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Historic

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In the air and on the water

INSIGHTS AD FLYING BOATS Channel G-NZAI of the Walsh Brothers’...

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Vietnam Stratofortress being refurbished

Restoration work has been continuing on Boeing B-52G Stratofortress...

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Stratofortress awaits new colours at Pima

Westland Lynx HMA.8 XZ722 is now on public display at the Arizona...

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Twilight of the Gods

Neil Hutchinson captures images from a memorable Evening Airshow...

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The last flight of 617 Sqn Lancaster ‘Dark Victor’

In the first of a new series, aviation artist Mark Postlethwaite GAvA describes the events that inspired one of his dramatic artworks

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Military

Japan Coast Guard orders two more H225s

Airbus Helicopters announced on March 30 that the Japan Coast Guard had placed an order for an additional pair of H225 helicopters

US Army awards FLRAA demo and risk reduction contracts

US Army contracts have been awarded to the two companies competing in the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition for Competitive Demonstration and Risk Reduction (CD&RR) Phase 2

Airbus flies 200th C295

Airbus Defence and Space has reached an important milestone with its C295 tactical transport family, following the maiden flight of its 200th example on March 29

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Commercial

Fighting in the electromagnetic spectrum

UNITED STATES An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine...

AW169 in Italy

PARAPUBLIC LEONARDO AW169 Dino Marcellino reports from Airgreen...

Leonardo sells 15 EMS AW139s in China

LEONARDO HELICOPTERS announced on November 5, 2018, that it has...

Binter books E195-E2s

Embraer THE SPANISH regional airline Binter Canarias has become...

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Emirates Unveils World’s First Integrated ‘Biometric Path’

EMIRATES IS gearing up to launch the world’s first ‘biometric...

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Flight Simulation

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Upcoming Events

MCAS Cherry Point Air Show

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, United States

US Marine Corps airshow

Duxford Flying Day: 19 Squadron

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "Uncover the story of the legendary 19 Squadron, the fighter pilots who made Spitfire history at Dunkirk and throughout the Battle of Britain at Flying Days: 19 Squadron. Enjoy a special themed display, providing an afternoon of over an hour of scheduled flying, on top of your great day out at IWM Duxford."

Light Aircraft Association Rally

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Light aircraft event

Hollomon Airshow 2024 Legacy of Liberty

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Holloman AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Royal International Air Tattoo

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Fairford, United Kingdom

The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

NAS Jacksonville - NAS Jax Air Show

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Jacksonville, United States

US Navy airshow