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Concorde’s record-breaking Australian flights

In a special Key Publishing magazine on Concorde, aircraft charterer Norman Gilham recalls his experience on one such flight from London to Sydney and back during which a number of world records were achieved 

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Concorde – the story behind starting airline operations

Concorde's path to its service entry was not an easy one. In 1976, it reached its conclusion. In the February 2016 issue of Aeroplane, Bruce Hales-Dutton talked to the last surviving flight crew member from British Airways’ inaugural flight

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Walking with history - a trip to Bottisham

Bottisham Airfield Museum may not have a long list of aircraft exhibits, but that doesn’t mean it’s not rich in history, as Richard Foster found out

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Born In The USA - flying with the CAF's mighty B-29 and B-24

Two of history’s most famous bombers are maintained in airworthy condition by the legendary Commemorative Air Force in the United States. Luke Bimm joined the team on part of their annual US tour – and flew in both B-29 ‘FIFI’ and B-24 ‘Diamond Lil’

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Inside Heathrow: Behind the scenes with systems engineer Mo Taher

Airliner World’s Dominic Ward sat down with Heathrow Airport systems engineer Mo Taher to find out how he helps to keep Britain’s busiest airport moving

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What's behind the remarkable growth of Turkish aviation?

Istanbul’s new airport is the busiest in Europe, neighbouring Sabiha Gökçen has so much traffic it is about to open a second runway, and hometown heroes Turkish Airlines and Pegasus Airlines have impressive – and bold – plans to double in size over the next decade. Richard Schuurman heads to Turkey to find out what is fuelling this remarkable growth

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Mitchell to the skies - could East Kirkby's B-25 fly?

Another American bomber might just be destined to take to British skies. Jamie Ewan spoke to Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre boss Andrew Panton about East Kirkby's B-25 Mitchell

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Back in black – rare Panavia Tornado F.2 restored

Yorkshire-based Jet Art Aviation (JAA) has completed the restoration of Tornado F.2 ZD899…

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How effective was the Phantom in the skies of Vietnam?

Ghosts of the east: The Phantom found itself facing stiff opposition in the skies above Vietnam. Confusion over ‘kill’ claims continues to fog the picture of just how effective US air operations were in the war. Christopher Miskimon details the combats and sheds light on the bigger picture…

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Looking back on CS100 launch customer’s first year of ops

In the June 2017 issue of Airliner World, Peter Koch, C Series Fleet Chief, talked to James Ronayne about Swiss International Airlines’ first year of operations with Bombardier’s innovative short-haul airliner.