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Historic

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Dash Eight Debut

Cougar in profile This month’s artwork by Andy Hay portrays...

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Avro Anson flies in new colours

THE LATEST IN AVIATION HERITAGE Avro Anson T21 WD413...

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Historic Pipers fly to France for D-Day anniversary

THE LATEST IN AVIATION HERITAGE Piper L-14 Army Cruiser...

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Invader’s return to flight draws nearer

THE LATEST IN AVIATION HERITAGE The fuselage of Reevers’...

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Living and Breathing

MUSEUMS One of the finest aviation museums of its kind...

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Military

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Inside the US Air Force's Kabul Airlift operation

Broadly considered an operational success, the Kabul Airlift was also a record-breaking effort by the US Air Force. Babak Taghvaee reports

US Navy completes back-to-back BQM-177 test flights off Japan

NAVAIR has revealed that the US Navy recently completed three back-to-back test flights off the coast of Japan with its newest subsonic aerial target – the BQM-177A – in preparation for the type achieving full operational capability later this year

USAF releases 5,000lb Penetrator bomb for the first time

A USAF F-15E Strike Eagle of the 96th Test Wing flew over the Eglin Air Force Base test range in Florida and released a GBU-72 Advanced 5,000Ib Penetrator bomb from 35,000ft on October 7

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Commercial

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Alrosa Retires Tu-134

SIBERIA-BASED Air Company Alrosa retired its sole Tupolev Tu-134B,...

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Canadian Mega-merger Proposed

Americas AIR CANADA announced on May 16 that it is in...

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Qantas Launches “Points Plane” to Tokyo for Frequent Flyers

QANTAS IS to operate a series of flights exclusively available...

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Bombardier Forms New Aviation Arm

BOMBARDIER IS to consolidate its aerospace divisions into a single...

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Royal Air A Class of its Own

Dirk Grothe is reacquainted with a former staple of inter-European...

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Flight Simulation

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Back To Basics - Stage 1, Lesson 2

Understanding Trim Controls

X-Plane 11.0 Public Beta

Laminar Research has announced the release of the public Beta...

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RealAir Simulations Lancair Legacy V2

What’s it like the second time around?

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Upcoming Events

EBACE 2024

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Geneva, Switzerland

The event website says: "The European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) is a premier event and the annual meeting place for the European business aviation community."

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson - Arctic Thunder Air Show 2024

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Anchorage, United States

US military airshow

Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "On the ground, in the air, and even in the clothes you wear! Step back into summer 1940 at the Battle of Britain Air Show and see historic Duxford come to life."

Selfridge Air Show and Open House

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Harrison Township, United States

US military air show

Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

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Bristol, United Kingdom

The event website states: "The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is a free to attend, three-day event that celebrates the city and its heritage links to the remarkable world of hot air ballooning. From Friday 9th to Sunday 11th August, the rolling hills of Ashton Court on the outskirts of the city of Bristol are home to a temporary playground of entertainment, and a stage set ready and waiting for over 100 hot air balloons to take flight."

Midlands Air Festival

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Alcester, United Kingdom

The main flying displays the organisers say will be on Saturday and Sunday. The event website also says: "Join us again for our fantastic classic air display in the stunning grounds of the Ragley Hall Estate. There will be a wide array displays including Warbirds, Classic Jets, Helicopters, amazing high energy aerobatics, aerial ballet, flying circus and some of the largest radio controlled models in the world, that are so big you can almost climb into them!
"There will also be parachute display teams plus the chance to get up close and personal to some of our display aircraft which will be landing on site on our own dedicated runway! Our flying display will be an exciting and entertaining mix, with even a small section dedicated to our younger visitors."