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Historic
Major progress for Doncaster Meteor project
The South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum reached a significant milestone in its long-term restoration of former RAE Gloster Meteor T.7 WA662 late last year
Historic aviation quiz: 1940s Japanese aircraft
How good is your aircraft recognition? Can you recognise these Japanese types from 1940s?
Visit Shuttleworth’s engineering workshop next month
The Shuttleworth Collection will host an engineering workshop, open to ticket-buying members of the public, on the weekend of February 4 and 5
Military
Canada’s first Airbus CC-330 rolled out as delivery nears
The Canadian Department of National Defence shared an initial image of the first of two Airbus CC-330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports sporting its operational white, red and blue livery ahead of its planned delivery to the Royal Canadian Air Force this summer
Switzerland bids fond farewell to world's only civil-operated Mirage IIIDS
The end of an era was marked at Payerne Air Base in Switzerland on May 25, when former Swiss Air Force-operated Dassault Mirage IIIDS (ex-serial J-2012, now registered as HB-RDF) – the only airworthy, civil-registered example of the fighter in the world – completed its final flight
Poland buys Hellfire missiles to arm future AW149, AH-64E fleets
Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak announced on May 30 that the nation has signed a deal with the US government to buy AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles to equip its future Leonardo Helicopters AW149 and Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter fleets
Commercial
Danish link return for London City
British Airways partner has confirmed its intentions to restore services to the capital. Find out more on Key.Aero...
More Tasman links for Rex Airlines
Australia’s largest independent regional and domestic carrier has launched more flights to Tasmania…
Why BA A350-1000 suffered tail-strike during go-around
The three-year-old widebody picked up damage to its fuselage surface when the tail struck the ground during a go-around at Heathrow after a prolonged float during the flare to land.
Milan Bergamo wins new A321LR long-haul link
A low-cost carrier plans to connect the Italian gateway with narrowbody jets on a 2,883-mile route. Find out more here…
Ultra rare dual-liveried 777F in Singapore debut
A Singapore carrier will operate brand-new widebody freighters to the United States with a cool new livery! Find out more on Key.Aero…
Flight Simulation
737 MAX 8 takes flight in Prepar3D
The iFly development team, in partnership with Flight One Software, has released the 737 MAX 8 for Prepar3D v5.
ICAO Codes explained
An ICAO code is a four-character alphanumeric sequence used to identify airports around the world and is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organisation...
XtremeAIR XA41 for X-Plane released
Vertigo Design has announced the XtremeAIR XA41 (AKA "Sbach 300") for X-Plane 11 and 12 is now available.
