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Historic
Inside a Canadian Hawker Typhoon restoration project
The Typhoon Legacy Company, based in Comox, British Columbia, is adopting its own singular approach to returning its example of the Hawker fighter-bomber to airworthiness
Messerschmitt Me 262 arrives in UK
Europe's only flying replica of the wartime jet has touched down at Fairford
Historic Aviation Quiz: Supermarine
Founded in 1913 as Pemberton-Billing, Supermarine went on to become one of the most regarded aircraft manufacturers the world has ever seen. In fact, it could be said one of its products, the Spitfire, is arguably the most iconic aeroplane of all time. Producing countless aeroplanes and designs up until its incorporation in the British Aviation Corporation in 1960, how many of these lesser-known ones can you identify?
Echoes of heroes – Grantham’s Dambusters exhibition
The 80th anniversary of Operation Chastise in May 2023 enabled a rare opportunity to visit St Vincents Hall in Grantham, Lincolnshire
Council funds Australian Vampire refurbishment
The de Havilland jet is due for a much needed ‘re-Vamp’…
Military
What happened during the first 10 days of the Israel-Hamas War?
A new chapter in the Middle East conflict was opened on October 7, when Hamas fighters smashed through the southern perimeter fences dividing Israel and Gaza. In the wake of these events, the Israeli government promised retribution against Hamas and to “wipe it from the face of the earth”. We explore what happened during the first ten days of the conflict
US gifts ex-908th AW C-130H-2 to Romania
The Romanian Air Force has received an ex-USAF C-130H-2 Hercules (91-9142), which was gifted to the nation via the US Excess Defense Articles programme
When RAF Tornados went to war in Europe
A new Balkan crisis erupted in the province of Kosovo in the late 1990s that saw the Tornado GR1 thrown into battle again – and for the first time in Europe. In the June 2018 issue of AirForces Monthly the then wing commander at RAF Brüggen, Greg Bagwell, discussed the Tornado’s campaign with Thomas Newdick
Commercial
UK planespotting highlights for April 2023
We present a selection of images of visiting aircraft from airports around the UK. For the most part, they’re commercial jets, but almost all of them are unusual types, wearing new or unique liveries, or first visits by an airline or airliner to a particular airport.
CPK's Integrated Transport Hub: Where rail and air meet
The Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) airport is set to become a world-class transport hub, where passengers can easily access all modes of transport, including at the state-of-the-art railway station.
Emirates and Stansted Double Up
The Middle Eastern titan has increased its capacity from the Essex airport
Georgian Expansion for Wizz
The European low-cost carrier says it is “[solidifying] its market leader position in the country”
Hat-trick of gongs for Etihad
The winners were decided by votes cast by travellers and readers of Business Traveller Middle East Magazine
Flight Simulation
Impulse Simulations’ Alice Springs Airport
We travel to Alice Springs and explore Impulse Simulations' rendition of this Australian airport in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
BRsim Designs EMB 121 Xingu II
After a year of development, Brazilian developer BRsim Designs released the Embraer E121 Xingu II for Microsoft Flight Simulator. We see how it measures up.
iniBuilds releases Ponta Delgada for MSFS
iniBuilds has announced Ponta Delgada for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
