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Historic

New Spirit of St Louis Reproduction Flies

Replica Ryan NYP ‘Spirit of St Louis’ N211XX. Kristopher...

RAF Museum concludes Lysander restoration

The Royal Air Force (RAF) Museum at RAF Cosford, Shropshire, has restored a Westland Lysander III (S.D.), the only surviving special duties variant.

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Collings Foundation B-17 Crashes

On October 2, 2019, a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (Registration: N93012, nicknamed ‘Nine O Nine’) belonging to the Collings Foundation was involved in an accident at Bradley International Airport located in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA.

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The JFK hotel with its own Constellation

Tom Kaminski visits the new hotel at New York’s JFK airport which harks back to a more glamorous era of air travel while offering access to one of the most stunning observation decks anywhere.

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Military

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UAE set to buy Rafale

All the indications are that Dassault will soon announce a deal with the United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defense (UAEAF&AD) for up to 60 Dassault Rafale F4 multirole fighters

HMS Queen Elizabeth hosts Italian F-35s during cross deck exercise

HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) welcomed Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters from both the Marina Militare/ Italian Navy and the Aeronautica Militare/ Italian Air Force during a cross deck exercise with Italian Carrier, ITS Cavour, on November 21

Norway receives first P-8A Poseidon

The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) accepted the first of five Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft on November 18

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Commercial

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EVA Air Receives First 787-10

News Review • Asia/Pacific (Photo Boeing) PRIVATELY...

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Famous Canadian Brand Returns

News Review • International LONGVIEW AVIATION Capital...

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BUSINESS IS BOOMING

News Review • Business Aviation A sell-out static display...

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Air Safety

Reports and details of recent incidents. Progress Made but...

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Flying into the Future

CENTENARY As British Airways marks a centenary of international...

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Flight Simulation

IL2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover - Blitz Edition

In December 2016, Team Fusion Simulations announced an agreement...

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Aerobask Velocity V-Twin

AIRCRAFT ADD-ON FOR X-PLANE 11 The V-Twin has a slippery shape,...

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Flight Sim Q&A

You’ve got the questions? We’ve got the answers! HINTS...

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Upcoming Events

MCAS Cherry Point Air Show

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, United States

US Marine Corps airshow

Duxford Flying Day: 19 Squadron

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "Uncover the story of the legendary 19 Squadron, the fighter pilots who made Spitfire history at Dunkirk and throughout the Battle of Britain at Flying Days: 19 Squadron. Enjoy a special themed display, providing an afternoon of over an hour of scheduled flying, on top of your great day out at IWM Duxford."

Light Aircraft Association Rally

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Light aircraft event

Dover AFB - First State Airshow

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Dover AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Royal International Air Tattoo

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Fairford, United Kingdom

The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

Offutt AFB - Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show

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Bellevue, United States

US Air Force airshow