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Historic
RAF Museum Spitfire heads out for Midlands ‘tour’
A Spitfire from RAF Museum Midlands (formerly known as RAF Museum Cosford) is to appear as a static exhibit at four Midlands locations this summer…
First impressions of Comet flying
Before the Comet entered service four of ‘The Aeroplane’s’ staff had flown in the jet and gave their thoughts in the May 2, 1952 edition on what this new form of travel was like compared with propeller-driven airliners
The competition that tried to make flying safer
In the inter-war aviation industry’s efforts to improve the safety of commercial aeroplanes, a one-off contest in the USA sought to play its part — but it wasn’t without trouble and controversy
Historic aviation quiz: de Havilland Comet
How much do you know about the world's first jet airliner? Try your arm at this weeks historic aviation quiz…
Military
Spain to arm Eurofighters with Brimstone missiles
The Spanish Air and Space Force has selected MBDA’s Brimstone air-to-ground missile for its fleet of Eurofighters
Canada inks $14bn F-35A deal to replace ageing Hornet fleet
The Canadian government announced on January 9 that it had finalised an agreement with its US counterpart, along with Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney, for the acquisition of 88 F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighters for an estimated cost of CA$19bn (US$14bn)
Commercial
CargoBooking launches eMagic tool
CargoBooking.aero has launched a new online tool called eMagic, which it claims eliminates the need for manual processing
of email enquiries
How Colombian start-up Ultra Air plans to revive South America's LCC sector
Colombian start-up Ultra Air is hoping to capitalise on Avianca’s pandemic-prompted problems when it launches services later this year. Chris Smith speaks to its CEO, William Shaw
Airbus announces first A350F customer
The Dubai Airshow has continued to bear fruit for Airbus as it announces the signing of a letter of intent (LoI) with Air Lease Corporation (ALC) for 111 aircraft, the second largest order of this year’s event for the European airframer.
Dufour Aerospace and the tilt-wing
Inspired by work carried out 50 years ago, Switzerland’s Dufour Aerospace stands out from other air transport types. Mark Broadbent reports
Emirates unveils order for two Boeing 777Fs
Emirates SkyCargo will induct two new Boeing 777Fs into its fleet and convert four of its 777-300ER passenger aircraft into freighters
Flight Simulation
Turtle Beach’s VelocityOne Flight
In this review, look at the latest product from a company new to the world of simulation controllers but who have been designing and bringing to market many high-tech and gaming products since 1975 - San Diego-based Turtle Beach Corporation.
FA Simulations’ Helsinki Metropolitan VFR
We review FA Simulations' Helsinki Metropolitan VFR v3 for X-Plane 11.
The Human Element - A personal journey
Chris Partridge looks back at his flight simulation journey, starting with a Sinclair Spectrum ZX81 in the early 1980s, through to the golden age of combat simulation in the 90s and the VR experience of high-end modern jets and helicopters currently available in DCS World.