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Historic
Dutch Hawker Hunter Foundation ends operations
The Dutch Hawker Hunter Foundation (DHHF) has announced it will close down its operations and divest its Hawker Hunter T.68 G-EHLW (marked as ‘N-322’).
Spitfires leave UK for Australia and Turkey
The only single-seat Spitfire VIII in the UK, Maxi Gainza’s MV154/G-BKMI was flown from Duxford to Sywell on 4 May for dismantling ready for export to a new owner in Australia, where it is understood it will be repainted soon after arrival.
Curtiss P-40E Warhawk makes public debut in Belgium
Curtiss P-40E Warhawk OO-WHK made its first public flying appearance in Belgium during the annual Stampe Fly-in at Antwerp-Deurne airport on 11 May.
D-Day Postal Hurricanes
Although the Hurricane was relegated to minor roles on D-Day, the veteran type played a significant part by delivering mail in the days that followed, as Andrew Thomas recounts
Veteran reunited with Stow Maries Tiger Moth
RAF veteran Flt Lt John Cooper celebrated an impressive anniversary at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome in Essex on April 14.
Military
Finnish Hornets deployed to Romania
Seven F/A-18 Hornets of the Finnish Air Force landed on June 3 in Romania as part of a deployment under NATO’s Air Shielding mission.
Canada awards contract for RCAF training
The Government of Canada has awarded a large contract valued at $11.2bn for the Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) Program to SkyAlyne, a joint venture between CAE and KF Aerospace.
Commercial
FedEx Begins Operations at Teesside
Teesside International Airport welcomed its first FedEx flight on 3 June, signalling the start of a new chapter in the airport's cargo operations.
Saab 340 Super Trouper
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the introduction of the Saab 340 into service with Crossair.
Return of the Yak
All Russian-built civil aircraft will now be branded under the historic Yakovlev name, Sergey Chemezov, head of state-owned aerospace, engineering and defence conglomerate Rostec, has said.
Mexicana Orders 20 Embraer E2 Airliners
Mexicana de Aviación, Mexico's state-owned airline, has placed an order for 20 Embraer E2 aircraft.
Flight Simulation
NAS Key West Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Skydesigners has released KNQX NAS Key West Airport v2 for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Lisbon Airport for MSFS now available
The latest destination from FeelThere is LPPT Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Tornado ready for take-off
Aircraft developer IndiaFoxtEcho has announced the Tornado multi-role combat aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
