding Just the Ticket

BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT is to upgrade its fleet of landside buses,...

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Jet-setting Around Europe

Martyn Cartledge recounts a day’s photography on the Continent...

Airbus axes the A380

Airbus has announced it will end A380 production in 2021. S...

Lion City Lightnings

Chen Chuanren reviews Singapore’s decision to buy F-35 Lightning...

Nigeria receives another Alpha Jet

Alpha Jet A NAF452 was built in Germany and delivered to Nigeria...

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Flight Simulation

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Selfridge Air Show and Open House

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Harrison Township, United States

US military air show

FAI World Microlight Championships

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Corby, United Kingdom

World Microlight Championships

Midlands Air Festival

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Alcester, United Kingdom

The main flying displays the organisers say will be on Saturday and Sunday. The event website also says: "Join us again for our fantastic classic air display in the stunning grounds of the Ragley Hall Estate. There will be a wide array displays including Warbirds, Classic Jets, Helicopters, amazing high energy aerobatics, aerial ballet, flying circus and some of the largest radio controlled models in the world, that are so big you can almost climb into them!
"There will also be parachute display teams plus the chance to get up close and personal to some of our display aircraft which will be landing on site on our own dedicated runway! Our flying display will be an exciting and entertaining mix, with even a small section dedicated to our younger visitors."

Wings Over Whiteman 2024 Air and Space Show

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Whiteman AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "On the ground, in the air, and even in the clothes you wear! Step back into summer 1940 at the Battle of Britain Air Show and see historic Duxford come to life."

Meeting Aérien ‘Le Temps des Hélices’

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La Ferté-Alais, France

The event website states: "Every morning, the public can get closer to the planes via the static exhibition and interact with the pilots and mechanics...The afternoon is specially dedicated to flight presentations with a show lasting more than 5 hours including around a hundred aircraft flying in the skies of Essonne. The show unfolds through thematic scenes the history of aeronautics, from the time of the pioneers to the latest generation of civil and military aircraft."