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Historic
Shuttleworth to start season with a belter
Fury biplane among stars lined up for Best of British show
Historic '9/11' Cessna for USAF museum
Ex-Civil Air Patrol 172 becomes latest exhibit at Wright-Patterson
Historic Aviation Quiz: The Vulcan Edition
The mighty Avro Vulcan - how much do you know about the world-famous delta?
Polikarpov returns to flight in Spain
There was good news for the Spanish historic aircraft scene recently when a rare Polikarpov returned to the skies
Writing on the wall for Swiss Hunter
Hunterverein Obersimmental has confirmed the grounding of its 1959-built Hawker Hunter F.58 after two decades of operation
Military
F-35 achieves major production, nuclear milestones
The Pentagon’s Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, William A LaPlante, formally approved the US-led Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program – the development project behind the F-35 Lightning II – to finally move into full-rate production (FRP), following the attainment of the type’s Milestone C landmark, writes Tom Kaminski.
First German KC-130J heads to Évreux
The Luftwaffe’s (German Air Force’s) first KC-130J Hercules (55+05) departed Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Marietta, Georgia, on February 28 on its delivery flight to Évreux-Fauville Air Base (BA105), France, where it will join the Franco-German Bilateral Air Transport Squadron (BATS).
First Royal Canadian Air Force CE-145C Vigilance arrives
The Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF’s) No 8 Wing celebrated the arrival of the first of three new King Air 350ER manned airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (MAISR) aircraft to Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Trenton in Ontario on February 23, writes Tom Kaminski.
Commercial
50 years of British Airways
It is 50 years since British Airways in its current guise was created by the merger of BOAC and BEA. Bernie Baldwin takes a look at events since then and what the airline has in store
Airliner World May 2024
May 2024 issue of Airliner World in page-turning format hails the 'Queen of the Skies' in a feature looking at classic Boeing 747s still flying around the world
MRO Americas 2024
As the industry gathers in Chicago for MRO Americas, Airliner World presents a special supplement in page turning format on some of the region’s leading players
ETOPS extension for Embraer E2s
Embraer has secured 120-minute extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) approval for its E190-E2 and E195-E2 jets.
‘Baby Boom’ takes flight
Boom Supersonic, the company attempting to build the world’s fastest airliner, successfully flew its technology demonstrator, the XB-1, for the first time on March 22
Flight Simulation
Lelystad Airport for MSFS
Scenery developer Papa Hotel has announced Lelystad Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
iniBuilds’ Leeds Bradford Airport (EGNM)
In this review, we travel to the north of England and explore iniBuilds' rendition of Lees Bradford Airport, located in the heart of Yorkshire.
Palm Beach for Microsoft Flight Simulator
BMWorld and AmSim have released KPBI Palm Beach International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
