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Historic
Kuwait Air Force Lightnings: A secret history
Hugh Trevor describes the career of the Lightning with the Kuwait Air Force and speaks to the British pilots who delivered the jets and assisted the Kuwaitis in operating them
Vulcan returning ‘home’ to Southend hangar
Avro Vulcan B.2 XL426 is to be rolled into Hangar 6 at London Southend Airport on Saturday
Duxford Dragon Rapide crash report released
The official investigation into the crash of a de Havilland Dragon Rapide at this year’s Duxford Summer Air show has been concluded.
How the RAF nearly kept the Phantom
‘Phantom Phinale’ went the oft-used description in 1992, as the RAF prepared to retire its Phantom FGR2 fleet. But, behind the scenes, there was a plan to retain this great fighter’s capabilities
Royal Saudi Air Force Lightnings at War: an armourer’s story
Phil Isaac talked to Hugh Trevor for the March 2015 issue of FlyPast about his time arming English Electric Lightnings in Saudi Arabia
Military
RNZAF using King Air 350i fleet to bridge ISR capability gap
Two of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s four sensor pod-equipped King Air 350i aircraft were signed off in February to perform operational ISR missions in addition to their existing crew training roles
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 138
Welcome to the 138th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
The first-ever Boeing 757’s pivotal role testing F-22 technology
Forty years after its maiden flight, the first Boeing 757 continues to earn its keep. For most of its existence the aircraft has played a significant role supporting the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fighter. David Willis details the career of the aircraft – unofficially dubbed the Catfish
Commercial
Where you can see this Ukrainian 737 across Europe now
A single Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Boeing 737-900ER is currently being seen at a plethora of destinations across Europe, ranging from Lisbon and Oslo to Berlin and Larnaca. Find out why…
CAE confirms which training centre is set for simulator expansion
High technology company, CAE, revealed on May 3 intentions to expand one of its flight training centres with new full-flight simulators (FFS).
Why this ex-TUI 767 has flown across to Asia?
A Boeing 767-300 - which had been delivered originally to Britannia Airways and last served with TUI - recently flew transpacific to Singapore/Changi. But why? Find out about the fate of this specific 23-year-old 767...
Flight Simulation
Avro RJ Professional for Microsoft Flight Simulator in development
Following the release of the 146 Professional earlier in the year, the Just Flight development team has announced it is working on its successor, the Avro RJ series for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
FS Academy – Jetliner review
The product under review here is designed for those who are competent with the rudiments of flying but who would like to progress to something a bit more challenging, which in this case is an Airbus A320.
Airbus H125 for X-Plane released
Cowan Simulation has announced the H125 (previously named the AS350 B3e) is now available for X-Plane 11.