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Historic
Former Italian Harvard flies in France
North American T-6 Harvard F-AZOJ has recently arrived at a new home, Haguenau airfield in Alsace, France
Catalina engine recovered from Milford Haven
A radial engine and propeller, recovered from the Milford Haven waterway in Pembrokeshire, is likely to have come from a wartime Catalina flying boat, it has been revealed
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: TEMPEST MAKES FIRST POST-RESTORATION FLIGHT
The long awaited first post restoration flight took place today in the hands of renowned warbird pilot Pete Kynsey…
Meteor set for conservation in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire’s Jet Age Museum has announced that Meteor NF.14 WS807 has been moved into its conservation and restoration workshop
Military
Is the UK watering down NMH in favour of more H145s?
The UK MOD intends to award a £140m contract to Airbus Helicopters UK for the supply of six H145 Jupiter HC2 helicopters – complete with three years of technical support services – to replace the ageing Puma HC2 tactical transport helicopters currently used by British Forces Brunei and British Forces Cyprus from 2024
KAI plots KF-21’s first live-fire Meteor launch for 2024
Korea Aerospace Industries’ (KAI’s) KF-21 Boramae fighter is the first non-West European platform to be integrated with MBDA’s Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM), and a first live-fire test launch has been planned for early 2024
Evolution of the ‘Sharpshooters’: Training USMC pilots to fly the Hornet
Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 (VMFAT-101) was formally stood down at MCAS Miramar, California, on September 29. Joe Copalman looks back at the evolution of the USMC’s iconic ‘Sharpshooters’
Commercial
United 777’s plunge towards ocean caused by ‘miscommunication’, NTSB say
The NTSB has concluded its investigation into an incident which saw a United Airlines Boeing 777 dive towards the Pacific Ocean shortly after departing Kahului Airport, Hawaii in December last year.
Wizz Air adds flights to new Egyptian destination from Luton
European low-cost airline Wizz Air has announced that it is adding a third Egyptian destination to its roster from London Luton.
Boeing bosses on the aerospace giant's 'new beginning'
Certification issues, quality problems, delivery delays and a lack of visionary designs – Boeing has a full agenda to tackle, writes Andreas Spaeth from Charleston
The disastrous mid-air collision of a Boeing 727 and Cessna 172
Some aviation accidents seem inexplicable. How could a Boeing 727 collide with a Cessna 172, both flown by experienced crews, in excellent visibility, on approach to an airport with apparently good ATC and even a collision alert system? Stephen Skinner investigates
Flight Simulation
DHC-2 Beaver upgraded to X-Plane 12
Thranda Design has announced the DHC-2 Beaver has been upgraded to be compatible with X-Plane 12.
Flight Adventure: de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk
This series is spoilt for choice as we explore classic aircraft available to flight simulation pilots. This time, we fly one that has happily transcended the centuries and still manages to turn heads – the de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk.
New Caribbean destination for Microsoft Flight Simulator
TropicalSim has announced Antigua VC Bird International Airport version 2 for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.