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How Asia-Pacific airlines can bounce back from COVID-19
Gordon Smith joined a roundtable discussion with Subhas Menon, director general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) to learn how the region’s carriers can bounce back from the challenges of 2020
Scotland the brave: Loganair CEO interview
Since Flybe’s collapse, Loganair is now officially the UK’s largest regional carrier. Thomas Haynes spoke to Jonathan Hinkles, the airline’s chief executive, to find out how the firm hopes to buck the trends created by those that have come before
Air safety: Captain ‘ignored landing gear warnings’
A Kalitta Charters II Boeing 727-200(F) landed at Tuscaloosa National Airport with its nose gear retracted after its captain continued with his approach despite automated alerts, the US National Transportation Safety Bureau (NTSB) has found.
Rex joins the jet age
Chris Frame caught up with John Sharp, Rex’s deputy chairman, to learn more about the Australian regional carrier’s jet-setting plans
Xian MA60: Modern Ark, classic design
Improving on the tried, tested and trusted doesn’t come without trials and tribulations, as many well-known brands have discovered (New Coke, anyone?). With that in mind, Daniel Johnston travels to Laos to sample Xian’s take on a Soviet stalwart
Airliner World April 2021: Preservation news
Germany’s last two Boeing 707s – the only 707-400s still in existence – are facing an uncertain future as their resident airports have either closed or are unwilling to continue funding maintenance of the jets.
Outback and out of service: Alice Springs from the air
Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage in Alice Springs is enjoying its moment in the sun. Opened in 2011, it was the region's first purpose-built airliner parking and recycling facility and aims to offer a more cost-effective storage solution than far-away alternatives. Seth Jaworski viewed the fascinating facility from the air...
VIDEO: A chat with Spitfire legend Peter Arnold
He was regularly on the set of the Battle of Britain film in 1968, and has travelled to 130 countries seeing Spitfires. Key.Aero talks to an historic aviation legend
US Army to receive four additional UH-60Ms
The US Army has awarded Sikorsky a US$53.8m contract modification, which covers the production and delivery of four more UH-60M Black Hawk medium-lift utility helicopters for the service
Austrian Airlines retires maiden Boeing 767
Employees bid farewell to the aircraft as it left Vienna bound for the United States
RAF completes final operational Sentinel R1 mission
The Royal Air Force carried out its final mission with the Raytheon Sentinel R.Mk 1 on February 25, bringing almost 13 years of operational UK military service to an end
5 of the Fleet Air Arm’s best aircraft
We often talk on Key.Aero about the various successful aircraft of the Royal Air Force over the years, but what about other branches of military aviation?
Why are flights from Atlanta to Florida so popular right now?
Domestic air travel in the US has recovered to higher levels than the overall market. Data from OAG reveals that four out of the top five routes in the country link the capital of Georgia with Florida. Key.Aero explores why this might be the case
PMDG 777-200ER Upgraded
PMDG has released a significant update for the 777-200ER as well as a plethora of free upgrades for the PMDG 777-200LRF Base Package and PMDG 777-300ER.
KLM Cityhopper begins E2 operations
After the arrival of the next generation narrowbody last week, the firm has put the jet straight to use
Australia receives another three F-35As
Australia’s Department of Defence confirmed on March 1 that three more Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning IIs had arrived in the ‘Land Down Under’, bringing the RAAF’s fleet up to 33 aircraft
United Airlines orders more 737 MAXs
After resuming flights with the type last month, the carrier has upped its commitment and brought forward delivery dates
A look back at the Curtiss Seamew
Some couldn’t believe the design could even be accepted during such a crucial wartime stage. But what was so wrong with the Curtiss Seamew?
US Navy orders four more CMV-22B Ospreys
The US Navy has awarded the Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office a US$309.58m contract modification, exercising an option to procure four more CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotors for carrier onboard delivery operations
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 32
Welcome to the 32nd Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here!
JetBlue accepts maiden A321neo with new Mint suites
The US carrier plans to use the aircraft on transcontinental services between New York and Los Angeles
Norwegian reveals record annual loss for 2020
The embattled carrier’s operations were heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated travel restrictions
VIDEO: “My afternoon chatting to John Hemingway”
Tally Ho Project founder David Duker tells the amazing story of how he and a friend visited Ireland to talk to John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, the last survivor of Churchill’s Few
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