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Historic
Meet the ex-Shuttleworth pilot who became Scotland's first astronaut
In Aeroplane’s monthly interview series, we recount the extraordinary flying career of Dave Mackay
The 'Bucc' stops here: inside stories of the RAF's last Buccaneer days
Thirty years on, we recall the final service days of the ‘last British bomber’
Shuttleworth to start season with a belter
Fury biplane among stars lined up for Best of British show
Historic '9/11' Cessna for USAF museum
Ex-Civil Air Patrol 172 becomes latest exhibit at Wright-Patterson
Military
Insight into RAF ops in response to the Gaza war
For more than six months the RAF has been at the forefront of Britain’s response to the Gaza war. Tim Ripley looks at what has been going on
F-35 cross-servicing milestone to greater NATO interoperability
In a significant development of aircraft interoperability across NATO forces, one country’s personnel conducted the first-ever unsupervised F-35 cross-service operation of another air arm’s Lightning IIs.
Ramstein Flag – NATO’s new major air defence exercise
NATO is organising a major new air defence exercise that is due to involve over 140 aircraft.
Commercial
Airlander 10 starts certification
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has formally begun the process of applying for a type certification for its in-development Airlander 10 aircraft, which it says is “designed to be the world’s most efficient large aircraft”.
Qantas welcomes Airbus A220
Qantas introduced the carrier’s first two Airbus A220-300s on March 1, 2024. The carrier’s QantasLink subsidiary operated aircraft, VH-X4A (c/n 55253) and VH-X4B (c/n 55269), from Melbourne to Canberra and Brisbane.
Sikorsky to flight-test HEX
Sikorsky plans to flight-test a distinctive new aircraft called HEX – a hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) demonstrator with a tilt-wing.
C919 goes on tour
The COMAC C919 airliner, China’s equivalent of the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737, travelled beyond its home country for the first time in February 2024 as the manufacturer began a sales tour.
KLM tweaks livery for A321neo arrival
Dutch flag carrier KLM has unveiled a livery update for its incoming Airbus A321neo fleet.
Flight Simulation
Palm Beach for Microsoft Flight Simulator
BMWorld and AmSim have released KPBI Palm Beach International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
iniBuilds’ OMDB Dubai International reviewed
Yet again, prolific scenery developer iniBuilds has released another major airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator. This time, we travel to Dubai and explore its superb rendition of this iconic destination.
Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update XVI: Caribbean
So here we have another monumental update from Asobo. This time, it depicts the beautiful islands of the Caribbean…
