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Historic
Cambridge Tiger Moths move to new home
Long history of Tiger operations from Cambridge Airport comes to a close
How Rolls-Royce bought a Spitfire for £250
When Rolls-Royce decided it wanted a Spitfire, the company ended up with a wartime veteran that once escorted Churchill’s aircraft —and which gave excellent service for more than four decades
Have you seen the 'Men of the Dams' art installation?
Exactly 80 years after Operation Chastise, FlyPast’s Jamie Ewan visited the International Bomber Command Centre where a new art installation commemorates the 53 airmen killed…
How would a second Berlin Airlift have worked?
Revealing the once-secret plans for how the western allies intended to keep West Berlin supplied in the face of renewed Soviet obstruction
USAAF veteran, 98, flies in Biggin Hill Spitfire
A former B-17 Flying Fortress gunner has taken to the air again, this time flying with Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar’s Flyaspitfire.com
Military
Typhoon jets use road as a runway in RAF first
Two of the RAF’s frontline jets tested and proved the capability in Finland as part of Exercise Baana. The Finnish Air Force’s annual training exercise took place on a public road in Tervo, which is usually used for normal traffic but specially designed as an emergency landing.
UK MOD told to consider advantages of operating mixed F-35A/B fleet
The UK parliament’s Defence Select Committee was told that the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review set out plans for the UK to buy 138 F-35B Lightning IIs. As of May 1, 2023, the UK had taken delivered of 31 F-35Bs, with a total of 48 due to be delivered by the end of 2025 as part of an initial Tranche 1 order
RAF fast-jet training problems branded ‘farcical’ by new report
An engine fault on the RAF’s Hawk T2 advanced jet trainers has caused substantial delays in fast-jet pilot training and has cost the UK MOD more than £50m, a report by an influential group of British MPs has found
Commercial
QUIZ: The ultimate Boeing 757 quiz!
We’re celebrating 757 Week on Key Aero, and to mark the occasion, we’ve a special edition of our commercial aviation quiz. From early operators to twin-jet trivia, this will definitely test your knowledge of the Seattle ‘Pocket Rocket’. Good luck!
British Airways’ long-lived Boeing 757s: the full story
To mark the impending retirement of the last British Airways Boeing 757 in the December 2010 issue of Airliner World, Nathan Jones reviewed the airliner’s service with the UK carrier
Lufthansa reveals two destinations for its A380 encore
After months of speculation, Lufthansa has finally confirmed which cities will be the first to see the return of the iconic Airbus A380. Last year, the German flag carrier said it was planning to reintroduce the double-decker to its Munich-based fleet, but did not say when or where it would be flying.
Japan Airlines signs deal for Boeing 737 MAXs
Japan Airlines (JAL) has reached a deal with Boeing to purchase 21 737-8 MAX aircraft, in a move that will enable the flag carrier to further strengthen its domestic and regional network.
How NASA's Boeing 757 tested lifesaving technology
David Willis details the life of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Boeing 757 and highlights some of the many research programmes it participated in during its career as a testbed.
Flight Simulation
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.
Aircraft & Avionics Update 2 released
The Microsoft Flight Simulator development team has released Aircraft & Avionics Update 2.