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Historic
Inside SR-71 record flight: New York-London in under 2 hours
Major Noel F Widdifield took part in the 1974 record ‘dash’ by Blackbird spy plane from New York to London. He talked to Warren E Thompson about the experience
Wings And Wheels returns to Stow Maries
Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome in Essex, Europe’s largest surviving First World War aerodrome, is hosting a Wings and Wheels show, featuring modern and classic aircraft and vehicles, on May 28
How you became an SR-71 Blackbird pilot
Key.Aero’s Dino Carrara interviewed pilot Ed Yeilding to hear about his time assigned to the SR-71 Blackbird. In this video he goes over his selection for the supersonic black jet and gives an overview of his career flying the Blackbird
IBBC prepares to commemorate the Dambusters
A new exhibition at Lincoln’s International Bomber Command Centre will salute the 53 men lost on the famous raid, centring on the crew of ED877 AJ-A
STOP PRESS: Vickers Viking on its way to Blackbushe
Classic airliner being moved by road from Austria
Military
Vietnam’s first L-39NG jet trainers now ready for delivery
Aero Vodochody formally rolled out the first of 12 L-39NG advanced jet trainers for the Vietnam People’s Air Force in the Czech Republic on August 7
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Bears over the North Sea
The RAF scrambled Typhoon FGR4s on Quick Reaction Alert duty at RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland, to intercept two Russian long-range maritime patrol aircraft – comprising a Tu-142MZ Bear-F and a Tu-142MRM Bear-J – as they transited north of the Shetland Islands on August 14
French and RAF fighter jets scrambled to intercept Ryanair flight
A Ryanair Boeing 737 was intercepted by two French Air and Space Force fighter jets this week and the Royal Air Force (RAF) scrambled a pair of Typhoons to respond, Key.Aero can exclusively reveal.
Commercial
Airbus lands order with Uzbekistan Airways for A320neos
Uzbekistan Airways has placed a firm order with Airbus for 12 A320neo Family aircraft.
Qantas Boeing 737 declares MAYDAY with engine problem
A Qantas Boeing 737 flying between Auckland, New Zealand and Sydney on January 18, 2023 experienced an engine issue in-flight which is being investigated.
Why the Shorts Skyvan ‘Flying Shoebox’ proved so popular
Short Brothers transformed Miles’ modest twin-engined freighter into a rugged, dependable, go anywhere, do anything aircraft loved by civilian and military operators alike. Stephen Skinner details the metamorphosis from Aerovan to Skyvan
A 737 replacement? Boeing and NASA partner on new airliner
NASA has announced a partnership with Boeing to design, build and fly a brand-new large-scale airliner.
Why Virgin Atlantic has been fined $1m by the US government
Virgin Atlantic has been fined $1.05m by the US Department of Transportation (DOT). Read the full story on Key.Aero
Flight Simulation
Flight Adventure: Cessna Citation X
Despite environmental concerns, bizjet charters have skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic and currently show no signs of slowing. In this flight adventure, we take a look at one of the more stunning bizjets in the skies today, the Cessna Citation X.
New Islander takes flight in X-Plane 12
Thranda Design has announced the next aircraft in the Dynamic Generation Series, the Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander, is now available for X-Plane 12.
