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Historic
Historic aircraft - UK flight experience guide
A raft of companies offering experience flights in all manner of historic aircraft have sprung up to offer the opportunity to get behind the control columns of aircraft once reserved for a fortunate few. Aviation News provides a who’s who, detailing companies’ fleets and flights
Flying Legends Airshow will not go ahead in 2024
The organisers of the famous warbird event, most recently held at Church Fenton, have released a statement
Buccaneer group announces fast taxi day
A fast taxi demonstration will be the highlight of a special Buccaneer day at Cotswold Airport in March
Celebrating two legendary brothers
With December 17, 2023 marking the 120th anniversary of Orville and Wilbur Wright’s first controlled and sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft across the dunes of Kitty Hawk in North Carolina, we share images of the two brothers from Ohio that changed the world...
From the cockpit: the inside story of an SR-71 record-breaking flight
Key.Aero’s Dino Carrara interviewed pilot Ed Yeilding to hear about his time assigned to the SR-71 Blackbird. In this video he describes setting the US coast-to-coast speed record and the problems in-flight that almost thwarted the attempt
Military
Brunei welcomes first two C295MWs
The first two Airbus C295MW medium-lift tactical transport aircraft for the Royal Brunei Air Force departed Airbus’ facility at Sevilla-San Pablo Airport in Spain on their delivery flight to Brunei on January 18
USAF selects Selfridge ANGB as next KC-46A Pegasus base
The US Department of the Air Force announced on January 12 that it has selected Selfridge Air National Guard Base (ANGB) in Michigan as its preferred location to host the next KC-46A Pegasus tanker unit, with the base expected to welcome its first aircraft in 2029
Argentina issues airworthiness certificate for re-engined Pucará Fénix
Argentina’s General Directorate of Joint Military Airworthiness of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces (DIGAMC) issued the airworthiness certificate for the newly upgraded IA-58H Pucará Fénix counterinsurgency (COIN) aircraft on December 29, after the type received new Pratt & Whitney PT6A-62 turboprop engines
Commercial
Ultimate British Airliner Collection Quiz!
Earlier this week Airliner World was invited to the British Airliner Collection at Duxford for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the collection! So what better topic to get the grey matter working this week than a deep dive into the fascinating history of some of these iconic aircraft on display.
South African Airways CEO reveals his plan to rebuild the airline
Despite being a shadow of its former self, South African Airways has ambitions to rebuild its operation. Andreas Spaeth chats to CEO John Lamola about his plans for the future
Welcoming the A220: Air France's short-haul fleet transformation
Two years on from receiving its first Airbus A220, Babak Taghvaee looks at how Air France prepared for its arrival and the impact it has had on the aircraft it will replace
Air Nostrum and CityJet finally unite - but not through merger
The long-awaited tie-up between Air Nostrum and CityJet has finally been confirmed.
Flight Simulation
Black Square Duke development update
Black Square Simulations has released a development update for the piston and turbine Duke for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Ontario for X-Plane 12 out now
Verticalsim has announced KONT - Ontario International Airport for X-Plane 12 is now available.
Phenom 100 for Microsoft Flight Simulator released
Aircraft developer, Cockspur has announced the PH100 for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.