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Historic
The de Havilland Tiger Moth
De Havilland started the 1930s with a reliable training aircraft that would have military use right until the end of the ’50s.
The story of Bill Lawford
Hayden K Lawford relates the experiences of his father, Royal Flying Corps pilot, Lt E H ‘Bill’ Lawford AF
How the de Havilland story began
As we begin our week-long celebration of de Havilland’s 100th anniversary, we look back at where it all began…
The Humming Bird: de Havilland's first light aeroplane
Devised for the early days of air racing, the RAF even investigated the possibility of launching Humming Birds from beneath airships…
Spitfires and Red Arrows salute RAF Mildenhall!
Established in 1930, RAF Mildenhall was used during World War II and is still in use today. A quartet of Supermarine Spitfires led the celebrations…
Military
88th TES welcomes new HH-60Ws as operational testing kicks off
The USAF announced on March 30 that the 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nevada, has launched the sustainment operational test process for the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopter
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II: US operators
Dave Allport details the units and bases operating the F-35 (and its variants) across three pillars of the United States Armed Forces
Blue Air Training and Top Aces combine forces
Blue Air Training and Top Aces announced a business combination on March 30
Commercial
Coronavirus: Airlines Scramble for Survival
The Key Publishing commercial aviation team has put together a list of what some of the biggest names have done so far to deal with this rapidly evolving situation. *all information correct of March 16
Blending virtual and real worlds
Augmented reality, holographic displays, synthetic training – the concepts for future fighter aircraft cockpits are pushing the boundaries of technology...
Flight school: Emirates style
Richard Schuurman travels to the Emirates Flight Training Academy in Dubai...
Flight Simulation
New Stationair Takes Flight in X-Plane
Carenado has announced the CT206H Stationair for X-Plane 11 is out.