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Historic
Watch the first trailer for war epic ‘Masters Of The Air’
Apple TV+ has unveiled the first teaser for its highly anticipated, nine-episode series
Historic Aviation Quiz: The Lockheed Constellation
With Key.Aero celebrating Lockheed's world changing Constellation, we dedicate this week’s quiz to what is perhaps one of – if not the – most elegant propliners to ever grace the skies…
Engine and taxi trials for Helldiver
Fagen Fighters has completed initial engine and taxi runs in its Curtiss Helldiver
Cougar is spruced up at Texan museum
Work to repaint Grumman F-9F8 Cougar 131063 is now under way at Slaton’s Texas Air Museum
Britain’s first ‘ace’ highlighted in new film
A new independent film about the exploits of Britain’s first ‘ace’ pilot, Maj Lanoe Hawker, will be released on the anniversary of his death, November 23, 2023
Military
RAF Poseidon Force to gain UK-made Sting Ray torpedoes
The UK Ministry of Defence will integrate the British-made Sting Ray acoustic homing lightweight torpedo onto the RAF’s fleet of P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft, with the munition set to augment the type’s current US-made Mk 54 Lightweight Torpedo
Ukraine charts success in New Year strikes against Russian forces
The Su-24M Fencer-D tactical bomber fleet of the Ukrainian Air Force has carried out yet another successful strike, using the UK/French-supplied Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG air-launched cruise missiles against high-value targets in Russian-occupied Crimea on December 26
US Navy helicopters strike Houthi rebels in the Red Sea
US Navy helicopters have killed ten Houthi fighters after attempted attacks on US Navy forces and a merchant ship in the Red Sea, US Central Command said in a statement on December 31
Commercial
Inside the handover of the first Bombardier CS100
In the September 2016 issue of Airliner World, Craig West flew to Zurich to witness the handover of the first Bombardier CS100 to launch customer Swiss International Air Lines
How the Airbus A220 ripped up the regional jet rule book
In the decade since its first flight, almost everything about the Bombardier C Series has changed. That is, apart from its impressive range and spacious cabin. Mark Broadbent reports on what is now the Airbus A220
Delta Air Lines/United Airlines Douglas DC-8 Quiz
On September 18, 1959 the Douglas DC-8 entered service with both Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. To mark the 64th anniversary of this historic event on Monday, this week's quiz tests your knowledge of the Californian quadjet.
Behind the scenes with Airbus’ A321XLR ten-day route proving test
The Airbus A321XLR is currently being put through its paces over ten days on functionality and reliability testing (FnR), more commonly known as route proving.
Drone video shows Ural A320 in FIELD after emergency landing
More images and videos have emerged showing the Ural Airlines Airbus A320 which made a successful off-airport emergency landing earlier this week.
Flight Simulation
Leeds Bradford version 2 out now
The latest UK destination from Orbx is EGNM Leeds Bradford Airport V2 for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Air Combat Simulation – Part 5
Welcome to another instalment of our series on air combat simulation. This time, we explore ‘pursuit paths’ or the trajectory an attacking fighter takes when converging on a target.
PC-12 Legacy for MSFS now available
SimWorks Studios has announced the Pilatus PC-12 Legacy for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
