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Historic
Newark Air Museum outlines restoration aims for 2024
The Nottinghamshire attraction will be focusing on two Avro airframes (among several others) and will also repaint their Hunter T7 into a Blue Diamonds scheme
Red Arrows fly with Gnat to mark 60th anniversary
A Folland Gnat has recently flown in formation with the RAF’s Red Arrows to help mark the team’s 60th display season
‘Baby’ Draken refurbished as full-size example loaned to new museum
Unique Saab 210 Draken set to emerge from restoration in Linköping
Historic Aviation Quiz: Multi-engines of the 1940s
Can you identify these lesser known multi-engine type's from the 1940s?
Military
AirForces Monthly May 2024
May 2024 issue of AirForces Monthly in page-turning format sees British F-35Bs in Arctic skies over Norway in the latest phase of NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 24, plus up-to-date news on the Russia-Ukraine War
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 187
How well do you know your military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills on our quiz below...
VIDEO: Formation farewell for Apache AH1
The career of the Army Air Corps Apache AH1 came to an end at Wattisham Airfield, Suffolk on March 25.
Commercial
ULTIMATE AMERICAN AIRLINES FLEET QUIZ!
Following the announcement earlier this week that American Airlines had placed an order for 260 new narrowbody and regional aircraft from Airbus, Boeing and Embraer, for this week’s quiz, we thought we’d test your knowledge of the US carrier’s fleet past and present. Good luck!
Aviation News April 2024
April 2024 issue of Aviation News in page-turning format puts the spotlight on the Polaris Program to provide a world exclusive on the fast jet fleet behind private spaceflight’s most ambitious mission
New airline takes off in Tehran
Iran gained another air carrier in early February when AVA Airlines commenced operations.
How a fuel emergency forced a 757 to land on closed runway
Icelandic air accident investigators have concluded a probe into a low-fuel incident which saw an Icelandair Boeing 757-200 land on a closed runway at Keflavik Airport.
American Airlines’ trio of aircraft orders
American Airlines announced orders for 260 new aircraft, including 85 Airbus A321neos, 85 Boeing 737 MAX 10s and 90 Embraer E175 aircraft.
Flight Simulation
Sydney Seaplanes released
Pyramid 8 Studios has announced YRAY Sydney Seaplanes for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
VSKYLABS’ SR-71 Blackbird
Always looking to produce detailed models of stunning-looking unique aircraft, VSKYLABS has released its SR-71-TB Blackbird for X-Plane 12. We find out what it can be like to fly at over Mach 3 at more than 70,000ft.
Back to Basics - Series 4, Lesson 13
This time, we take a look at some key terms and aids that will assist you in nailing those perfect hand-flown ILS approaches.
