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Historic
Bristol’s Blundered Brabazon
It was the largest and most complex commercial aircraft of its day – but it was a monumental failure, as Ken Ellis explains...
Bodney, Beans and Biggin on the Bump
In this week's MyPast, Kevin Korterud details his trip to the UK, where he wasn't sure whether to be more blown away by baked beans at breakfast or his once in a lifetime experience flying a Spitfire...
FlyPast Podcast Episode 12
The team chat to historic aviation expert and author Michael Napier about the Korean War, a conflict that still shapes international politics to this day...
Military
A behind the scenes view of US Navy Adversary Squadron: VFC-111 'Sundowners'
Combat Aircraft Journal visits the US Navy’s VFC-111 ‘Sun Downers’ at its Naval Air Station Key West home
What aircraft will fly in the Queen’s Jubilee flypast?
A highlight for many of Thursday's (June 2) Platinum Jubilee celebrations will be a mass military flypast over Buckingham Palace. Key.Aero rounds up the aircraft expected to take part
UK should keep C-130Js Defence Committee told
The UK should retain the C-130J Hercules fleet, which is slated for retirement in 2023, according to evidence given recently to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee.
Commercial
EXCLUSIVE: What is the X-59 QueSST?
In the first of a series of exclusive videos, Key.Aero speaks with the joint team from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and NASA Aeronautics behind the X-59 QueSST, an X-plane with a very unique and exciting mission to prove low-boom technologies.
"Chaotic and illogical approach to travel restrictions" hurting airports, says MAG CEO
Charlie Cornish, the CEO of Manchester Airports Group, the owners of three UK airports, shares his thoughts on the government's response to protecting the travel industry during COVID-19.
Virgin Atlantic to Launch Flights to Pakistan
Crawley-based Virgin Atlantic has announced its plans to launch services to Pakistan for the first time from December this year.
Flight Simulation
Avro Vulcan Takes Flight in X-Plane
Just Flight, in partnership with Thranda Design, have released the Avro Vulcan B Mk2, K.2 and MRR for X-Plane 11.
In Focus - Orbx Simulation Systems
Welcome to our new In Focus series where we put the spotlight on key players in the flight simulation industry and find out about their background, product range and future plans.
