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Historic
Royal flypast - how the BBMF prepared for a royal salute
In June, Britain’s Armed Forces staged a remarkable flypast to mark the King’s Birthday Parade, with participation from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Luke Bimm reflects on the preparations for this jubilant occasion
Blackbird - what was it like to fly the legendary SR-71?
Former USAF Lt Col Bredette Thomas recalls his time with Lockheed’s ‘Lady in Black’ during the fearful days of the Cold War – a story of avoiding fighters and surface-to-air missiles, staying ahead of the Soviets, meteorites and diverts…
Albatros on show at new Polish Army Museum
Reproduction D.III in Polish unit markings a prime exhibit in Warsaw-based collection
Famed B-25 warbird returning to Europe
‘Grumpy’ being prepared for trans-Atlantic flight following sale to new owner
Military
USAF releases new B-21 stealth bomber images as engine tests begin
The USAF announced on September 12 that the first B-21 Raider stealth bomber prototype had commenced engine runs at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Palmdale, California, as part of its ground test programme
Ukraine charts success in recent strikes against Russian forces in Crimea
As was expected, the series of Ukrainian special operations against Russian high-value targets based in Russian-occupied Crimea that began in August continued in September
Tinker AFB bids farewell to more E-3 Sentry AWACS
A further two E-3B/G Sentry aircraft have taken off from Tinker AFB for the final time, having been flown from the Oklahoma base to Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, to be placed in long-term storage as the USAF continues to drawdown its ageing AWACS fleet
Commercial
KLM's "game-changing" 777 transformation: behind the scenes
Gordon Smith joins a special flight to Cape Town to meet some of the key players behind the project to overhaul the Dutch flag carrier’s widebody workhorse
Edelweiss reveals Airbus A340 replacement plans
Swiss airline Edelweiss is modernising its long-haul fleet with the acquisition of six Airbus A350-900s.
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
Flight Simulation
Corpus Christi International for Microsoft Flight Simulator released
Scenery developer, Fly 2 has released Texas Corpus Christi International Airport on OrbxDirect.
FlightSimExpo 2024 dates and location announced
The organisers of FlightSimExpo have announced the 2024 event will take place on June 21-23, 2024 at Tropicana in Las Vegas.
Milford Sound for MSFS now available
NZA Simulations has released Milford Sound for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
