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Historic
Flying Legends at 30: recalling the stars of the greatest warbird display
As Flying Legends prepares to return at its new Church Fenton venue, Aeroplane editor Ben Dunnell chronicles The Fighter Collection’s historic aviation spectacular
Sywell Hawker Tempest first flight approaches!
Hawker Tempest Mk.II heads towards first flight after passing important milestone in its exhaustive restoration
Newark Air Museum celebrates annual CockpitFest
Staff at the Nottinghamshire attraction are reflecting on another successful CockpitFest – and have announced dates for the next one
Did you know about the Bf 109 discovered on Malta?
In late February 2023, the warbird world was rocked by the news that the wreck of a Luftwaffe Bf 109 had been discovered on Malta – 80 years after it was last seen. This is the story of Messerschmitt ‘Black 11’. By David Palidano of the Malta Aviation Museum
Military
US scrambles more jets to deter Israel-Hamas conflict escalation
In support of the Pentagon’s efforts to keep the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas from sparking a broader regional conflict, the USAF has scrambled additional A-10C Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft and F-15E Strike Eagle multi-role strike fighters to US Central Command’s area of responsibility
US aircraft carriers deploy as deterrent against escalating Israel-Hamas conflict
The US Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 12 arrived in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on October 10 to act as a deterrent to any actor seeking to escalate the situation or widen the war with Israel
What the final role was for the last ever Tornado F3s that flew from Boscombe Down
In the July 2012 issue of Aviation News Editor Dino Carrara reported from MoD Boscombe Down on the work being undertaken by the last Tornado F3s in service anywhere in the world
Commercial
What sports teams do Saudia sponsor?
Saudia is the latest airline to delve into the high-profile world of sports sponsorship. Airliner World speaks to the carrier’s corporate marketing and communications advisor Ibrahim Binaquil to find out why.
Inside Bombardier's rapidly expanding service centre network
Bombardier Aviation has rapidly expanded its business jet service centre network around the world. Ian Harbison gives us a run-through of the key global developments over an industrious few months.
Sparks fly from Ryanair 737 during landing incident
The nose wheel of a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 failed while landing at Dublin Airport on Sunday (April 9).
Flight Simulation
Orbx’s London City Airport v2 & London City Pack review
In its commitment to improving the Microsoft Flight Simulator world, Orbx has just released version 2 of London City Airport. In this review, we see how the new airport works with its Landmarks London City Pack to enhance the centre of London.
Omaha-Eppley Airfield for MSFS released
The latest destination from Verticalsim is Omaha-Eppley Airfield for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Back to Basics – Series 4, Lesson 9
We continue to turn in circles but this time, we look at some useful tips to help keep you in the holding pattern and understand why new IFR pilots hate them so much.
