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RAF C-130J Hercules farewell tour + watch final Mach Loop pass

Three RAF C-130Js performed a tour of the UK on June 14, flying over locations that have been significant to the Hercules in RAF service

KLM 777 makes emergency landing in Dubai

A Boeing 777-206(ER) of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flying from Bangkok to Amsterdam has diverted into Dubai.

Boeing lands first BBJ 777-9 purchase commitment

Boeing has revealed the company has received its first customer commitment for a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) variant of its new family of long-haul airliners.

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Exercise Air Defender latest: Visiting aircraft confirmed

A new updated list of participating aircraft for Exercise Air Defender 2023 has been released today (May 10) by the German MOD.

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NATO aircraft descend on Lossiemouth for major exercise

RAF Lossiemouth is playing a major role in NATO’s Exercise Formidable Shield, which started on May 8 and runs until May 26.

The time I flew an SR-71 for Kelly Johnson and the Skunk Works

Key.Aero’s Dino Carrara interviewed pilot Ed Yeilding to hear about his time assigned to the SR-71 Blackbird. In this last section of the interview he describes being asked to do a special flight for the Skunk Works

SR-71 pilot: a hurricane, MiG-31 and other amazing tales

Key.Aero’s Dino Carrara interviewed pilot Ed Yeilding to hear about his time assigned to the SR-71 Blackbird. He describes here his most memorable operational missions, including the time he encountered a hurricane and another that involved a MiG-31

What the SR-71 was like to fly at Mach 3

Key.Aero’s Dino Carrara interviewed pilot Ed Yeilding to hear about his time assigned to the SR-71 Blackbird. In this segment of the interview he provides fascinating insights about the flying characteristics of the Mach 3+ jet

How you became an SR-71 Blackbird pilot

Key.Aero’s Dino Carrara interviewed pilot Ed Yeilding to hear about his time assigned to the SR-71 Blackbird. In this video he goes over his selection for the supersonic black jet and gives an overview of his career flying the Blackbird

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The unusual reason a Nigerian C-130 visited Cambridge

A Nigerian Air Force C-130H Hercules paid a rare visit to the UK earlier this week when it landed at Cambridge City Airport.