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Historic
The Kamikaze flight that brought peaceful greetings
The word ‘kamikaze’ has come to have deadly connotations, but in 1937 a Mitsubishi Ki-15 bearing that name flew to London for the new king’s coronation with friendship in mind — and record-breaking, too
Building 27: Keeping history alive
Among the RAF’s most prized possessions, Building 27 at Northolt isthe subject of a mammoth restoration. FlyPast’s Jamie Ewan caught up with Phil Dawe MBE, the ambitious project’s driving force
Cambridge Tiger Moths move to new home
Long history of Tiger operations from Cambridge Airport comes to a close
How Rolls-Royce bought a Spitfire for £250
When Rolls-Royce decided it wanted a Spitfire, the company ended up with a wartime veteran that once escorted Churchill’s aircraft —and which gave excellent service for more than four decades
Have you seen the 'Men of the Dams' art installation?
Exactly 80 years after Operation Chastise, FlyPast’s Jamie Ewan visited the International Bomber Command Centre where a new art installation commemorates the 53 airmen killed…
Military
USAF unleashes the BEAST with new B-1B upgrade package
One of the USAF’s two supersonic-capable B-1B Lancer strategic bomber wings – the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess AFB in Texas – is pioneering a package that will modernise the fleet much faster than would have otherwise been possible
Commercial
Air Canada and United Airlines to join forces
Air Canada and United Airlines has announced more than 260 daily transborder flights, with two new routes coming this summer.
Emirates brings A380 back to Glasgow as pandemic recovery picks up pace
For the first time since 2019, an Emirates Airbus A380 touched down in Glasgow, marking a further milestone in the Middle Eastern carrier’s post-pandemic recovery in the UK
QUIZ: The ultimate Boeing 757 quiz!
We’re celebrating 757 Week on Key Aero, and to mark the occasion, we’ve a special edition of our commercial aviation quiz. From early operators to twin-jet trivia, this will definitely test your knowledge of the Seattle ‘Pocket Rocket’. Good luck!
British Airways’ long-lived Boeing 757s: the full story
To mark the impending retirement of the last British Airways Boeing 757 in the December 2010 issue of Airliner World, Nathan Jones reviewed the airliner’s service with the UK carrier
Flight Simulation
DA20 Eclipse takes flight in X-Plane 12
Aircraft developer, SimSolutions has released the DA20-C1 Eclipse for X-Plane 12.
Penang Airport for MSFS out now
Developed by SHADESCENE, Penang International Airport in northern Malaysia is recreated in detail.
Mumbai Airport MSFS now available
Scenery developer, MSK Productions has announced Mumbai Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
