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Historic
Historic Aviation Quiz: Sports aircraft of the 1920s
Fueled by a need and passion to go faster, not even a worldwide economic depression could derail the development of sports aeroplanes during the 'Roaring Twenties'. But can you identify these sports ai
Spitfire returns 'home' — and makes show debut
Ex-Belgian Air Force fighter-reconnaissance ‘Spit’ takes part in Florennes commemoration and gives first airshow display at La Ferté-Alais
'Jenny' restoration complete at USAF museum
Historic biplane to go back on show at Wright-Patterson this summer
Military
Sierra Nevada to bid for USAF ‘Doomsday Plane’ replacement
Sierra Nevada Corporation is bidding for the USAF’s $8bn Survivable Airborne Operations Center programme – the replacement for the USAF’s ageing fleet of E-4B ‘Nightwatch’ National Airborne Operations Center aircraft, otherwise known as the air arm’s so-called ‘Doomsday Plane’
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
Commercial
Behind the scenes at the final Boeing 747 delivery ceremony
After months of speculation, the last new-build Boeing 747 was delivered at the end of January. Chris Sloan travelled to Seattle to join industry legends, retired employees – and a very special celebrity guest – to mark the occasion
First Boeing 787s to be retired and stripped for spares
A pair of early-build Boeing 787s are to be retired from commercial service and dismantled for spare parts.
Ryanair 737 MAX makes emergency landing in Cyprus
An Israel-bound Ryanair flight made an emergency landing in Paphos, Cyprus this morning (February 27).
Smooth landings: how runways are kept ready for action
Airport runways are subject to enormous wear and tear, driven not least by harsh winter weather. Tom Batchelor looks at the lengths being taken to protect them
Why has physics lab CERN joined forces with Airbus?
Pioneering physics lab CERN is working with Airbus to research new technologies that will benefit aviation, reports Mark Broadbent
Flight Simulation
Bologna Airport MSFS released
The latest destination from MK-Studios is LIPE Bologna Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
F-15E lands in DCS World
Eagle Dynamics has announced the Early Access release of the much anticipated DCS: F-15E by RAZBAM is out now.
Svalbard updated to X-Plane 12
Aerosoft has released Update 1.1 for Svalbard XP, adding X-Plane 12 compatibility for the terrain mesh, optimized LODs and other improvements.