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Historic
Last flying One-Eleven's fuselage saved
Southampton museum to create new exhibit using ex-QinetiQ aircraft
Born In The USA - flying with the CAF's mighty B-29 and B-24
Two of history’s most famous bombers are maintained in airworthy condition by the legendary Commemorative Air Force in the United States. Luke Bimm joined the team on part of their annual US tour – and flew in both B-29 ‘FIFI’ and B-24 ‘Diamond Lil’
Historic Aviation Quiz: The pioneers
Aviation pioneers are those directly and indirectly responsible for the advancement of flight as we know it today. But how much do you know about the pioneers?
Celebrities gather to support Battle of Britain charity
Royal guest of honour to join tribute by film and TV stars to honour ‘the Few’
Military
Spanish Typhoon testbed supports Sniper pod trials
The Spanish Air and Space Force is currently using its Eurofighter EF-2000 Instrumented Production Aircraft 4 (IPA4) to support a flight test campaign focusing on the integration of Lockheed Martin’s AN/AAQ-33 Sniper advanced targeting pod onto the Typhoon fleets employed by the air arms of Kuwait and Qatar
How do Iranian cruise missiles pose a major threat to Israel?
As Israel wages war on Hamas it has come under increased attack from Iran’s cruise missiles and suicide drones. Babak Taghvaee looks at the threat posed by these weapons and the proxy groups using them
Germany orders more P-8A Poseidons
The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag released €1.1bn of additional funding for the procurement of three more P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) for the German Navy on November 16
Commercial
What caused Delta Air Lines Boeing 717 landing incident?
A preliminary report into an incident in which a Delta Air Lines Boeing 717 was substantially damaged while landing without its nosewheel gear extended has attributed a cause
Airbus ordered to return millions of dollars to Russian lessor
A court has ordered Airbus to hand back millions of dollars to a Russian lessor
Gatwick begins multi-million-pound North Terminal facelift
London Gatwick Airport has kicked off a multi-million pound facelift of its North Terminal, with the aim of creating “a more appealing space for passengers to relax, shop, and eat”.
British Airways to receive more Boeing 787s in fresh order
British Airways’ parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced a firm order for six Boeing 787-10s which will join the flag carrier’s fleet in 2025 and 2026.
JUMBO AUCTION: Iraqi Airways puts pair of Boeing 747s up for sale
Flag carrier Iraqi Airways is set to auction off a pair of Boeing 747s that have been parked at an airport in Tunisia since the early 1990s.
Flight Simulation
Exclusive interview – Task Force Admiral
We sat down with MicroProse to learn about its upcoming title, Task Force Admiral. The game recreates the carrier battles of 1942 and could be considered to be the spiritual successor of MicroProse’s previous title, 1942: The Pacific Air War.
Palm Springs for Microsoft Flight Simulator released
iniBuilds has announced that iniBuilds Palm Springs for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
Black Square's TBM 850 upgraded
Black Square has upgraded the TBM 850 for Microsoft Flight Simulator to version 1.1.
