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Historic
Historic Aviation Quiz: September 15
Test your general historic aviation knowledge with this week's quiz from Key.Aero...
New home confirmed for 1920s flying boat
A Curtiss Model F Seagull, currently at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, has been acquired by a museum in Montreal
Spanish Super Saeta returns to airshow circuit
A former Spanish Air Force Hispano Aviación HA-220 Super Saeta returned to the air earlier this year after lengthy restoration work
Bombers to Bond - Wg Cdr Ken Wallis remembered
To mark the tenth anniversary of the death of aviator extraordinaire Wg Cdr Ken Wallis, Tom Allett recalls an interview with the great man from 2008
Military
RAF Typhoons participate in large Qatari exercise
RAF Typhoons have recently taken part in Exercise Ferocious Falcon V – a large-scale Qatari-led multinational exercise.
Star Warriors CO provides insights into a US Navy Growler squadron
In the US Navy & Marine Corps Air Power Yearbook 2023, Mark Ayton spoke with Commander Cameron Dekker, commander of the only US Navy Reserve squadron equipped with the EA-18G Growler.
USAF AC-130J strikes Iranian-backed militants in Iraq
A USAF-operated AC-130J Ghostrider fixed-wing gunship was called in to hit an Iranian-backed militant group after they fired a ballistic missile at American forces at Al-Asad Air Base, Iraq, the Pentagon has said
Commercial
How does Iran evade sanctions to acquire western aircraft?
Two former French Air and Space Force Airbus A340-200s have recently appeared in Iran. Babak Taghvaee details the long, delicate process that the heavily sanctioned state takes to acquire western aircraft
Transatlantic air travel resurgence: The key routes and emerging trends
With air travel over the Pond enjoying rapid growth once again, the experts at Cirium take a closer look at the key routes and emerging trends in this critical market
Meet MYAirline: the carrier taking on AirAsia in its back yard
At first glance, starting a new airline during the height of a global pandemic does not seem like the best idea, and doing so in the back yard of Asia’s biggest low-cost carrier even less so. And yet, this is exactly what industry veteran Rayner Teo and entrepreneur Dato Goh Hwan Hua did. Dirk Grothe ventured to Kuala Lumpur to get the inside track on Malaysia’s newest player, MYAirline
The Ultimate Cargo Airlines Logo Quiz
And now, as they say, for something completely different. 10 logos again this week for you to guess – but they’re all cargo airlines. Are they current? Are they defunct? That’s for you to work out. How will you do?
Flight Simulation
France VFR South-East-Riviera for MSFS released
France VFR South-East-Riviera for Microsoft Flight Simulator brings together in a single pack all the elements needed for VFR flying in the southeast of France.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
A few months ago, Microsoft announced that 2024 would herald the release of a new flight simulator with a completely new engine, which generated a lot of controversy in the community. In this feature, we find out what to expect from this new platform.
X-Plane touches down in Alaska
Scenery developer, Northern Sky Studio has announced Wrangell Airport for X-Plane 11 and 12 is now available.
