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Military
Boeing contracted to support for British AH-64Es
The US Department of Defense has announced it has contracted Boeing to provide support services for the UK’s future AH-64E attack helicopter fleet.
Japan conducts final RF-4EJ training flight
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has flown its final official training sortie with its McDonnell Douglas RF-4EJ tactical reconnaissance aircraft.
Phantom Survivors: Gone but not Forgotten
Operational F-4s have dwindled over the past decade, with some notable retirements and events.
Phantom Survivors: Turkish Terminators
Having undergone a major re-shuffle in recent years, the Turkish Air Force has dramatically rationalized its F-4 Phantom II fleet as these warriors ultimately face retirement.
Phantom Survivors: Rising Sun 'Rhinos'
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force operates an exotic mix of F-4s, with its reconnaissance variants now being retired and a single squadron of air defenders remaining.
Commercial
No time Toulouse: The rapid rise of Airbus
Half a century since the Airbus consortium was founded in December...
SET UP TO FAIL?
In its initial guise, the Trident was a world beater set to steal Boeing’s thunder and rob the US manufacturer of 727 sales. Sent back to the drawing board by British European Airways, the world’s first trijet airliner was deprived of performance and passengers making it a financial flop. Stephen Skinner details its development and early variants in the first of two instalments
Norwegian begins “reorganisation process” in Norway
The troubled airline makes another legal move in an attempt to safeguard is future
Historic
Remembering the great Geoff Fisken
Recounting the remarkable career of one of New Zealand's great pilots
Caribou destined for museum display
The last DHC-4 Caribou in open storage at Cuatro Vientos MAESMA (Maestranza...
Your Historic Aviation 5-a-day
Another daily helping of historic photographs from the Key Publishing archive
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