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Historic
Historic Aviation Quiz: The Avro Arrow
With February 20 marking the 65th anniversary of the cancellation of Avro Canada’s still incredible delta-wing CF-105 Arrow, we dedicate this week’s quiz to “Canada’s greatest plane that never was…”
Save the Skymaster folds its wings
The team were attempting to return a Douglas C-54 Skymaster to flying status
Tuskegee Fairchild PT-19A returns to the sky
A trainer, once used by the famed Tuskegee Airmen, has flown again after two years of work by Commemorative Air Force Airbase Georgia
Smithsonian reveal plans for multiple new attractions
Twelve new galleries showcasing a wide range of exhibits are to be opened at the National Air and Space Museum
Sixty years of the RAF Red Arrows
The RAF’s Red Arrows display team will be marking 60 years together this year, and has launched its diamond anniversary campaign
Military
T-7A Red Hawk endures month-long climatic testing at Eglin AFB
The USAF has marked a significant milestone in the operational development of its new advanced jet trainer, the T-7A Red Hawk, after a Boeing-operated test aircraft (21-7003) completed a month-long extreme weather trial inside the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin AFB, Florida, on February 23
Mirage 2000-5F pilots score first post-WW2 aerial victories for France
Two French Air and Space Force pilots flying Mirage 2000-5F multi-role fighters have scored the first successful aerial victories against enemy aircraft since the end of World War 2, after the two jets engaged in air-to-air combat with Houthi-operated kamikaze drones over the Red Sea on March 9
Red Arrows fly with Gnat to mark 60th anniversary
A Folland Gnat has recently flown in formation with the RAF’s Red Arrows to help mark the team’s 60th display season
Commercial
Delta adds Airbus A350-1000s
Delta Air Lines has ordered 20 Airbus A350-1000s, with options for a further 20.
Wind shear to blame for TUI go-around incident
The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has released its report into a sink rate/go-around incident involving a TUI Airways Boeing 737-8K5 on June 12, 2023.
Start-up Global Airlines takes ownership of first A380
UK-based start-up Global Airlines announced in early February that it had acquired “full 100% ownership” of its first Airbus A380.
Dawn of a new supersonic age?
In a recent Key Publishing special magazine called ‘21st Century Airliners’, Mark Broadbent examines the contenders and challenges of building new supersonic commercial aircraft
ULTIMATE UK GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN AIRLINES QUIZ!
This week, we take a trip down memory lane and test your knowledge of some of the UK’s gone but not forgotten airlines. Over the years, many airlines have come and gone; some have been more successful than others, but all have left their mark on the country's aviation scene. Good luck!
Flight Simulation
Microsoft Flight Simulator lands in Java
Scenery developer Project MAX has announced Husein Sastranegara for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
CH47D lifts off in Microsoft Flight Simulator
The latest product from Miltech Simulations is the CH47D for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Cherokee takes flight in X-Plane
Aircraft developer AeroSphere has announced the Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C for X-Plane 11 and 12 is out now.
