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Historic
Rhodesian Eagles 266 Sqn’s Typhoon Years
The mostly Rhodesian-manned 266 Squadron flew the Hawker Typhoon from 1942-45...
Tales of the Trislander
Barry Lloyd examines the Trislander which was developed from the successful Islander...
Breguet Alizé: Multirole Maritime Turboprop
The long-lived Alizé fulfilled a similar function to the Fairey...
The Cobra’s Stare: USAF RC -135 Missile Tracking Missions
Since the early 1960s the US Air Force has carefully tracked ballistic missile test launches...
Military
USAF challenges: Retaining the combat edge
Balancing the need to sustain its fleet while embarking on key bomber and fighter procurement programmes, the US Air Force finds itself pressured as the demand to meet new challenges increases
Netherlands reaches IOC with F-35
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence and Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) declared initial operational capability (IOC) for its F-35A fleet on December 27
Coming of age: Maturing the MiG-29K/KUB fighter
How India helped the MiG-29K/KUB shipborne fighter programme become Russia’s most important tactical aircraft development effort in the 2000s
Commercial
Spirit in the sky
In recent years Spirit Airlines has established itself as one of the most successful ultra low-cost carriers in the Americas. Amid a changing consumer landscape, Ralph Olson examines the company’s efforts to refine its winning business model even further.
MAX PAIN Grappling with the Grounding
Airliner World’s Martin Needham investigates how some of the...
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