Articles from the latest issue in digital format
USAF Starfighters Scrutinized
Warren E Thompson, in the December 2016 issue of Aviation News, looked back at the USAF career of the iconic Lockheed F-104 Starfighter – including its service in the Vietnam War
F-117 Pilot: Nighthawk combat debut in Panama and becoming a squadron boss
In this second article on Greg Feest’s F-117 career, which appeared in the January 2018 issue of Aviation News, among the topics he covered were flying a combat mission to Panama and becoming a squadron commander
Going to war in the F-117: a pilot’s perspective
In the December 2017 issue of Aviation News, in the first of a two part feature, Major General Greg Feest (Ret) described joining the secret F-117A programme and the mission on which he dropped the first bomb of the Gulf War
Has Delta just become Boeing 797 launch customer?
Is there more to Delta Air Lines' Boeing 737 MAX order than meets the eye?
France retires its final Dassault Mirage 2000Cs
France has retired its final Dassault Mirage 2000Cs after almost four decades of service. Babak Taghvaee reports from Orange-Caritat and the EC 2/5 Ile De France disbandment ceremony
Airbus A321XLR: what's different about this new airliner
As Airbus begins test-flying a new A321 that pushes the range for a single aisle airliner to unparalleled numbers, it is set to become a new force in air travel. But what’s different about this one? Mark Broadbent reports
Is the Airlander 10 airship the future of air travel?
Mark Broadbent investigates whether Hybrid Air Vehicles’ Airlander 10 airship will herald a new era of air travel
Guppy Giants – Outsize Airlifters
In the April 2015 issue of ‘Aviation News’ Charles Kennedy detailed the extraordinary Guppy aircraft based on the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser and military C-97s, which as well as hauling outsize cargo, once played an important role in NASA’s quest to get a man on the Moon
C-5M Super Galaxy: Upgrading the USAF's Giant
Clive Bennett visited Dover AFB to hear about C-5 Galaxy operations as examples of the latest C-5M Super Galaxy variant entered service with the USAF. This article first appeared in the July 2013 issue of Aviation News