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Historic
Solent Sky saves One-Eleven
Forward fuselage of ex-British Airways airliner and QinetiQ testbed arrives at Southampton museum
Surprise return to Duxford for MS505
French-built Fieseler Storch comes back to former base after more than four decades
Army Flying Museum announces new partnership
The Army Flying Museum at Middle Wallop in Hampshire is entering a new relationship with global engineering giant GKN Aerospace
A Punishing Year - Fighter Command's 1942 offensive
In his second article outlining Fighter Command’s offensive, Graham Pitchfork reviews the harsh ‘lessons learned’ during 1942
Military
USAF to replace Kadena's outgoing legacy Eagles with F-15EXs?
The USAF is reportedly considering a plan to permanently replace the legacy F-15C/D Eagle fighters assigned to the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, with a smaller number of new F-15EX Eagle IIs
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 177
Welcome to the 177th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
US, Singapore plotting to base F-15SG Strike Eagles on Guam?
The USAF is assessing proposed infrastructure improvements at Andersen AFB, which would permit the basing of up to 12 Republic of Singapore Air Force-operated F-15SG Strike Eagle multi-role fighters and their relevant mission support infrastructure in Guam – a US island territory in the western Pacific Ocean
Commercial
What it was like to fly the BA/Singapore Airlines Concorde service
In a special Key Publishing magazine on Concorde, Kevin Tate recalled the experience of flying as a Concorde passenger on a route operated by dual-branded aircraft.
The Ultimate Defunct UK Commercial Airports Quiz
Welcome to this week’s Quiz, which looks at the UK’s forgotten commercial airports. The country is littered with abandoned airports and airfields, and while some remain as hubs for general aviation, many have disappeared altogether. Here are ten questions to test your knowledge of some of the most famous.
When a US airline flew Concorde on domestic services
With Texan swagger for bigger, better, brighter and bolder, going supersonic was in Braniff International’s DNA. In a special Key Publishing magazine on Concorde, Charles Kennedy delved behind the scenes of an unusual Concorde co-operation.
CAA Concorde test pilot – airline ops, test flights and flypasts
As the CAA’s Chief Test Pilot Captain Jock Reid flew Concorde once a month with British Airways and was also called upon to fly some unusual flights on the supersonic airliner. In the September 2011 issue of Aviation News.
Brooklands Concorde simulator – What’s it like to fly Concorde
Brooklands Museum hosts the only functional Concorde flight simulator in the world. Richard Benedikz was invited to experience the simulator first-hand to find out exactly how realistic it is and reported back his experience in the December 2009 issue of Airliner World
Flight Simulation
Malaga –Costa del Sol Airport Released
MK-Studios has announced Malaga –Costa del Sol Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
Vulcan touches down in Microsoft Flight Simulator
Just Flight has announced the highly anticipated Avro Vulcan for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out.