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Historic
Royal Saudi Air Force Lightnings at War: an armourer’s story
Phil Isaac talked to Hugh Trevor for the March 2015 issue of FlyPast about his time arming English Electric Lightnings in Saudi Arabia
74 Sqn Lightning pilot recalls Singapore adventures
Trevor MacDonald Bennett talked to Hugh Trevor for the February 2015 issue of FlyPast about his time with 74 Squadron
Great ace 'Bud' Anderson and his original 'Old Crow'
‘Bud’ Anderson will forever be associated with the P-51 Mustangs he named Old Crow. But the first fighter to which ‘Bud’ had that moniker applied was a Bell P-39 Airacobra, and to mark his 100th birthday, a special salute was planned
Historic Aviation Quiz - English Electric Lightning
On par with the Spitfire, Phantom and Vulcan, English Electric’s incredible Lightning is still as popular today as it was half a century ago but how much do you know about it?
English Electric Lighting vs MiG-21 and F-104: Cold War Warriors compared
How did the English Electric Lightning compare with other fast jets in service at the time? The July 2014 issue of FlyPast provided this comparison
Military
Canada eyes P-8A Poseidon as replacement for ageing Aurora fleet
Canada has announced that it intends to join its other four Five Eyes alliance partner nations in acquiring the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, with the type set to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s ageing Lockheed CP-140M Aurora fleet
NATO orders tenth A330-243MRTT to support increasing demand
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) ordered an additional Airbus A330-243 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) on March 28, increasing the Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) to ten aircraft
Netherlands opts to sell retired CH-47Ds over Ukraine transfer
The Dutch MOD recently announced plans to sell six of its ‘obsolete’ Boeing CH-47D Chinook heavy-lift tactical transport helicopters to the Billings Flying Service in Montana, after evaluating that it would be difficult to transfer these specific airlifters to the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Commercial
Who's started a 3,000-mile direct service to Manchester using A320neos?!
A Middle Eastern-based carrier has launched a new direct, 3,000-mile service today (May 1) to Manchester using Airbus A320neos! Who is it? Find out here!
QUIZ: New UK routes
Airlines have been busy trying to restore and reinstate route networks and add rotations as the pandemic starts to appear in the rear view mirror, but have you been keeping up with all the latest links? Let's find out...
Two UK airports win new links to ‘secret’ Iceland airport
Flights from the United Kingdom to Iceland aren’t all that unusual – in fact there are at least eight direct scheduled city pairings from the UK to the Nordic nation. These range from low-cost options with the likes of easyJet, Wizz and PLAY; leisure-focused links with Jet2 and TUI and flag carrier connections with British Airways and Icelandair.
Flight Simulation
Battle of Normandy released
The IL-2 Sturmovik team has announced that after almost three years of development, Battle of Normandy is now released in Early Access.
X-Plane 12 enters Early Access
Laminar Research has announced X-Plane 12 has been released in Early Access.
Carenado PC12 touches down in Microsoft Flight Simulator
Carenado PC12 now available on the Microsoft Flight Simulator Marketplace.
