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Aircraft Deliveries

Sweden receives first Grob G120TP basic trainers

23rd May 2023

Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration revealed on April 4 that it has delivered the first of ten new Grob 120TP basic trainers to the Swedish Air Force – marking the first time in 11 years that the FMV has handed over a new aircraft to the air arm

Embraer

New narrowbodies for Royal Jordanian

23rd May 2023

Amman-based flag carrier is set to overhaul its regional aircraft fleet

American Airlines

JetBlue and American Airlines partnership under fire

23rd May 2023

US majors ordered to withdraw from Northeast Alliance

Flying Legends

Tickets on sale – Flying Legends returns

22nd May 2023

The Fighter Collection (TFC) has confirmed that the justly famous Flying Legends air show will return this July at its new home of Church Fenton, Leeds-East Airport – and tickets are on sale now

Croatia

First nine Croatian Mi-8 Hip helicopters head to Ukraine

22nd May 2023

With no official announcement or ceremony, nine ex-Croatian Air Force Mi-8 Hip tactical transport helicopters departed Zagreb Franjo Tudjman Airport at approximately 0600hrs (local time) on May 5, with various social media channels noting that the rotorcraft were heading to an unknown destination ahead of their final delivery to Ukraine

D-Day

D-Day Squadron hopes to undertake 2024 tour

22nd May 2023

The proposed return follows a historic North Atlantic crossing in 2019 and it’s seeking funding to make it happen

FlyPast July 2023

WIN! CANBERRA THE GREATEST MULTI-ROLE AIRCRAFT OF THE COLD WAR

22nd May 2023

Courtesy of the Canberra Heritage Trust one lucky FlyPast reader has the chance to win the two volumes of Canberra: The greatest multi-role aircraft of the Cold War

Piper L-4 Cub

French Cub receives a US Navy makeover

19th May 2023

Piper J-3C-65 Cub F-GHLQ has recently been presented in new colours

AESA Radar

Raytheon to outfit KAI’s FA-50 with new PhantomStrike radar

19th May 2023

Raytheon Technologies announced on May 15 that it will outfit South Korea’s FA-50 Fighting Eagle light combat aircraft with its new PhantomStrike radar, after the US government gave its approval for the system to be exported as a Direct Commercial Sales product to the platform’s original equipment manufacturer, Korea Aerospace Industries

Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk

New home sought for combat veteran P-40 project

19th May 2023

A significant Curtiss P-40N project is available to purchase in Melbourne, Australia

Aircraft Restoration

Raptor Resurrected: USAF F-22A involved in 2018 mishap returns to flight

19th May 2023

Five years after a failed take-off at NAS Fallon in Nevada left F-22A Raptor (serial 07-146) – assigned to the USAF’s 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska – in a critical condition, the fifth-generation air superiority fighter has returned to the skies after a lengthy restoration and rebuilding process