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Historic
Historic Aviation Quiz – The Bristol 188 edition
With April 14, 2023, marking the 59th anniversary of the Bristol Aeroplane Company’s radical looking 188 supersonic research aeroplane, we dedicate this week’s Historic Aviation Quiz to a type affectionately dubbed the ‘Flaming Pencil’…
How five German F-86 Sabres were saved from the scrapheap
The January 1980 issue of Aeroplane Monthly featured the second part of an article on the Haydon-Baillie Aircraft & Naval Collection, this time focusing on its efforts to recover five Sabre VIs from Germany.
Stratocruiser memorial unveiled in California
Passengers and crew of Stratocruiser 'Clipper Romance Of The Skies' which crashed in 1957 have been remembered at a newly revealed memorial
How eight forgotten Spitfires were recovered from Indian military airfields
In 1977/8 a team of Haydon-Baillie Aircraft & Naval Collection volunteers retrieved eight ex-Indian Air Force Spitfires from five widely-separated locations in India. The aircraft had been abandoned on military airfields, where they had served as decoys for many years. In an interview featured in the December 1979 issue of Aeroplane Monthly, Wensley Haydon-Baillie, co-founder of the collection, explained to the Editor some of the problems of retrieving these forgotten aircraft.
Test pilot Neville Duke on Hawker Hunter flight testing
To commemorate the Hawker Hunter’s 25 years in service, the September 1976 issue of Aeroplane Monthly offered a portfolio of classic Hunter pictures, and Sqn Ldr Neville Duke recalled some of the problems encountered and over-come during the flight testing of the first of the breed, the P.1067 WB188.
Military
BREAKING: First overseas participants confirmed for Exercise Cobra Warrior 23-2
Key.Aero can exclusively reveal the first official confirmation of overseas participants for the second Exercise Cobra Warrior of the year, which is due to take place in September
Greece receives tenth upgraded F-16 ‘Viper’
The Hellenic Air Force has welcomed the arrival of its tenth F-16V Fighting Falcon, following the multi-role fighter’s upgrade from the F-16C/D Block 52+/52M-standard to the new, more advanced ‘Viper’ configuration
Penultimate batch of F-15QA Ababil fighters head to Qatar
The penultimate batch of F-15QA Ababil multi-role fighters for the Qatar Emiri Air Force arrived at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, UK, on July 31 for a three-day stopover at the British base while on their delivery flight to Qatar
Commercial
How realistic is Boom’s supersonic ambition?
There has been plenty of news from Boom Supersonic in recent months, but one key announcement is still missing: who will supply the engines? Richard Schuurman reports
QUIZ: The ultimate Etihad A380 quiz!
It's a incredible early Christmas present for fans of the A380 – Etihad has just confirmed it will be bringing back the super jumbo next year! To celebrate the news, here's a special edition of our commercial aviation quiz. Good luck!
Etihad’s A380 is back: here’s everything you need to know
After months of speculation, Etihad Airways has today (December 9) officially confirmed that it will be flying the Airbus A380 once again. While some details are still to be finalised, Key Aero has gathered everything you need to know about the return of the iconic super jumbo.
Aviation sustainability: Why United Airlines is very optimistic
From eVTOLs to the supersonic Boom aircraft: United Airlines has no shortage of pioneering projects in the pipeline. Richard Schuurman catches up with Lauren Riley, its chief sustainability officer, to learn more.
Flight Simulation
Tallinn for Microsoft Flight Simulator out now
Drzewiecki Design has released EETN Tallinn for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Dallas Love Field for Microsoft Flight Simulator released
After years of work, iBlueYonder has announced the release of its next scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator, KDAL Dallas Love Field.
Skopje Airport for MSFS released
The latest destination from Aerosoft is Skopje International Airport in North Macedonia.