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Historic
Duxford Victor painted and moved to new hangar
Work to restore the sole-surviving Handley Page Victor B.1A (XH648) is now making eye-catching progress at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, in Cambridgeshire.…
Rare Photos of BOAC Comets in Africa
Prior to the Comet entering service BOAC undertook route familiarization flights in Africa. Depicted are some stunning colour photos from the May 2, 1952 issue of ‘The Aeroplane’
Nordair L-188 Electras – Hunting icebergs
A good view of the initial ice patrol modifications made by Nordair to its L-188C Electras: an under-fuselage radome taken from a CP-107 Argus, an astrodome that used to be a Sabre canopy, and bulging observation windows. Observers would take hour-long turns in the upper ‘bubble’.
Vampire in the North – Norway’s first flying jet warbird
A Boeing 737 pilot broke new ground by getting approval from the Norwegian CAA to fly a de Havilland Vampire. The challenging project was detailed by Malcolm Barker in the September 1993 issue of FlyPast
Military
India deploys Su-30MKIs to Japan for inaugural air combat exercise
In a bid to promote bilateral air defence cooperation between the two countries, the Indian Air Force has deployed four Sukhoi Su-30MKI Flanker-H fighters to Hyakuri Air Base in Japan to participate in the inaugural joint air exercise: Veer Guardian 2023
Friendly fire downs former Ukrainian Falcons MiG-29 display jet
A Ukrainian Air Force-operated MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter painted in the colours of the air arm's long-disbanded 'Ukrainian Falcons' aerobatic team has been shot down in a friendly fire incident, resulting in the death of its pilot
Commercial
Flybe announces first crew base and HQ location
Relaunched regional airline Flybe has revealed the location of its company headquarters and first crew base
Emirates commits to SAF test flight
Emirates and GE Aviation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to conduct a test flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by the end of 2022
Boeing bags $9bn 737 MAX order from start-up Akasa Air
In a boost for Boeing, on day three of the Dubai Airshow, the airframer received a large order for 737 MAXs from Indian start-up carrier Akasa Air.
Jazeera Airways signs for 28 Airbus A320neos
On day three of the Dubai Airshow, Kuwait-based carrier Jazeera Airways has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Airbus for up to 28 A320neo family aircraft.
ACH delivers vegan interior
Airbus Corporate Helicopters’ (ACH) design team has fitted the interior of an ACH145 with vegan materials
Flight Simulation
Local Legend II: Fokker F.VII Released
The Microsoft Flight Simulator Team has announced Local Legend II: Fokker F.VII is now available.
World Update VII: Australia Released
The Microsoft Flight Simulator team has announced World Update VII: Australia is now available.
New Greek Destination for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Made by MXI Design, LGZA Zakynthos Dionysios Solomos Airport in Greece has been recreated in detail for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
