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Historic
A century of Arctic flying
The Arctic gave aviators their first taste of polar operations and yielded many surprises, as Robin Evans reveals
Five form a display team
With the intention of forming a display team using variants of the North American T-6 family, five pilots and their aeroplanes descended on Italy’s San Martino Gusnago – as Simone Bovi discovered...
What was the 'Watussi' Incident?
South Africa relied on the assets of its national airline to carry out its first aerial action of World War Two, explains Andrew Thomas...
Indian Air Force’s 3 Squadron at 80
Andrew Thomas reveals some of the rich and proud history of the Indian Air Force’s 3 Squadron in this, its 80th anniversary year...
Two downed heroes
In the Battle of Britain, 204 Messerschmitt Bf 109 pilots achieved five or more victories by October 31, 1940. A number of those would lose their lives afterwards and here, Chris Goss tells the stories of two such aces, who died on the same day...
Military
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 96
Welcome to the 96th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
German Tornado operations return to Nörvenich after more than a decade
Luftwaffe Panavia Tornado IDS ground attack/strike aircraft operations will return to Nörvenich Air Base for the first time in 12 years, as examples from Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33 prepare to relocate to the base as urgent renovation work takes place at Büchel
Germany to buy 60 CH-47F Chinooks
Germany has selected the Boeing CH-47F Chinook Block II to replace its current fleet of CH-53G Sea Stallions, which have been in service for almost 50 years
Commercial
Passengers of Overbooked Flight Sue Airline for £20k Private Jet Charter
Two passengers of an unnamed German airline have filed a lawsuit in a Düsseldorf court after they were bumped off an overbooked flight and organised a private jet charter to transport them to their destination.
EXCLUSIVE: What is the X-59 QueSST?
In the first of a series of exclusive videos, Key.Aero speaks with the joint team from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and NASA Aeronautics behind the X-59 QueSST, an X-plane with a very unique and exciting mission to prove low-boom technologies.
"Chaotic and illogical approach to travel restrictions" hurting airports, says MAG CEO
Charlie Cornish, the CEO of Manchester Airports Group, the owners of three UK airports, shares his thoughts on the government's response to protecting the travel industry during COVID-19.
Virgin Atlantic to Launch Flights to Pakistan
Crawley-based Virgin Atlantic has announced its plans to launch services to Pakistan for the first time from December this year.
Flight Simulation
Chambery for Prepar3D Released
France VFR has announced - LFLB - Chambery Aix-Les-Bains is now available for Prepar3D version 4 and 5.
Microsoft Flight Simulator PC Spec Revealed
Asobo Studios has released the system specification for the next iteration of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Beziers Out Now
Flight Sim Development Group (FSDG) has released Beziers (LFMU) for FSX and Prepar3D.
