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Historic
Piasecki taking shape at Helicopter Museum
Weston-super-Mare’s Helicopter Museum is continuing to make progress on its restoration of Piasecki H-21C FR41
Classic airliner repainted in Berkshire
The Museum of Berkshire Aviation’s Handley Page Dart Herald G-APWA has been professionally repainted by Cladspray Solutions
FlyPast May 2024
May 2024 issue of FlyPast in page-turning format puts the spotlight on Goodyear FG-1D Corsair NZ5648, which has taken to New Zealand skies once again after a six-year hiatus
Historic Aviation Quiz: March 15
Test you historic aviation knowledge with this week's quiz from KEY.aero...
Yorkshire Air Museum gears up for Buccaneer Day
The Elvington-based attraction will mark 30 years since the classic jet retired from RAF service on Saturday, April 6
Military
Arizona ANG’s snakelike KC-135R
USAF-operated KC-135R Stratotanker (59-1469) assigned to the Arizona ANG’s 161st Air Refueling Wing (ARW) ‘Copperheads’ at Goldwater ANGB – which is co-located at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona – now sports a special ‘Copperhead Snake’ livery.
Atlas: Airbus’s tactical titan
In the first of a two-part feature, Joe Campion looks at the A400M’s development and how initial operators utilised the airlifter in multiple disciplines
Commercial
AIR International April 2024
April 2024 issue of AIR International in page-turning format features Gulfstream’s G700 and G800 series - offering comfort, range, and performance to business aviation
GALLERY: Cuban classic airliners from 1995
In the March 2024 issue of Aviation News, Richard Vandervord shares a selection of classic commercial airliners from a 1995 trip to Cuba
The story of First-class air travel
From a new special Key Publishing magazine called ‘Luxury Air Travel’, Alex Preston in this article examines the development of first-class air travel over the decades
On board Air India's first Airbus A350 flight
After decades of struggles, Air India is looking forward to positive new beginnings, including the highly anticipated introduction of its brand new Airbus A350 fleet. Siddharth Ganesh reports on the type’s inaugural service.
Oneworld opens first branded European lounge
Oneworld alliance has unveiled its second dedicated lounge and the first in Europe at Amsterdam/Schiphol airport.
Flight Simulation
PILOT’S de Havilland Canada Dash 7
In this review, we take the de Havilland four-engine Dash 7 turboprop for a spin and see how it measures up.
146 Professional upgraded to v2.0
Just Flight has released a major update for the 146 Professional for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
UK2000 releases Aberdeen Airport
Scenery developer UK2000 has announced Aberdeen Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
