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Military
RAF Chinooks pass flight hour milestone in Mali ops
British CH-47 Chinook HC5 heavy-lift tactical transport helicopters deployed in Mali, West Africa, have flown more than 2,000 operational flight hours in support of French-led counterinsurgency missions.
Second loss at Eglin AFB this week, as F-35A crashes
A USAF-operated Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II multi-role stealth fighter – belonging to the 58th Fighter Squadron (FS) ‘Gorillas’ – has crashed upon landing at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida.
Leonardo M-345 gains Italian certification
Italy’s Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness (DAAA, the Italian Ministry of Defence’s certification authority) has issued initial certification for Leonardo’s M-345 advanced jet training aircraft.
124th Fighter Wing A-10Cs deploy to Southwest Asia
Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II close air support (CAS)/ground-attack aircraft – belonging to the Idaho Air National Guard’s (ANG’s) 124th Fighter Wing (FW) – have deployed to Southwest Asia to support combat operations.
Commercial
Big airline industry trends for 2021 – Part 2
Exclusive: In the second part of a special series, Kevin O’Toole, chief strategy officer at Cirium, tells Key.Aero about the major shifts and developments you should be watching for this year
Loganair reveals Teesside-Heathrow link
Services to Aberdeen and Belfast City from the north of England facility are also set to begin from February this year
Big airline industry trends for 2021 – Part 1
Exclusive: In the first part of a special series, Kevin O’Toole, chief strategy officer at Cirium, tells Key.Aero about the major shifts and developments you should be watching for this year
Historic
Restored Draken put on display in Sweden
Saab S 35E Draken 35959 on display outside the F 11 Wing Museum...
American museums open as restrictions are eased
The Planes of Fame Air Museum was among several US attractions...
Creating a new Aero Legend
Kent flying experience company Aero Legends has an exciting new restoration project – and you can get involved!
Flight Simulation
Introducing the MilViz FG-1D Corsair
One of the most iconic aircraft from the Pacific theatre of World War Two, the Chance Vought Corsair was also arguably one of the best performing.
