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Historic
Finest 15 Fighters revealed and rated: the best of World War 2
The advance of fighter technology during the war years was rapier swift, driven by the urgent need to gain or maintain air superiority. Here, we summarise the 15 ‘best’ Allied fighters and compare the statistics of individual models... but do you agree?
The battle for the Falklands - call for your memories
This year is the 40th anniversary of the Falklands Islands conflict
Army Flying Museum to mark the 80th anniversary of the Glider Pilot Regiment
The 80th anniversary of the formation of one of the regiments which served in some of the largest and most important operations in World War Two will be marked in a variety of events at the Army Flying Museum…
Historic Aviation Quiz: MiG-21 edition
On February 15th you might have seen our top 15 facts about the MiG-21... now you can test yourself on your own MiG-21 knowledge with this week's historic aviation quiz!
Military
Greek fighters train with France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier
Hellenic Air Force fighters conducted a joint training operation with the French Navy's Task Force 473 escort group, led by France’s flagship aircraft carrier, FS Charles de Gaulle (R91), from November 23-25
How US F-35s are protecting NATO aircraft from Russian missile threat over Poland
Almost all NATO aircraft operating over Poland are within range of Russian S-400 battalions stationed in Kaliningrad and Belarus. Babak Taghvaee details how the Green Mountain Boys’ first European deployment with the F-35 was designed to counter this threat
RAF Voyager flies on 100% sustainable fuel
A Worlds first occurred on Wednesday November 16, after a RAF Voyager transport aircraft performed a flight whilst powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), making the RAF one step closer to its Net Zero goal by 2040.
Commercial
From isolated to integrated
Surrounded by the vast South Atlantic, St Helena boasts one of the planet's most unusual airports. What did it take to connect this small island to the world by air? Andreas Spaeth paid a visit
In good company
US industry stalwart Lysa Scully joined Ferrovial Airports in January. She tells Tara Craig about the role, her ambitions and her thoughts on the wider airports sector in the light of COVID-19
Inside New Orleans International Airport's former terminal
New Orleans may have shuttered the terminal that connected it to the world for six decades, but the old Louis Armstrong International is still standing. Chris Sloan pays a final nostalgic visit to the gateway
Snapshot: Postcard perfection from the Philippines
Regular contributor Ron Mak takes us on a tour around the islands of the Philippines between 2006-2008, from where a vibrant mix of old, new and rare aircraft plied their trade
When President Biden came to Heathrow
Ady Dolan, air traffic controller at London/Heathrow shares his experience of preparing for a very special visitor
Flight Simulation
The Human Element – FlyByWire Simulations
In the third edition of our Human Element series, we sat down with Will Pine, founder of FlyByWire Simulations, the development group behind creating an improved version of the default Airbus A320neo for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
This is not a game
Now that Microsoft Flight Simulator has become fairly well established, we’re beginning to see a growing number of differing opinions as to whether this program is a game or a simulator. So, we posed a series of questions to experienced pilots and representatives of the retail side of flight simulation to get their views on the subject.
UK Discovery Tour, Part 3
In the third and penultimate leg of our United Kingdom discovery tour, we depart from City Airport in Manchester and fly over several incredibly picturesque mountainous areas before finishing up in Inverness, the capital of the Scottish Highlands.