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Historic
Afterlife: How the Vulcan Display Flight survived beyond the type’s retirement
It’s now 40 years since the RAF’s Vulcan Display Flight embarked on its debut airshow season, keeping Vulcan XL426 flying despite reservations among some of the top brass. But how, exactly, did it happen?
Historic Aviation Quiz
How good is your knowledge of historic aviation? Test your knowledge of first flights and milestones.
New home planned for Aussie B-24 Liberator
In the Melbourne suburb of Werribee, Victoria, the state-owned Melbourne Water Corporation will soon begin a project to dismantle the larger of two Second World War hangars at the far end of the old training base – hangar 1 – and relocate it to a site adjacent to the B-24 Liberator Memorial Australia restoration hangar.
US Air Force museum receives KC-10 Extender
The National Museum of the US Air Force has added a McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender to its collection.
La Ferté Dragon Rapide takes shape
At La Ferté-Alais, restoration of the Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis’ de Havilland DH89A Dragon Rapide F-AZCA has seen application of more of its post-war Fleet Air Arm colour scheme.
Military
Major UK exercise: Will Pantomime put on a good show for enthusiasts?
A major military exercise is due to take place off the North-West of Scotland in June this year according to an open source air traffic advisory UK Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) supplement.
Win RIAT tickets, worth £150
AirForces Monthly and Combat Aircraft Journal have teamed up with the Royal International Air Tattoo to offer one lucky reader a pair of general admission tickets, worth £150, for Sunday, July 21.
Commercial
Ethiopian orders the Boeing 777X
Ethiopian Airlines is to purchase eight Boeing 777-9s, with options for up to 12 more.
Royal Jordanian adds A321 freighter
Royal Jordanian Airlines boosted its cargo capabilities in March 2024 when it introduced a new A321-200PF converted freighter.
Asiana bids farewell to passenger Boeing 747s
Asiana Airlines has drawn to a close more than a quarter-of-a-century of passenger operations with the Boeing 747-400.
Airlander 10 hybrid airship production for Yorkshire
Hybrid Air Vehicles has announced it intends to locate the factory and production programme for its Airlander 10 aircraft at Carcroft Common outside Doncaster.
QantasLink Boeing 717 incapacitation investigation
The Australian Transportation Safety Board (ATSB) has released its final report into an incident on June 6, 2023, involving QantasLink Boeing 717-231, VH-NXM (c/n 55094), operated by National Jet Systems, where the flight crew suffered incapacitation while on approach to Hobart Airport, Tasmania.
Flight Simulation
Lukla for Microsoft Flight Simulator released
Aerosoft has announced Mt Everest Airports Vol. 1 – Lukla for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
Golden Age Simulations’ Boeing Stearman
The Boeing Stearman taught most of the US Navy how to fly and provided plenty of crop dusters for barnstorming fun post World War Two. We take a look at Golden Age Simulations' version of this legendary aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
iniBuilds’ A300-600R review
The wide-body design and the use of modern materials put the Airbus A300 on the cutting edge of 1970s technology. We take a closer look at iniBuilds rendition of this high-performance airliner for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
