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Historic
HEATH PARASOL’S 80 YEAR PROGRESS
This is the story of a tiny, 80-year-old aeroplane — scarcely the length of a family car — which, despite many mishaps along the way, is the sole UK survivor of a design dating back to the 1920s...
Hurricane ‘found’ at Indian police academy
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Military
China's new air to air refuelling aircraft: XI’AN Y-20U
Combat Aircraft Journal reports on the PLAAF’s ambitions for the new Xi’an Y-20U airborne tanker
Italian MOD finalises Avanti EVO order
Piaggio Aerospace announced while attending the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 24 that it has finalised an order for six Avanti EVOs with the Italian Ministry of Defence
The evolving world of UAVs serving the US Navy and USMC
Combat Aircraft Journal explores the evolving world of unmanned aerial vehicles serving the US Navy and Marines Corps
Commercial
Wizz Air unveils second UK base
Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air has announced the location of the second base for its Wizz Air UK subsidiary, the group’s British-registered and based carrier.
Huge aircraft gets even huger
Bearing a striking resemblance to the aquatic mammal of the same name, the Airbus Beluga just got larger after the ‘XL’ variant joined the fleet earlier this year. Key.Aero examines its origins and details the type’s impressive features
Virgin Atlantic Announces India Return
Crawley-based Virgin Atlantic is set to return to India after a break from flying to the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated travel restrictions.
The unknown aviation economy worth £14m
Ever wondered why some airlines can operate cheap flights to obscure destinations and still make a profit? It’s because there’s a relatively unknown aspect of the aviation industry helping them do it…
Flight Simulation
Prepar3D Touches Down in Islamabad
The latest destination avaialble on simMarket is Islamabad International Airport for Prepar3D version 4.
Paris-Ile de France for Aerofly FS 2
VFR France has released its first Aerofly FS 2 add-on - Paris-Ile de France VFR.
SR22 Takes Flight in X-Plane
Chilean developer, Carenado has annouced the SR22 GTSX Turbo for X-Plane 11 is out now.