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Historic
Fortune favours the old
No Hawker aircraft has remained operationally viable for as long as the Hunter...
Hawker - The early years
There was a time in the 1930s when Hawker aeroplanes made up more than 80 per cent of the RAF's front-line inventory...
Showing the flag
This year sees the centenary of an exceptional event in Italian aeronautical history...
Military
South Korea grounds F-35A fleet following belly landing
The Republic of Korea Air Force has grounded its Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fleet after one example was forced to perform an emergency belly landing following an avionic system issue on January 4
Is retiring the RAF's Tranche 1 Typhoons the right move?
In March 2021, the UK announced plans to retire the RAF's fleet of Tranche 1 Eurofighters by 2025. We explore the decision to prematurely withdraw roughly one quarter of the air arm's Typhoon force and the ramifications this will bring
Qatar's initial NH90s make first public appearance
According to a press release by Leonardo company on January 3, the Qatar Emiri Air Force NH90 programme marked a major milestone with the first appearance of the Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) and NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH) variants during Qatar’s national day on December 18
Commercial
Special Tail Marks 40 Years of Dutch F-16s
The Royal Netherlands Air Force unveiled F-16AM, J-642, with...
Flight Simulation
Flight Control Replay v4 Released
A major update to Flight Control Replay Professional is now available for FSX and Prepar3D.