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Historic
SUB-HUNTING CATALINAS
Tom Spencer explains how US Navy PBY Catalinas employed a novel device to successfully track submerged U-boats transiting the Strait of Gibraltar, during spring 1944...
Two week removal process for Marham gate guardian
Recovery specialists within the Royal Navy have assisted in the removal of a Cold War-era Handley Page Victor Gate Guardian at RAF Marham in Norfolk
Hawker Hunter up for auction
A historic Hawker Hunter aeroplane has been put up for sale by auction...
Three of history’s most bizarre experimental aircraft
Weird and wonderful concepts that even Charles Lindbergh would go on to praise… but just how far could conventional aircraft designs be pushed?
Military
French Rafales involved in mid-air collision during air show
A pair of French Air and Space Force-operated Dassault Rafale C multi-role fighters collided in mid-air during a display at an air show, held at Cognac-Châteaubernard Air Base (BA 709) in southwestern France on May 22
South Korea selects Bell 505 as new military training helicopter
Bell Textron has announced selection of the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X by the Republic of Korea as its new rotary-wing trainer for the next-generation of both Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) pilots.
Meet the author who interviewed 450 TOPGUN aircrew
In a video interview with Key.Aero, Brad Elward, the author of 'TOPGUN – The Legacy’ discusses his book which covers the full 50-year history of TOPGUN. The book includes interviews with over 450 former instructors, graduates, and commanding officers, plus references to the development and evolution of air combat and air combat training in the US Air Force and US Navy
Commercial
Why Has Virgin Atlantic Filed for Bankruptcy Protection in the US?
Gatwick-based carrier Virgin Atlantic has filed for bankruptcy protection in a United States court as it tries to survive the COVID-19 pandemic – but it doesn’t mean it’s the end of the road for the carrier.
The airliner that could do London to Tokyo in under three hours
Virgin Galactic has unveiled a design for a supersonic airliner that makes Concorde seem slow – and could revolutionise commercial air travel.
The Giant of the Skies: Antonov AN-225
The heaviest aircraft ever built landed in the UK over the weekend. With six engines, 32 wheels and a wingspan of 88 metres, the Antonov An-225 Mriya draws a crowd wherever it goes…
Quiz: Can you identify these commercial aircraft?
This week's commercial aviation quiz focuses on identifying aircraft based on small cropped segments. Have a go and let us know what score you got!
The World’s Most Unsecretive Secret Airline
If you’ve heard of Janet Airlines, the US Government probably won’t be very pleased. Thomas Haynes lifts the lid on a ‘mysterious’ carrier that is about as under-the-radar as Donald Trump
Flight Simulation
Eurofighter for DCS World Incoming
Eagle Dynamics has revealed a new developer to DCS World, TrueGrit Virtual Technologies, has started development on the Eurofighter Typhoon II.
Scandinavian Mountains Airport Out Now
Orbx has announced ESKS Scandinavian Mountains Airport for Prepar3D v4 is now released.
