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Historic
'Jenny' restoration complete at USAF museum
Historic biplane to go back on show at Wright-Patterson this summer
When Eagle dared: the British Eagle story
Beginning 75 years ago, the story of British Eagle is typical of many a British independent airline. In one of the final features he completed before his death, Bruce Hales-Dutton looked back to a 2009 interview with Eagle’s founder Harold Bamberg to chart this much-loved carrier’s rise and fall
Nighthawk ‘lands’ at US museum
A museum in the American state of Georgia has received Lockheed F-117A 81-10794
Military
USAF retires final ‘Big Safari’ NC-135W to the Boneyard
The USAF recently retired its last Pratt & Whitney TF33 turbofan-powered NC-135W Stratolifter test aircraft after more than 50 years of operational service
EXCLUSIVE: List of Lakenheath’s 495th FS F-35 Valkyrie names
The F-35A Lightning IIs of the 495th Fighter Squadron (FS) at RAF Lakenheath have each been given the name of a Valkyrie from Norse mythology
US Navy orders more CH-53Ks for USMC and Israel
The US Navy has awarded Sikorsky a $2.7bn contract to build and deliver 35 additional CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift transport helicopters – comprising 12 Lot 7 and 15 Lot 8 aircraft for the USMC, along with a further eight examples for Israel (adding to the four announced in 2022)
Commercial
QUIZ: The Ultimate Low-Cost Carrier Quiz!
Low-cost carriers have revolutionised and continue to revolutionise how, when and where we fly. For this week's Key Aero Commercial Aviation Quiz, we're putting your knowledge of these budget operators to the test. Good luck!
NASA’s X-57 Maxwell: the ultimate guide to the electric trailblazer
NASA’s X-57 Maxwell is intended to provide industry and regulators with the knowledge to revolutionise sustainable aviation. Mark Broadbent learns more
Why Spirit Airlines is retiring its Airbus A319s
Spirit Airlines has said it will concentrate its efforts on the Airbus A320 and A321 at the expense of the lower-capacity A319.
Behind the scenes with Nevada's forest fire fighters
The Nevada Division of Forestry relies heavily on its fleet of helicopters, not just for fire duties. Martin Scharenborg and Ramon Wenink flew with the Nevada Division of Forestry Aviation Services to learn about its mission
Flight Simulation
Thrustmaster announces Viper product range
Thrustmaster has announced a range of new products dubbed the Viper TQS, designed to replicate the controls, flight kinematics and sensations experienced by real Viper pilots.
Airbus A300B4 in development
Just Flight has announced it is working on an Airbus A300B4 Professional for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Munich V2 for MSFS now available
Scenery developer sim-wings has released Munich V2 for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
